In article .com, 5th
Horseman of the Apocalypse! wrote:

In the early days of electricity and before it replaced gas lights and
such, Eddison actually did electrocute an Elephent to demonstrate what
good stuff this elec trickery was.
The City was impressed, told eddison they would buy his invention.

Actually, Edison was promoting DC as being safer than Westinghouse's
AC current. He electrocuted the elephant and designed electric chairs
using AC to get people to associate it in their minds with death. (It
didn't work...)

See ya
Steve

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