Re: Perpetuum Mobile invented !

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From: Jim Carr
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 00:00

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stevense@iprolink.co.nz writes:
>
>The same thing happened in Wellington in the 40s, when NZBC first
>erected their transmitting towers in Titahi Bay. A farmer initially
>found out the hard way (*zap*) that his electric fence was more than
>somewhat lively and later arranged to run fluorescent lights in his
>hose and cowshed. 

My Dad told me about an example like this: his frat house put up a huge 
antenna so they could pick up TV broadcasts from Detroit, 80 miles away. 
Then a local station started up, with a transmitter only a mile away. 
They could draw sparks off of the tower. 

-- 
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From: jac@ds8.scri.fsu.edu (Jim Carr)
Subject: Re: Perpetuum Mobile invented !
Date: 1996/06/12
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