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Edison did not invent the electric chair. When the inventors were trying to choose between using AC or DC he helped them decide on AC as part of his PR campaign
by HWR_14 7mo ago
Edison did not invent the electric chair. When the inventors were trying to choose between using AC or DC he helped them decide on AC as part of his PR campaign.
- anonymousiam 7mo agoThese (and many other) sources cite Edison funding a campaign to use AC to electrocute animals, to show that it was more dangerous than DC. https://www.energy.gov/articles/war-currents-ac-vs-dc-power https://www.energy.gov/articles/war-currents-ac-vs-dc-power https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-cruel-animal-testing-behind-thomas-edisons-quest-to-show-dangers-of-ac-42932 https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-cruel-animal-testing-be...