This machine is capable of shrinking coins. What you’re looking
at is actually a 3D model of the Geek Groups impulse generator,
which is called Project Stomper. The model is used to explain
how induction shrinks a quarter to the size of a dime. The grey
chamber to the left is a reinforced containment device. It’s a
safety feature to keep people in the same room as the Stomper
safe from flying particles which may result from the forces this
thing can put out. You see, it uses a mountain of magnetic
energy to compress the edges of a coin in on itself. As the
video after the break illustrates, the main part of the machine
on the right starts off by boosting mains voltage using a
microwave oven transformer. This gets the AC to 2000V, which is
then rectified and boosted further to get to 6000V DC. This
charges three huge parallel capacitors which are then able to
source 100,000A at 6 kV. When it comes time to fire, the charge
is dumped into a coil which has the coin at its center. The
result is the crushing magnet