Electric Irony? Tesla Park

Pano · 23rd June 2010, 12:08 AM

Down south of Wilmington, N.C. I spotted a bit of irony. An apartment complex called "Tesla Park." The irony being that it is right beside an electrical substation and some massive power distribution and transmission lines.

What would Nikola have thought?

audi0 · 23rd June 2010, 01:52 AM

Great place to live! plenty of EMF's

lakeside · 23rd June 2010, 02:10 AM

I wonder if the residents of that apartment complex get to see stuff like this:

YouTube - 500KV Substation arc.. Nice

infinia · 23rd June 2010, 02:11 AM

Any pigeons around

star882 · 23rd June 2010, 04:26 AM

That's not irony, irony would be if it were right next to an oil refinery. I would call it coincidence.

Pano · 23rd June 2010, 12:12 PM

Yes it's irony - pure and simple. Tesla wanted wireless electrical distribution, this place is surrounded by wires carrying electricity.

Charles Darwin · 23rd June 2010, 05:30 PM

Would have been ironic if that place would have been called 'Edison Park', given that Tesla invented AC while Edison fought tooth and nail (and dirty) to get his DC system adopted.
At the moment I see nothing ironic about it.

Pano · 23rd June 2010, 06:08 PM

That would have been ironic, indeed! But more subtle.
Irony is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose.

stevieg · 23rd June 2010, 06:21 PM

Can I point the music lovers to the Handsome Family's waxing "Tesla's Hotel Room?"

23rd June 2010, 12:08 AM	#1
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Electric Irony? Tesla Park Down south of Wilmington, N.C. I spotted a bit of irony. An apartment complex called "Tesla Park." The irony being that it is right beside an electrical substation and some massive power distribution and transmission lines. What would Nikola have thought? __________________ Take the Speaker Voltage Test!

23rd June 2010, 01:52 AM	#2
audi0 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: 37.34 degrees South Blog Entries: 5	electromagnetic radiation Great place to live! plenty of EMF's

23rd June 2010, 02:11 AM	#4
infinia diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication	Any pigeons around __________________ like four million tons of hydrogen exploding on the sun like the whisper of the termites building castles in the dust

23rd June 2010, 04:26 AM	#5
star882 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	That's not irony, irony would be if it were right next to an oil refinery. I would call it coincidence. __________________ "Fully on MOSFET = closed switch, Fully off MOSFET = open switch, Half on MOSFET = poor imitation of Tiffany Yep." - also applies to IGBTs!

23rd June 2010, 12:12 PM	#6
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Yes it's irony - pure and simple. Tesla wanted wireless electrical distribution, this place is surrounded by wires carrying electricity. __________________ Take the Speaker Voltage Test!


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23rd June 2010, 02:10 AM	#3
lakeside diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northeast Wisconsin	I wonder if the residents of that apartment complex get to see stuff like this: YouTube - 500KV Substation arc.. Nice

23rd June 2010, 05:30 PM	#7
Charles Darwin diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Birmingham, UK	Would have been ironic if that place would have been called 'Edison Park', given that Tesla invented AC while Edison fought tooth and nail (and dirty) to get his DC system adopted. At the moment I see nothing ironic about it.

23rd June 2010, 06:08 PM	#8
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	That would have been ironic, indeed! But more subtle. Irony is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose. __________________ Take the Speaker Voltage Test!

23rd June 2010, 06:21 PM	#9
stevieg diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Gwynedd North Wales	Can I point the music lovers to the Handsome Family's waxing "Tesla's Hotel Room?" __________________ steve if it ain't broke, I ain't fixed it

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