Tominator Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Our school is kind of small so some classes have to be held in my room, mostly because of the computers, so I learned something today in the music theory class..... Did you know Thomas Edison electrocuted an elephant in front of cameras to prove his point that AC current was dangerous? Check it out. http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/01/dayintech_0104#Replay The video is on wikipedia, but I can't get the link to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Cruel..but one way to prove a point. I got the link to work OK. That elephant went down like a ton of sparkling bricks. Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Cruel..but one way to prove a point. I got the link to work OK. That elephant went down like a ton of sparkling bricks. Sad. Yeah. Apparently that elephant got ornery in its old age and had killed a handler so they decided to put it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 You'll have to watch it when you get home Bart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 pretty amazing and yeah kinda cruel....but I guess he got the point across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Osmosis...didn't he marry Jackie Kennedy? Cool vid, too bad for Topsy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 A flock of turkies just came RUNNING in. :camera: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 A flock of turkies just came RUNNING in. :camera: LMBO....wrong thread :D but I see them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 You'll have to watch it when you get home Bart. I could see it at work, but when I put the link in, it didn't work. At least on my computer it didn't. It was a bit disturbing to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Anyone ever tried chicken fried elephant? Electricity is nothing to mess with for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 "In order to make sure that Topsy emerged from this spectacle more than just singed and angry, she was fed cyanide-laced carrots moments before a 6,600-volt AC charge slammed through her body. Officials needn't have worried." Wow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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