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[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 60 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Truly the Thomas Edison of the 21st century.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They'll say aw Topsy at my autopsy!

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

I'm happy I can use this after reading it yesterday:

The electrocution of Topsy the Elephant was not an anti-alternating current demonstration organized by Thomas A. Edison during the war of the currents. Edison was never at Luna Park, and the electrocution of Topsy took place ten years after the war of currents.[96] This myth may stem from the fact that the recording of the event was produced by the Edison film company.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions_about_history

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

He thinks he's Nikolai Tesla, but yeah, he's the other guy!

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

He's like if Edison and Henry Ford had a baby and it only inherited the worst parts of both.