My brother's friend gave him The Patents of Nikola Tesla for his birthday, possibly one of the most geektastic gifts ever. For those of you who are like me and were previously largely unaware of Mr. Tesla, he invented the alternating current sort of electricity that we all use in our houses today (Edison invented direct current, used by cars. My brother, due to his knowledge of Tesla and how Edison screwed him over, thinks Edison is a quote unquote dick). He was kind of crazy, though, and obsessed with the idea of wireless communication of energy (like microwaves). He also built giant towers capable of generating huge (130 feet) lightning bolts, thus scaring the crap out of the town below the mountains he lived in when he was older. Players of the game Command & Conquer will probably know these as Tesla Coils, and you can buy kits for smaller ones online in places. I'd like to have one in my yard. Heh heh heh. n_n