Oh, yes. At a time when Edison and Tesla were telling the public (gently) that each other’s system (Tesla’s AC or Edison’s DC) was more dangerous and should be used in the electric chair because it was more humane – it killed the person more quickly so their system was safer.
FredCapp over 4 years ago
Interesting how anything new becomes a source of both humor and timorousness, mostly because of our ignorance of the new thing.
1MadHat Premium Member over 4 years ago
Oh, yes. At a time when Edison and Tesla were telling the public (gently) that each other’s system (Tesla’s AC or Edison’s DC) was more dangerous and should be used in the electric chair because it was more humane – it killed the person more quickly so their system was safer.
Bob. over 4 years ago
I remember going into a shoe store to X-ray my feet.