Did you

[timepiececlock]

know... that the first artificially electrocuted living being was an elephant?

Comments

[irfikos.livejournal.com]

yes. and the film of the event is horrifying.

humans are fucked up.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Yep. And did you know that Eddison (inventor) was responsible for the film part as well as the electrical part?

[irfikos.livejournal.com]

yep. it always surprises me when brilliant people do things that to me seem... evil. like, smarts should predicate empathy as well. not always the case.

and yeah, i understand the scientific and cultural context and the thrill of the experiment and all but...

christ, dude. harsh.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen the video myself. I imagine it was bad though. As my professor told us, the animal was out of control and crazy, but it was after putting it down with electricity that they realized they could use it for executions.

Did you know?

[mrthursday.livejournal.com]

Edison deliberately pushed for Telsa's system to be used for executions in order to discredit his (more flamboyant) former colleague and now rival?

Re: Did you know?

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

interesting.. no, didn't know that.