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  • Z zenwalker1985

    Sad facts[^] References : Must watch video[^]

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    Dalek Dave
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    Tesla Girls[^]

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    • Z zenwalker1985

      Sad facts[^] References : Must watch video[^]

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      lewax00
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      I didn't read the whole thing, but the moment I saw "Nikola Tesla" I completely agreed :thumbsup:

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      • Z zenwalker1985

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        leppie
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        Thanks :) I saw this a week or so back, and forgot to watch the video mentioned at the bottom.

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        • Z zenwalker1985

          Sad facts[^] References : Must watch video[^]

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          wizardzz
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          It wasn't just dogs and cats, Edison fucking shocked an Elephant to death as a public display, to show how scary Tesla's AC was. Oh yeah, not to mention the fucking electric chair. That graphic needs to be modified to mention these.

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            Tesla Girls[^]

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            Henry Minute
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            Isn't it better to re-arrange one's *cough* equipment *cough* in the light?

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            • Z zenwalker1985

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              Marc Clifton
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              I recently was perusing wikipedia regarding power transmission lines and was surprised to discover that DC is actually favored for certain distance / power requirements. It's fascinating technology, and I learned a lot about the pros and cons of AC vs. DC. There was this interesting book I read years ago about Tesla and his experiments with a "ray gun" - he apparently claims that what is now considered to have been a comet or asteroid exploding somewhere over Russia and flattening several square miles of trees was actually his ray gun test fire in which he had made a miscalculation. Not sure about the validity of any of this, but it was in the book. Apparently the US military seized the equipment and that was the last it was ever heard of. Marc

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              • Z zenwalker1985

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                Wjousts
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                At least link to the original: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla[^] Ripping off somebody else's content ain't cool. Sounds like something Edison would do. Also Forbes published a critique of this (and managed to correctly identify the source), and Mr. Oats publish a rebuttal here: http://theoatmeal.com/blog/tesla_response[^]

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                • Z zenwalker1985

                  Sad facts[^] References : Must watch video[^]

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                  Mike Hankey
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                  Absolutely!

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                  • Z zenwalker1985

                    Sad facts[^] References : Must watch video[^]

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                    He also invented the automobile[^] :-D


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                    • W wizardzz

                      It wasn't just dogs and cats, Edison fucking shocked an Elephant to death as a public display, to show how scary Tesla's AC was. Oh yeah, not to mention the fucking electric chair. That graphic needs to be modified to mention these.

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                      wizardzz wrote:

                      It wasn't just dogs and cats, Edison f***ing shocked an Elephant to death as a public display, to show how scary Tesla's AC was.

                      That was then and this is now. As an example the US didn't even have any real child labor laws during Edison's lifetime.

                      wizardzz wrote:

                      Oh yeah, not to mention the f***ing electric chair.

                      Versus what exactly? You do know what prisons and mental institutions were like during the same time period right?

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                        At least link to the original: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla[^] Ripping off somebody else's content ain't cool. Sounds like something Edison would do. Also Forbes published a critique of this (and managed to correctly identify the source), and Mr. Oats publish a rebuttal here: http://theoatmeal.com/blog/tesla_response[^]

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                        jschell
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                        Wjousts wrote:

                        Ripping off somebody else's content ain't cool. Sounds like something Edison would do.

                        For that time period it sounds pretty much like business as usual for most businesses and certainly true for the larger ones.

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                          wizardzz wrote:

                          It wasn't just dogs and cats, Edison f***ing shocked an Elephant to death as a public display, to show how scary Tesla's AC was.

                          That was then and this is now. As an example the US didn't even have any real child labor laws during Edison's lifetime.

                          wizardzz wrote:

                          Oh yeah, not to mention the f***ing electric chair.

                          Versus what exactly? You do know what prisons and mental institutions were like during the same time period right?

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                          wizardzz
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                          The problem is, he was doing it to create fear of the AC. Public fear mongering.

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                            Wjousts wrote:

                            Ripping off somebody else's content ain't cool. Sounds like something Edison would do.

                            For that time period it sounds pretty much like business as usual for most businesses and certainly true for the larger ones.

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                            wizardzz
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                            Yeah, the U.S. patent office hadn't been created yet. Oh wait, it had.

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                              At least link to the original: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla[^] Ripping off somebody else's content ain't cool. Sounds like something Edison would do. Also Forbes published a critique of this (and managed to correctly identify the source), and Mr. Oats publish a rebuttal here: http://theoatmeal.com/blog/tesla_response[^]

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                              zenwalker1985
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                              FYI, i did not rip off any bodys else content, its just that i did not get the original link from oatmeal and got this link. Yea i can agree that i was bored and lazy to search oatmeal/google. Still i did not put my name or any thing in that image, it still shows oatmeal's signature.

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                              • Z zenwalker1985

                                FYI, i did not rip off any bodys else content, its just that i did not get the original link from oatmeal and got this link. Yea i can agree that i was bored and lazy to search oatmeal/google. Still i did not put my name or any thing in that image, it still shows oatmeal's signature.

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                                Wjousts
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                                You didn't link to his site taking away the possibility of him earning ad money for his work.

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                                • W wizardzz

                                  The problem is, he was doing it to create fear of the AC. Public fear mongering.

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                                  jschell
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                                  wizardzz wrote:

                                  The problem is, he was doing it to create fear of the AC. Public fear mongering.

                                  Do you have any idea what all business was like during that same time period?

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                                    wizardzz wrote:

                                    The problem is, he was doing it to create fear of the AC. Public fear mongering.

                                    Do you have any idea what all business was like during that same time period?

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                                    wizardzz
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                                    Well, it's safe to say neither of us do first hand. I'm going to guess that duels were sometimes involved.

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                                    • W wizardzz

                                      Well, it's safe to say neither of us do first hand. I'm going to guess that duels were sometimes involved.

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                                      jschell
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                                      Duels? Not so far as I know/recall. But many practices that are now illegal and are illegal because they occurred during that time period.

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