RE- Re: what's a tesla coil good for

To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: RE- Re: what's a tesla coil good for
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 17:37:28 -0500
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From: 	atech-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com[SMTP:atech-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com]
Sent: 	Monday, September 15, 1997 6:12 AM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: RE- Re: what's a tesla coil good for

To even speculate the true and ultimate purposes Tesla had in mind of his
inventions is taboo on this forum. I've concluded that this forum is for
electronic fireworks hobbyists with competitions for ever greater length of
sparks.




At 01:51 PM 9/14/97 -0500, you wrote:
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>From: 	Joe Cummings[SMTP:joecmn-at-globalnet.co.uk]
>Sent: 	Sunday, September 14, 1997 11:03 AM
>To: 	Tesla List
>Subject: 	Re: RE- Re: what's a tesla coil good for
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>>        On the general topic of the usefulness of Dr. Tesla's
>>        discoveries ...  I'm reminded of a quote attributed to
>>        Thomas Edison:  When showing a society lady around his
>>        lab (in pursuit a grant), Edison was asked of his
>>        discoveries "But Mr. Edison, of what possible  =use=  is
>>        that...?"
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>>        Edison replied, "Madam, of what possible  =use=  is a new-
>>        born baby?".
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>>                                           We stick with it, in
>>                                           --- Detroit, USA
>>
>>                                           Robert Michaels
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>That story is usually attributed to Faraday and his dynamo.
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>Joe Cummings
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