At 11:11 10/09/99 -0600, you wrote:
>>This sounds a little impossible as AC would alternately contract and
>release your muscles forcing you to release it! This is one of the reasons
>we have AC supplied to our home and not DC, among ather obvious reasons.
>>Edison pushed for the use of AC by demonstrating on a horse. He'd fist hit
>it with AC and watch it bolt. When caught he'd again shcok it with DC
>killing it stone dead.
>
>Sorry - but I think that you have things a little mixed up here.  Edison was
>AGAINST the use of AC.  There are other errors in your statements above - I
>can cite references for you to look up if you wish.
>
>dwayne

Dwayne is right by my recall of history. Edison argued against AC and part of
his argument was rounding up cats and dogs and electrocuting them to prove how
dangerous AC was. The electric chair arose out of Edison's demonstrations of
the lethal nature of AC rather than the other way around as was suggested
elsewhere.

Jim



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