India, Aug. 3 -- A jaw-dropping performance from the 2025 Qingdao International Beer Festival in China has captured global attention, not just for its stunning visuals but for the science behind the spectacle. The act, featuring two performers using Tesla coils to pass visible streams of electricity between them as they danced, has since gone viral and even drew praise from none other than Elon Musk.

In the now-viral clip, the two performers don custom-designed suits that shield their bodies from high-voltage electricity. They each use large Tesla coils, which generate high-frequency, high-voltage electrical energy. As they spin metal rods and twirl with choreographed precision, arcs of electricity visibly leap from one performer to the ...