Re: [TCML] Good article on Wardenclyffe

[mddeming@xxxxxxx]

Hi Becky,

Your suspicions are correct. If the Wardenclyffe system could have worked as Tesla had envisioned it, not only would appliances be in trouble, but all existing communications worldwide would fail. Airplane flight as we know it today would be impossible, as would all GPS and other navigational systems.
 Worldwide, lightning strikes the ground about 25 times per second and cloud-to cloud strikes are about 75 times per second. This frequency of "dielectric breakdown" was unknown at the time Tesla conceived the Wardenclyffe project, making his use of  atmospheric conduction at 15-20 miles altitude as he proposed in patent #s 645576, 649621, 787,412 et seq. impractical. Increased strikes would be much more frequent, making life as we know it impractical. At the time of the filing of these patents, there was no problem with air traffic because airplanes did not exist. The basic Wardenclyffe design, as described and illustrated in patent 1119732, applied for in 1902 but not  granted until 1914, did not anticipate radio or aircraft interference, because there were no viable radios or aircraft existant at the time of the filing. Yhe alteration of natural atmospheric electrochemistry could also be irreparably altered or disrupted.
Of course, there are those who believe Tesla was omniscient, and thus see nothing wrong with wiping out the world's energy, communication, and transportation systems and starting over from scratch to see if Tesla's ideas could be made to work. Most, but not all of these prefer Keeleynet and other pseudoscience blogs and forums to this list. 


Matt D


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From: Alice <alice33@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 12:59 pm
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Hi,
Good article.  Thanks for linking it.
Someone would have to have all the details of exactly how it was made.  Does 
hat information exist?  I'd love to see it though.  It was a very big Tesla 
oil of some sort, was it not?  It must have been a special kind.  Who here 
ould know?
It does raise a question in my mind (especially after reading all the 
etters on the subjects of how Tesla coils can play havoc with appliances): 
f there was wireless electricity like what Tesla envisioned, what would it 
o to people's appliances?  What would it do to people?  Would it increace 
ightning strikes?  How would it impact the enviroment?  There could have 
een weird side effects.
Becky
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ent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 5:54 PM
ubject: [TCML] Good article on Wardenclyffe


ere is the link, it has some good quotes and is well written
http://www.damninteresting.com/teslas-tower-of-power
That got me thinking - what would it take, in terms of finances, resources 
nd equipment, to recreate a modern day Wardenclyffe tower?  One with the 
ame size, power, and intent as Tesla envisioned?


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