I've heard that Tesla dreamed of creating mechanisms to generate free, unlimited energy, and that he was stopped from doing so by his peers, in especial Thomas Edison. Was he right? Did he actually have a way to produce unlimited energy? Has anyone been able to replicate such a machine?
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Tesla developed methods of energy distribution which were difficult to charge for, so it was hard to run them profitably. This is what is meant by "free energy" in the Tesla story.
It's not energy that comes from nowhere, it's more like a way to transmit energy using the Earth-ground and the upper atmosphere or something, so there is no cable. This means that you could not easily meter who is using the energy or cut them off. But it doesn't explain how to produce the energy in the first place so it's more like a distribution method than a source.
He may have been 'stopped by his peers' in the sense that he was economically out-competed or out-maneuvered by Edison. Tesla was an engineer's engineer and he didn't put enough effort into business management or profit-generation.
It's possible to this day to replicate his machines and you can read electrical engineering textbooks if you want to learn how. Warning, it will probably turn out to be expensive, a bit dangerous, and un-economical, and you probably won't get funding.
It's an interesting story but I don't think there are any conspiracies in there.
LOL - now its starting to feel like r/conspiracy up in here.
Your not wrong, part of his goal was the transmission of electricity, as well as radio waves.
Hard to separate the facts from fictions, but I think its interesting to note as the facts are fairly "settled" by mainstream media. That they align quite well with the myth.
We know tesla died penniless, and we know his research was stolen by his rival the minute he died destitute in a hotel room, and somehow that research ended up in the hands of donald trumps uncle.
Another source...
The tower that he supposedly built, for jp morgan, to beat someone for transmitting the first trans atlantic radio signal, did exist. But was cancelled for "some reason" and dismantled.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-rise-and-fall-of-nikola-tesla-and-his-tower-11074324/
Funny thing, is the quote of jp morgan, telling tesla that humanity is not ready for clean free energy seems to be scrubbed off of google, which leads some credence to be it being true. Still several references to be found though.
https://thefifthestate.com.au/energy-lead/energy/nikola-tesla-dreamed-of-free-electricity-what-happened/
And no, it wasnt just storing energy and transmitting it wirelessly. Something we are only now doing in the 21st century. When I told someone a few years ago that wireless chargers for your phone were a thing, I was accused of lying about it lol.
It was about tapping into the raw energy that surrounds the earth in the form of its electro magnetic field, he supposedly had a way to tap into that energy.
And SUPPOSEDLY, I cant say if its true or not because I dont have the resources to try. The pyramid may have been a power generation device like the one tesla wanted to build.
https://bigthink.com/the-present/why-nikola-tesla-was-obsessed-with-egyptian-pyramids/
Ive already put enough time into this post, and a simple google search will not yield the video I seen years ago, looks like it was scrubbed, of course. -edit- Found the link in one of the articles I mentioned. -double edit- First video doesnt have the content i remember, but still a thought provoking video. Found a more amateur video explaining a little better what I remember.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft1waA3p2_w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gryx4g0ZzE8
But I remember in this video, it compared both the tower that tesla was building to the great pyramid, something about being built above giant chambers of freshwater and something to do with and insulator, conductor, and something else to help facilitate the transfer of ions from the ionosphere through the tower.
Did you know because the pyramids are built from a conductive granite, and lined with limestone which acts as an insulator that people who stand on top of the pyramid can feel the energy emanating from the top. Sounds like bullshit, but it can actually be measured. I wonder if having the gold top would make a difference.
https://phys.org/news/2018-07-reveals-great-pyramid-giza-focus.html
Seems entirely fucking plausible to me, that if it werent for the stupid greedy ass elite, we would all be driving around in electric vehicles that never need refueling. But sadly thats not what happened in this reality.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i31ZBh_SJU
I think ive had enough synchronicity for today. Also thanks op for telling me that there is no conspiracy in teslas free energy machine, go read a book, please.
It seems to me that you missed the part where I specifically recommended reading Tesla's autobiography. I've also read Tesla's papers on radio electronics so I think it's likely that I have read far more on this than you.
For the record, I am not making any references to "mainstream media interpretations" of Tesla's work. I am basing my opinion on Tesla's own writings, and electrical engineering textbooks which also frequently refer to Tesla's published designs.
The thing with the page on Tesla's "obsession with the pyramids" is that it doesn't point to any of his writings on the topic. What makes you think he actually said anything about the pyramids at all? Everything I've seen online is people saying "someone said Tesla said", etc etc.
I am not here to debunk every single conspiracy. I think it's likely that the function of pyramids is not being interpreted correctly by mainstream archeologists, and it may even be true that they were involved in power generation or transmission as you suggest, but I don't think there is any evidence that Tesla spoke or thought about this.
You don't need to jump on me for saying that this thing isn't a conspiracy. There might even be economic 'conspiracies' to prevent free distribution of energy, but that's just what we call capitalism. Nobody wants to produce and distribute something for free.
If it's such a great idea, why don't you build a Tesla tower on your property and start pumps out some watts? There are tons of guides available for someone who is actually interested in proving this stuff out instead of just suggesting "it's all been scrubbed".
Thanks. Has anyone tried to make a Tesla energy machine? I'm curious if it's been attempted before.
It looks like there are a bunch of demos on Youtube and Google if you just search for Tesla tower replica.
Replicating it isn't hard, it's just that it's inefficient/unprofitable/dangerous/etc.
By the way, if you have any interesting in Tesla, I highly recommend his (very strange and short) autobiography. It gives real insight IMO into his character and I think he was a pretty interesting guy.
As I perceive it, Nikola had an antenna tuned to the Schumann resonances
he appears to be using a massive tuned dipole to induct a very high(V), low frequency A/C voltage into his coils, from which he could transform down into a lower voltage, higher current. How he could wirelessly broadcast energy is a mystery to me. but radio and data is feasible.
It is a same thing as happens in coaxial cables. Just imagine that Earth and its ionosphere is a kind of spherical coaxial cable. Or, say, it is a short piece of coaxial cable with cut ends shielded.
Theoretically, if you send RF energy into coaxial cable, it mirroring from inner core and shield and pass through with minimum losses. Same with Earth - if you send electromagnetic waves that fit that Earth-sized coax in one place, they could be gathered with little losses in any place on Earth with apropriate receiver.
However, the real thing could be much more complex to achieve, and with completely unknown side effects from radiating RF power sufficient for something useful into the gap between Earth and ionosphere. HAARP could look like a child toy in comparison.
So, even if Tesla's idea was definitely brilliant, that does not mean it really deserve to be implemented.