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TESLA ELECTRICITY GENERATION EXPERIMENT—PART 2 TESLA ELECTRICITY GENERATION about. What it means is the following: ond, on the equator. Could the Earth be a EXPERIMENT—PART 2 1. No need for power transmission lines. giant rotary generator with a north and by Anthony Hansen 2. Telephone communication can be south pole and apparently full of electrici- done using the Earth as a conductor. ty? In other words, every rotary generator n the last issue of NEXUS (vol.2#25), 3, Radio, television, fax, etc. can be sent is a miniature replica of the Earth. I mentioned briefly Nikola Tesla's through the Earth. A final comment on this. There“have work at Colorado Springs which, even If one reflects on the previous examples been many accounts of lightning leaping today, is not really appreciated nor, in it can be seen that, once implemented, it from the ground up to the sky. This clearly most cases, even known. means a giant step forward for communica- shows that the Earth is charged to a very The big question is: What was Tesla up _ tion and power use. high potential or voltage. to at Colorado Springs? I believe if you The other matter to consider is: Why is So, we have been standing on, living on, look at Tesla's work it is obvious that he the system not in use? All I can say is, travelling about on the ultimate communi- placed a high priority on energy, especially you, as the reader, must reach your own cation and power system without ever, in clean power. This is evidenced by his conclusion. Some of you may say, most cases, being aware of this. efforts which ultimately resulted in one of “Perhaps it does not work." If so, I dis- Another consideration of the greatest his finest energy supply systems: the agree, for the following reason: importance: Can we continue to burn fossil world's first power station using clean, re- The Earth has been used for a long time _ fuels and destroy this most wonderful plan- usable power, namely, Niagara Falls, as a return conductor in systems such as_ et, our only home? Everyone is aware of which is a permanent monument to Tesla. telegraph circuits. It is also interesting to how serious these realities are. Having made this a reality, he realised note that the return circuit has much less Tesla was very concerned, and did his there was possibly one inherent flaw in this resistance than the telegraph supply line. best to correct these problems, otherwise near-perfect power supply sys- It is also more or less well known that, I consider all these problems are a test tem. This is, as Tesla pointed out, the use given half a chance, electricity will always for mankind—and until we solve these of power lines to distribute the power to flow back to Earth, like water flowing problems on Earth, we will never conquer areas where it is required. Obviously, downhill. The water, if itcan, would even- distant worlds in the intergalactic medium power lines do this quite well—except for tually flow back to the world's oceans. As which, I believe, is mankind's true destiny. the following objections: surely as the world's 1. The cost to supply and install power oceans are the reser- transmission lines is expensive, anda lotof voir of water, I |: maintenance is required. believe the Earth is }: 2. There are very real dangers to do with the original reservoir | radiation from power transmission lines— __ of electricity. which have been well-documented, with Let's consider this | new horror stories emerging practically another way. When every month—especially as the operating lightning strikes the frequency is 50/60 cycles, which Tesla Earth, what happens? never wanted used. One of the basic laws 3. They are unsightly systems to view of physics is that and could be classed as visual pollution. energy is neither cre- 4. In spite of Tesla's high-voltage trans- ated nor destroyed. mission methods—which are very good Well, if this is the compared to earlier DC transmission sys- case, the Earth pre- tems—they still require quite a lot of power sumably stores this to drive the system. By this I mean there is energy. still a lot of resistance in the power trans- Another way to mission system. The end result is a waste consider this is the | of power. following. We live Tesla was most aware of this, and aftera on a planet that is lot of thought and research came to one of approximately 9,000 his most profound discoveries: that the miles in diameter. Earth is a far better conductor of electricity We are moving at than any transmission line. 1,200 miles per hour, The above statement should be thought or 1,100 feet per sec- | JUNE - JULY 1995 NEXUS ¢ 53 by Anthony Hansen