Re: Tesla's orphans

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Original poster: "pjj" <tha3rdman-at-zoominternet-dot-net> 

Hey All

Even if tesla's tranmission system didn't work I'm thinking 2 plates
seprated by airspace ;)


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Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: Tesla's orphans


 > Original poster: Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com
 >
 > In a message dated 12/24/03 9:29:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,
 > tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
 >  > Original poster: "John H. Couture" <couturejh-at-mgte-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > My understanding is that beam of energy was a crucial part of Tesla's
world
 >  > electrical system. The earth and the ionosphere are both excellent
 >  > conductors of electricity. Tesla's energy beam was to connect these two
 >  > conductors together to form a complete electrical circuit. While the
earth
 >  > and ionosphere are very efficient conductors the energy beam was very
 >  > inefficient. It is interesting, however, to note that the world
electrical
 >  > system that produces lightning has no trouble in using the atmosphere
as
 >  > part of the system. Maybe in the future someone will redesign Tesla's
world
 >  > system.
 >
 > Hi John, All,
 >
 > Unfortunately, the assertion that Tesla's propagation system was using the
 > ionosphere is reading later developments back into history and ignoring
 > certain physical facts:
 >
 > 1) An ionosphere was first theorized in 1902 but its existence was not
even
 > established until AFTER his energy transmission patents and the
dismantling
 > of Wardenclyffe tower.
 > 2) Tesla's "conductive layer" of the atmosphere was asserted by him to be
 > at an altitude of 8 to 15 miles. The LOWEST part of the ionosphere starts
 > at about 50 miles and continues up to ~240 miles.
 > 3) The MAXIMUM air pressure in the ionosphere is only 1/100th of what
Tesla
 > asserted in his patents was necessary and desirable for his transmission
of
 > energy.
 > 4) Lightning does NOT originate in the ionosphere, but in the much lower
 > area that Tesla referred to. i.e. the upper Troposphere.
 > 5) Tesla was too good at his job to have made such errors of several
orders
 > of magnitude.
 >
 > Conclusion: Tesla was talking about Tropospheric, NOT Ionospheric
 > transmission. It is easy to imagine and propagate assertions of all sorts
 > of things if one overlooks the numbers, or is ignorant of them. This is
 > what makes it one of the very wide spread myths of "Teslaism".
 >
 > Matt D..
 >
 >
 >