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What a fitting anti-electrification PR campaign for the 120th anniversary of Edison intentionally (allegedly, and perhaps fraudulently) electrocuting a homicidal elephant to teach us of the dangers of alternating current!

https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questio...

Anyway kids, remember, every time your heat pump spins up, Dumbo’s mom dies. Now, drink up the fuel oil the nice man in the red suit delivered last Christmas. It’ll put hair on your chest.

More info (warning: graphic images):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocuting_an_Elephant



Edison was advocating Direct Current, not fuel oil?




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