Clive had an engagingly surreal stage presence

Special effects designer Clive Mitchell's electric match controller is intended for producing small-scale special effects like a confetti rainstorm. An electric match is a common device for firing pyrotechnics on stage - it works by passing a current through a thin nichrome wire, which in turn ignites a surrounding bit of pyro compound that fires the main effect. Clive's device adds simple features like a firing button (a big red one, of course), a keyswitch for safety, and a test LED that shows when an active device is connected to the unit.

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Clive had an engagingly surreal stage presence is an episode from Gadget's podcast.

This episode is 4:42 long.

This episode was published on Nov 12, 2007.

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