Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhats the deal with tesla theorizing we can transmit electricity through the air? Are we too dumb to figure it out or is it an exaggeration?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down14
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squareWhats the deal with tesla theorizing we can transmit electricity through the air? Are we too dumb to figure it out or is it an exaggeration?Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 hours agoI have doubts about this because wireless induction is extremely inefficient due to the inverse square law, and pumping out enough power to make it useful at a distance would electrify almost everything conductive.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 minutes agoEnd. Thread. Tesla was a genius, not a magician.
I have doubts about this because wireless induction is extremely inefficient due to the inverse square law, and pumping out enough power to make it useful at a distance would electrify almost everything conductive.
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Tesla was a genius, not a magician.