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Re: tesla coils

Posted by MJohnson on July 25, 1997 at 17:55:52:

In Reply to: Re: tesla coils posted by Damon Rhea on March 16, 1997 at 
11:03:34:

The tower you are refering to was built at the Wardenclyff facility on 
Long Island NY. The town wasn't in Canada, but has been known as the 
Tunguska Detonation in Siberia. An area the size of New England as 
leveled by what scientists say was an asteroid. The only problem is there 
is no impact crater. The story is that Tesla needed to find a new source 
of funding for his wireless energy project after being turned down by JP 
Morgan. Morgan found out that there was no way to meter the power used, 
and didn't want to lose the power he had, since he owned a stake in so 
many power stations across the country. In order to secure a new source 
of funds, Tesla decided to make a demonstration that would show the world 
he was on to something. At the time an explorer (who's name escapes me at 
the moment) was attempting to attain the North Pole on foot. Tesla 
decided to use his new power source to create a detonation withing sight 
of the expedition. Tesla activated his device, and waited for the excited 
reports from the team in the Arctic. Days went by, and no excited reports 
of a trmendous explosion. Tesla felt that something had gone wrong and 
continued with his research. Months went by. Reports finally began to 
filter in about the massive explosion in Siberia. Being as remote as it 
was, it took that long to located the source of forest fires that turned 
part of Europe into daylight at midnight. The reports of the destruction 
so unnerved Tesla that he swore his assistants to secrecy. Why is there a 
tie between the Tunguska detonation and Tesla's lab. By drawing a line 
from Tesla's lab, past the position of the Pole expedtion, into Siberia, 
you wind up at ground zero of the devastation.