“You don't usually associate beautiful works of art with death,” is how the TV news program Inside Edition began its Sept. 2 report on the dangers of fractal burning, also known as Lichtenberg. The ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." A craft hack for “fractal wood burning” is killing American DIYers. It’s an amateur rig made of a ...

The process uses high-voltage transformers to run electrical currents through chemical-soaked wood. Thirty-three people have died from fractal wood burning since 2017. A Wisconsin couple died from ...

In a case that initially perplexed officers, the Wisconsin couple Tanya Rodriguez, 44, and James Carolfi, 52, were found dead in their garage on April 6 after their house was ablaze. In what was ...

ROZEVILLE, Wis. -- A couple in Wisconsin was killed while trying to create art using a popular TikTok method. The Marathon County Sheriff's Office said they were called to a home on April 6 in ...

A Wisconsin couple was electrocuted attempting a popular but dangerous wood-burning technique, law enforcement officials said. The "fractal burning" technique creates lightning-like etchings by using ...

TOWN OF DAY – Two people found dead after an April 6 house fire in western Marathon County were electrocuted while making art with a "highly dangerous" method called fractal wood burning, officials ...

Tanya Rodriguez and James Carolfi died after trying to make fractal wood art in their garage. On TikTok, users can learn about new crafts, dances, and challenges. Many of these life hacks and ...

MARATHON COUNTY, Wis. – Two people found dead after a house fire this month were electrocuted while making art with a "highly dangerous" method called fractal wood burning, local officials said. The ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." If this all sounds bonkers, you’re right. We spoke to an electrical engineer to set the record ...