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re: PBS documentary on Nikola Tesla
Posted on 12/11/17 at 10:39 pm to Peazey
Posted on 12/11/17 at 10:39 pm to Peazey
No doubt he was incredibly intelligent and before his time on a lot of ideas.
He was a kook that is very much worshipped beyond his level. Things like the death ray.
Someone will no doubt pop in this thread about wireless electricity though.
He was a kook that is very much worshipped beyond his level. Things like the death ray.
Someone will no doubt pop in this thread about wireless electricity though.
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Posted on 12/11/17 at 10:42 pm to Peazey
The dude can't ever meet his production targets. Con artist for sure.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 10:43 pm to SUB
Crazy that Musk runs the Tesla off AC battery power.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 11:18 pm to fightin tigers
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Edison asked him to work on DC and he brought him AC. He didn't invent it, he went with improving a technology Edison didn't want.
Because Tesla was smart enough to know that AC was the way to go. Without him we wouldnt have the power grid we have today.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 12:47 am to DavidTheGnome
They’re incorrect on why AC is better than DC on the documentary though
Posted on 12/12/17 at 4:46 am to fightin tigers
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That's absurd. He didn't create AC.
He made AC work in a practical way so as to be actually useful instead of a scientific curiosity.
That's what engineers do.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 4:48 am to fightin tigers
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Sometimes in my car that uses an ICE to generate DC power
Your alternator generates AC that is rectified to DC.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 4:53 am to fightin tigers
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Crazy that Musk runs the Tesla off AC battery power.
Either you're trolling or are an idiot. Batteries can't store AC. And the Tesla wouldn't want to invert the DC anyway.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 6:27 am to bmy
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Tesla GOAT
X2
Posted on 12/12/17 at 6:29 am to Wtodd
PBS' American Experience is one of the best shows on any medium.
I don't think I've ever seen a bad or boring episode, even if there's no way I think I'd be interested in the topic beforehand.
I don't think I've ever seen a bad or boring episode, even if there's no way I think I'd be interested in the topic beforehand.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 6:31 am to DavidTheGnome
Edison was in it for money and greed. Tesla was a true science freak and wanted free electricity for everyone.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 6:36 am to DavidTheGnome
I’ve always been interested in anything regarding Tesla.
The sad thing is that today’s youth will think Tesla is just a car.
The sad thing is that today’s youth will think Tesla is just a car.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:03 am to Sheep
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PBS' American Experience is one of the best shows on any medium.
Absolutely.
I recently watched the American Experience that was about an explosion at a Titan II missile complex in Arkansas in 1980. It was really well done.
The episode about the battle of the Chosen Reservoir in Korea is also excellent.
This post was edited on 12/12/17 at 7:04 am
Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:12 am to GetCocky11
Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:34 am to SUB
No shite. Or get cats, hats, or christain bale to be duplicated on stage...
Posted on 12/12/17 at 4:27 pm to GetCocky11
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Titan II missile complex in Arkansas in 1980.
I’d love to see that.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 5:55 pm to occams razor
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Edison was in it for money and greed. Tesla was a true science freak
Then why did he bitch about not getting paid?
I mean, unless it is made up years after his death. Not based on any fact, but on urban legends and published.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 6:51 pm to Tempratt
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Titan II missile complex in Arkansas in 1980.
I’d love to see that.
Not to get too off topic but that was a very fascinating episode. Search around on youtube; that's where I found it. I had no idea that they even had ICBM silos in Arkansas.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:38 pm to MountainTiger
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I had no idea that they even had ICBM silos in Arkansas.
Nor did I. It just goes to show that when nuke war breaks out, there will be no where to hide.
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