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Re: Mercury



Original poster: Mddeming@xxxxxxx

Hi Dave,

To hopefully prevent this thread from devolving into a Jihad, let me summarize a few things about Tesla.

We know that Tesla was a Genius who developed many useful electrical devices and not less than one workable system to power them.

We know that in his youth, Tesla exhibited symptoms consistent with auditory and visual hallucinations.

We know that as a young man he exhibited symptoms consistent with several neuroses.

We know that throughout his life, he exhibited behaviors consistent with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

We know that later in his life, he exhibited many symptoms consistent with Mercury poisoning.

We know that towards the end of his life he exhibited symptoms consistent with Dementia.

What we CANNOT, know is to what extent, if at all, these are causally connected or to what extent they were cultivated affectations.. Many rationalists may be convinced of the Mersury theory, and as many true believers will find reasons not to, but we can all agree on point #1.

Matt D.


In a message dated 3/9/06 8:56:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
Original poster: Davetracer@xxxxxxx

I think the discussion of mercury possibly having an effect on Tesla
is quite interesting.

I was curious as to just when mercury was banned. Here is what
Wikipedia said, under "mercury":

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Its use resulted in widespread cases of
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_poisoning>mercury poisoning
among hatters. Symptoms included
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremor>tremors,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_lability>emotional lability,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomnia>insomnia,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia>dementia and
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucination>hallucinations. The
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service>United
States Public Health Service banned the use of mercury in the felt
industry in December 1941.
-----------------
This information from Wikipedia 3/8/2006.


Of course, Tesla died in 1943.


While I have enormous respect for what Tesla accomplished -- I don't
think we would have our present A/C distribution system without him,
for example -- I think it is possible that mercury, and possibly
extremely high electric fields we all know, had effects on him.

     -- thanks,

     Dave Small