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>Should I build a Tesla coil for a science fair?

>mostly I built it because it was cool.

I would say build it because you want it, then it'll be a science fair every time you run it.

In 6th grade we built one on a portable cart which was brought into class on project days until it was complete.

Ended up with a 6 foot tall coil topped with a classic copper flush toilet float. It would throw sparks a few feet to the closest fluorescent tube a kid was holding up.