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It's tradition. Tesla's autobiography is also similarly... nuanced. He claims he routinely ate rocks, iirc, among a number of other incredible claims. His ton
by sillysaurus 14y ago
It's tradition. Tesla's autobiography is also similarly... nuanced.
He claims he routinely ate rocks, iirc, among a number of other incredible claims. His tone also sounds as if he cares about convincing the reader, which is a sign that an author might care so much about persuading the reader that they might distort certain truths to be more convincing.
- jonny_eh 14y agoBen Franklin claimed he ate rocks?
- sillysaurus 14y agoNo, Tesla claimed Tesla ate rocks in his autobiography. And many more interesting claims, like that Tesla always knew his own weight to the pound, and quit smoking in a day by deciding to. (The smoking claim is actually the most believable, but it's mixed in with silly claims about eating rocks and "abs like a crocodile". I'm serious.)
- ludicast 14y agoOn the weight thing, as a former wrestler I can always guess my weight within a pound. I'm feeling 191 ... strips naked ... 191. Did have to strip naked to get the number I wanted though.