Re: 7.1Hz, Could Tesla have succeeded?

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Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>

"Since Tesla was also a Geissler-tube lightning expert (with fluorescent
lamp lighting installed in his NY lab, and a lightning display at the
world's fair) it doesn't make sense that he'd be ignorant."

	Another thing to wonder about. I don't remember any statements about
voltage drop though.

"The guy wasn't an idiot, yet people here seem to assume that he was
stupid
enough to drive the Earth with too high a frequency, and was stupid
enough
to go forward with building Wardenclyffe without having verified
possible
operation by performing long distance tests at Colorado Springs.  We
have
only second hand stories that such tests were performed."

	He was no idiot, that's for sure.  It's possible though that he let his
enthusiasm influence his judgement on what was accomplished there.  As
for the second hand stories, there are sure a lot of fantastic ones on
the amount of power allegedly delivered at great distances, and a lot of
afficianados seem to accept them as gospel and attack anyone who
questions them.

"THe key point is...  if Tesla was competent, and it's in fact possible
to
do all that Tesla claimed, then any of us stands a chance of figuring
out
the same tricks."

	That's what makes the subject so interesting.  Maybe, just maybe,
someone will figure out the secret.

Ed