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Re: Free power from 'whispering wires' ??

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From: Richard S D'Ippolito
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 1988 13:52
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In article <4353@fluke.COM> Norm Strong writes:

>Get real!  I've heard this one since I was a kid.  It's one of the great body
>of Urban Myths, and goes right along with the story about Standard Oil
>suppressing the carburetor that would give every car 100miles per gallon.

Hey Norm, you reminded me of the gadget that sprayed water along with the
natural gas into the furnace to double (or was it triple?) the efficiency!


Rich
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Subject: Re: Free power from 'whispering wires' ??
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