Thomas Edison was a fucking scumbag

[Hugo Chavez]

You should not credit him with anything.  Just watched several videos of him electrocuting and killing dogs, horses and elephants in public so he could scare people away from Tesla's Alternating Current so he could keep his DC alive.  If he would have had his way and we used DC today, your electric bill would be your most expensive bill.  And the fucker was basically the Bill Gates of the time.  Most of the shit he didn't invent, he bought out other people and developed their work.  Extraordinary scumbag.

[MB_722]

Nikola Tesla: The Forgotton Wizard

[Hugo Chavez]

Edison hired Tesla to improve his DC systems and promised 50,000 if he could.  Tesla busted his ass long hours and and when done, that's where Edison said 50,000 was a joke and Telsa left.  Now that is pure fucking scum.

[sync pulse]

The biography of Thomas Edison that most people studied in school was written by the public relations department of the General Electric company.  Much as Walt Disney did not personally animate most of the cartoons released by his company, Thomas Edison didn't personally engineer most of the devices patented by his laboratory.  However, he did provide the direction and initial spark (pun intended) that motivated his staff.  That being said, I certainly would not want to work for the man.

[onlyme]

I went to Edison's Summer home in Ft Meyers, FL  Had the first heated pool in the country I think.

[Hugo Chavez]

I went to Edison's Summer home in Ft Meyers, FL  Had the first heated pool in the country I think.

I'll give him the first heated grave site...

[_bruce_]

I'll give him the first heated grave site...

 

[Hugo Chavez]

actually, I think I'm going to eat 2 bean and cheese burritos, a few habaneros, cup of yogurt, 6 hardboiled eggs then down a six pack of dark beer, then go take a shit on his grave

Hey, fuck you, he electrocuted a puppy


 

[Nordic Superman]

And the fucker was basically the Bill Gates of the time.

What?

You think it's fair to compare Gates to a man who killed animals to demonstrate how a competitors product isn't as good?

Fuck me, get a grip, Gate's isn't at all bad. I do think Gate's giving away almost his entire fortune is pretty sadistic tho

[Ex Coelis]

What?

You think it's fair to compare Gates to a man who killed animals to demonstrate how a competitors product isn't as good?

Fuck me, get a grip, Gate's isn't at all bad. I do think Gate's his wife giving away almost his entire fortune is pretty sadistic tho

fixed 

[Nordic Superman]

fixed 

Huh?

So you're not well informed on the topic then?

[youandme]

I went to Edison's Summer home in Ft Meyers, FL  Had the first heated pool in the country I think.

That is pretty freaking cool. The pools were all aluminium or copper on the bottom back then right?

[Stark]

civilization could not have become what it is right now without the use of electricity, we have everything to thank him for, he killed cats and dogs sure, but the pharmacy industry does much more horrible experiments right now so you can keep your hair spiky

[wavelength]

All those cows and birds we are eating, they are not exactly suicides either.

[Nordic Superman]

All those cows and birds we are eating, they are not exactly suicides either.

What about the Elephants and Horses that I eat?

[wavelength]

What about the Elephants and Horses that I eat?

Horse meat is very lean and tender, amazing steaks.
Not so sure about the elephants though. 

[Nordic Superman]

Horse meat is very lean and tender, amazing steaks.
Not so sure about the elephants though. 

Elephant meat is a little doughy IMO.

Orang-utan taste just like duck tho, very nice.

[wavelength]

Orang-utan taste just like duck tho, very nice.

Cannibalism? 

[onlyme]

That is pretty freaking cool. The pools were all aluminium or copper on the bottom back then right?

It was all cement from what I could see.  He obviously didn't invent a very good filter system cause it was so green and dirty you could no way go in it.  The garage was really cool.  It had all kinds of really neat stuff that seemed to be untouched for 80 years.  There is a big Banyan tree on the property too.

[Stark]

It was all cement from what I could see.  He obviously didn't invent a very good filter system cause it was so green and dirty you could no way go in it.  The garage was really cool.  It had all kinds of really neat stuff that seemed to be untouched for 80 years.  There is a big Banyan tree on the property too.

whoot whoot?!? no stories how you and Edison banged some whore back in London? Whats up with that Keithy?

[tu_holmes]

Yes, Edison was a douche, but he also served a very big purpose.

Was Tesla a smarter man? Yes.

Was he better at marketing? No.

It takes more than genius to be successful.

[Hugo Chavez]

What?

You think it's fair to compare Gates to a man who killed animals to demonstrate how a competitors product isn't as good?

Fuck me, get a grip, Gate's isn't at all bad. I do think Gate's giving away almost his entire fortune is pretty sadistic tho

not from that angle, it's not the analogy I was after.

[Hugo Chavez]

Yes, Edison was a douche, but he also served a very big purpose.

Was Tesla a smarter man? Yes.

Was he better at marketing? No.

It takes more than genius to be successful.

actually, what he did with the 50,000 makes him nothing but a conman and thief.  But typical of the lowlife cutthroat scum that succeeds in life.  Good guys always finish last, this is a primo example of that.  So kiddies, the lesson is clear, make your deals with the devil now if you want success.  Shake your enemies hand and stab him in the back as soon as he turns.

[Nordic Superman]

actually, what he did with the 50,000 makes him nothing but a conman and thief.  But typical of the lowlife cutthroat scum that succeeds in life.  Good guys always finish last, this is a primo example of that.  So kiddies, the lesson is clear, make your deals with the devil now if you want success.  Shake your enemies hand and stab him in the back as soon as he turns.

I agree with this.

He decided to go with the money rather than further the cause for humanity and help develop Telsa's out of this world genius. He was already pretty wealthy at this stage too which makes it all the more disgusting.

[youandme]

It was all cement from what I could see.  He obviously didn't invent a very good filter system cause it was so green and dirty you could no way go in it.  The garage was really cool.  It had all kinds of really neat stuff that seemed to be untouched for 80 years.  There is a big Banyan tree on the property too.

Oh really? I did not guess it would be cement.

That would be neat. So you get to walk around, this is a tour?

And what the hell kind of video shows that kind of stuff, to animals?