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File:Edison - Electrocuting an Elephant.ogv

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Edison_-_Electrocuting_an_Elephant.ogv ‎(Ogg Theora video file, length 1 min 18 s, 320 × 240 pixels, 220 kbps, file size: 2.05 MB)

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Edison kills an elephant to prove his diret current is better than tesla's alternating current

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Description
English: Execution of Topsy
Date Taken on 4 January 1903
Source YouTube
Author Film produced by Edison Manufacturing Co., 1903. Film-maker: Jacob Blair Smith or Edwin S. Porter.
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
Media of the day This file was selected as the media of the day for 16 February 2014. It was captioned as follows:
English: Execution of Topsy
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Čeština: "Poprava" cirkusové slonice Topsy elektrickým proudem dne 4. ledna 1903 v USA.
English: Execution of Topsy
中文（简体）：处决托普西

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current14:21, 24 January 20201 min 18 s, 320 × 240 (2.05 MB)Infovarius (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 14:40, 5 January 2013 (UTC) cycling is unnecessary
16:32, 9 February 201410 min 40 s, 608 × 320 (77.69 MB)Racconish (talk | contribs)larger
14:40, 5 January 20131 min 18 s, 320 × 240 (2.05 MB)Moogsi (talk | contribs)User created page with UploadWizard

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