Michael K (Az.)
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« on: May 14, 2012, 07:19:17 PM » |
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But there are some BAD words. Oooooo! Be brave! http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla |
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« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2012, 07:24:56 PM » |
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Tesla was a genious. he makes edison look like an idiot, problem was, edison was his boss so that's why you don't hear about his inventions, edison took credit for many of 'em.
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« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2012, 07:44:39 PM » |
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I REALLY liked that article.
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« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2012, 08:13:15 PM » |
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Thank you for the Tesla post. It will certainly provoke me to read more about him.
Thank You,
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« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2012, 09:31:53 PM » |
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2012, 12:43:29 AM » |
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had heard of Tesla only briefly
this piece was really interesting, gonna read more about him
thanks for the post
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« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2012, 02:34:19 AM » |
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had heard of Tesla only briefly
this piece was really interesting, gonna read more about him
thanks for the post
Here you go http://www.teslasociety.com/biography.htm |
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« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2012, 06:16:42 AM » |
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I didn't look at the articles, but, Nicklaus Tesla was one of the original mad scientist.. The remains of his factory and part of his high voltage transmission tower are still on Long Island.. There was a huge rivalry between him and Edison.. Edison was stubborn insisting on DC while Tesla discovered and advocated AC.. Tesla won the rights for lighting the worlds fair which pissed off Edison and Edison refused to sell light bulbs to him.. Tesla then invented his own bulbs which actually were nicer and more reliable than Edisons and were the first plug-in bulbs.. Westinghouse bought the AC rights from Tesla for $60K but royalties still made him a wealthy man.. A neighbor of ours in Florida has a new Tesla roadster,, neat little car..
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« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2012, 06:21:31 AM » |
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Tesla was brilliant, but also disorganized and flighty. He was what we today would call an "idea man". He could have found a workable solution to FTL travel and never put it on paper because he was distracted by something shiny.
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« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2012, 06:41:17 AM » |
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Tesla is #2 on my list of people to talk to in the after life.
Einstein
Tesla
Ben Franklin
Tom Jefferson
John Adams
Ron Reagan
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« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2012, 06:46:34 AM » |
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after reading a little about Tesla, I wonder why the idea of wireless electricty transmission seems to have died with him.
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« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2012, 06:51:08 AM » |
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after reading a little about Tesla, I wonder why the idea of wireless electricty transmission seems to have died with him.
Because it's difficult to put a meter on it and charge for it... |
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« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2012, 07:12:18 AM » |
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after reading a little about Tesla, I wonder why the idea of wireless electricty transmission seems to have died with him.
Because it's difficult to put a meter on it and charge for it... ya think? I know that part, just curious. If we can make ga-zillions from ponzi schemes, somebody should be able to make a buck off wireless electric. No poles, no holes, no copper/aluminum wires. Seems like a useable idea. Maybe electric cars could be viable? |
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« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2012, 10:53:37 AM » |
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Tesla is #2 on my list of people to talk to in the after life.
Einstein
Tesla
Ben Franklin
Tom Jefferson
John Adams
Ron Reagan
I'm pretty sure he qualifies as mensa he may be a little too shy to talk back. word is before his death he spent most of his time feeding pidgeons and not yakking at anyone. well Sir issac newton was brilliant but couldn't talk to the ladies. sensing a trend here.... |
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Michael K (Az.)
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« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2012, 11:09:15 AM » |
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Now, for those of you who haven't, go ahead and READ my original post. Sheesh!  |
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« Reply #15 on: May 15, 2012, 12:06:10 PM » |
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after reading a little about Tesla, I wonder why the idea of wireless electricty transmission seems to have died with him.
Because it's difficult to put a meter on it and charge for it... ya think? I know that part, just curious. If we can make ga-zillions from ponzi schemes, somebody should be able to make a buck off wireless electric. No poles, no holes, no copper/aluminum wires. Seems like a useable idea. Maybe electric cars could be viable? It not because of metering really. It could be donePower plant to substation would be a good application. But substation to home would be really hard to pull off. It's more due to the fact that to transmit power over distance you essentially have to turn it into focused microwaves. That can have troublesome consequences when it goes wrong. |
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Boxer rebellion, the Holy Child. They all pay their rent.
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« Reply #16 on: May 15, 2012, 12:17:00 PM » |
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after reading a little about Tesla, I wonder why the idea of wireless electricty transmission seems to have died with him.
Because it's difficult to put a meter on it and charge for it... ya think? I know that part, just curious. If we can make ga-zillions from ponzi schemes, somebody should be able to make a buck off wireless electric. No poles, no holes, no copper/aluminum wires. Seems like a useable idea. Maybe electric cars could be viable? It not because of metering really. It could be donePower plant to substation would be a good application. But substation to home would be really hard to pull off. It's more due to the fact that to transmit power over distance you essentially have to turn it into focused microwaves. That can have troublesome consequences when it goes wrong. Anvil, screw that 2nd part time job, get working on this! |
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« Reply #17 on: May 15, 2012, 12:33:42 PM » |
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after reading a little about Tesla, I wonder why the idea of wireless electricty transmission seems to have died with him.
Because it's difficult to put a meter on it and charge for it... ya think? I know that part, just curious. If we can make ga-zillions from ponzi schemes, somebody should be able to make a buck off wireless electric. No poles, no holes, no copper/aluminum wires. Seems like a useable idea. Maybe electric cars could be viable? It not because of metering really. It could be donePower plant to substation would be a good application. But substation to home would be really hard to pull off. It's more due to the fact that to transmit power over distance you essentially have to turn it into focused microwaves. That can have troublesome consequences when it goes wrong. Anvil, screw that 2nd part time job, get working on this! I wish I had them kinda booksmarts. |
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Boxer rebellion, the Holy Child. They all pay their rent.
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Michael K (Az.)
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« Reply #18 on: May 15, 2012, 12:38:10 PM » |
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after reading a little about Tesla, I wonder why the idea of wireless electricty transmission seems to have died with him.
Because it's difficult to put a meter on it and charge for it... ya think? I know that part, just curious. If we can make ga-zillions from ponzi schemes, somebody should be able to make a buck off wireless electric. No poles, no holes, no copper/aluminum wires. Seems like a useable idea. Maybe electric cars could be viable? It not because of metering really. It could be donePower plant to substation would be a good application. But substation to home would be really hard to pull off. It's more due to the fact that to transmit power over distance you essentially have to turn it into focused microwaves. That can have troublesome consequences when it goes wrong. Anvil, screw that 2nd part time job, get working on this! |
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« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2012, 03:56:18 PM » |
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OK, Sheeesh, I read it.. Good read,, musta been the celibacy..  |
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Michael K (Az.)
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« Reply #20 on: May 16, 2012, 04:52:06 PM » |
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OK, Sheeesh, I read it.. Good read,, musta been the celibacy.. |
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