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Uploaded by on Nov 25, 2006

In an attempt to discredit Westinghouse and Tesla by showing how dangerous AC electricity is, Thomas Edison electrified an elephant named Topsy.

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  • @Thrashardl bitch, please

    lol

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  • @l2wyer....Edison invented the Tesla Machine ?? naah was invented by Tesla....

    Edison invented the Electric chair?? Naah was invented by Harold P. Brown

    I fully agree with sindilee and Dismae , Edison was a thief and swindler himself and when you know your history you will find that Edison was not a nice person as we thought he was ....

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  • @l2wyer Get your facts straight, man!! Nikola Tesla was a genius, who had to sue Edison and Marconi for his own patents, such as the radio!! Edison was an idea thief!!

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  • @l2wyer No, Edison was throwing a smear campaign against Tesla and before the elephant he had been electrocuting stray dogs and cats to try and scare people from using AC (alternating current) so that they would use DC (direct current) which he was behind. However, what he failed to mention was that DC is just as dangerous as AC can be. Due to this incident though it led to the invention of the electric chair.

  • This elephant called Topsy killed 3 people. Effectively she was given a death sentence. And Thomas Edison as an inventor of Tesla Machine and the electric chair was asked to kill the elephant with the electricity.

  • none of you realize the reason it happened.....

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