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Offline Gratiot

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Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« on: September 07, 2009, 10:23:13 AM »
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In 1933 a German book talked about how dangerous an electricity can be. The book had lots and lots of images explaining different different scenarios. Here we present you collection of dome images from the book. We will not describe you what electricity is and the science behind it;  but through these images you can imagine yourself about how our daily life stuffs and careless actions can lead us in danger.

Crazy Pictures from Way Back When


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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2009, 10:33:21 AM »
WTF?

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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2009, 10:56:38 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on September 07, 2009, 10:33:21 AM
WTF?

I had the same reaction to that picture   :o
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2009, 12:04:13 PM »
I chuckled at a couple of the pictures.  The one with the bed lamps was too much.

When Thomas Edison was trying to convince people that his direct current was better than Tesla's alternating current, he would show how "dangerous" AC was by electrifying a large metal plate with thousands of volts of electricity and throw stray cats onto it.  I think the man might have been a bit crazy.
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2009, 07:52:04 AM »







 :lmao:
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2009, 08:03:36 AM »
So if you learn anything from this, it's NEVER TOUCH A LAMP!   :rotf:
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2009, 12:30:21 PM »
Quote from: djones520 on September 08, 2009, 08:03:36 AM
So if you learn anything from this, it's NEVER TOUCH A LAMP!   :rotf:

A to pay attention to where the stream is going when you whiz off a bridge! LOL
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2009, 01:03:04 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on September 07, 2009, 10:33:21 AM
WTF?



I am guessing that was an electric bottle warmer?  Little nipper appears to have unplugged both leads.
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2009, 01:07:08 PM »
This reminds me of a song line:  Come and go with me.....( come and go wiring, ok, it's lame :uhsure: )



( or is that an electric trolley line? )
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2009, 02:16:37 PM »
Which has already been disproven on Mythbusters.  Didn't those Nazis ever watch them?
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2009, 05:02:55 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on September 08, 2009, 02:16:37 PM
Which has already been disproven on Mythbusters.  Didn't those Nazis ever watch them?

Ever see this one?

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Any 'lectric fences up yur way? :lmao:
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2009, 10:49:56 AM »
Quote from: Chris on September 07, 2009, 12:04:13 PM
I chuckled at a couple of the pictures.  The one with the bed lamps was too much.

When Thomas Edison was trying to convince people that his direct current was better than Tesla's alternating current, he would show how "dangerous" AC was by electrifying a large metal plate with thousands of volts of electricity and throw stray cats onto it.  I think the man might have been a bit crazy.

You beat me to it. One other thing he did (Edison) was to use a Tesla generator to electrocute an elephant, which, I believe was captured on film.
Despite all this, nearly everything electrical we use today can be traced back to Nikola Tesla.
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2009, 07:23:42 AM »
I read a biography of Edison and Tesla the other day.  Edison was sooooooooo beyond insane, he was a huge dickhead too.  Tesla was insane too but in a kind and gentle way.
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2009, 11:25:25 PM »
Quote from: mamacags on September 11, 2009, 07:23:42 AM
I read a biography of Edison and Tesla the other day.  Edison was sooooooooo beyond insane, he was a huge ****head too.  Tesla was insane too but in a kind and gentle way.

What was the name of the biography, sounds pretty neat.  Tesla was certainly an interesting fellow... and IMHO one of the greatest geniuses whom has ever lived.
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #14 on: September 13, 2009, 11:36:56 PM »
Quote from: Gratiot on September 13, 2009, 11:25:25 PM
What was the name of the biography, sounds pretty neat.  Tesla was certainly an interesting fellow... and IMHO one of the greatest geniuses whom has ever lived.

This was the one I read... http://www.amazon.com/Tesla-Man-Time-Margaret-Cheney/dp/0743215362/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252902941&sr=1-1
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #15 on: September 14, 2009, 06:47:19 PM »
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1883319919/ref=ox_ya_oh_product  It was the first biography I have read in a long time that I actually read every page in.  It was really fascinating.
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Re: Dangerous Electricity: Eeks!
« Reply #16 on: September 18, 2009, 03:55:32 PM »
Edison was a thief. He stole most of his "inventions" from his workers. I believe that was the start of where corporations started making any of their employees ideas corporate property.
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