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[โ€“] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I have a book at home on my shelf which is just a collection of all of Nikola Tesla's notes and findings.

I'm sending it to Benjamin Franklin.

[โ€“] kender242@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I confused Franklin for Edison (!) and almost gave you a downvote for an excellent troll.

[โ€“] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

I do this all the time. I thought I was the only one.

[โ€“] livus@kbin.social 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Send it to Tesla himself, then he can use it as a starting point not an end point.

[โ€“] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking about jump starting us on electricity by almost two centuries, not a decade or two.

[โ€“] livus@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago

I just want Tesla to invent something better, maybe in time to avert climate change.