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    phoenix: Aw - that's a shame. We owe a lot to Tesla, and not just the whole mad scientist-ness that came out of his later years. more »
    BadUncle: The Boston museum of (natural history? Science? whatever) claims to have the world's largest Tesla coil. It looks like an enormous metal scrotum. I wo... more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: That tower will never be demolished. Every time someone gets near, there's a *ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAP* and a comically shrieking little man waving his a... more »
    Kpibca: Oh crap, if the guys from R.O.A.C.H. find out about this they'll be scavenging doomsday devices before you can say "secret volcano hideout". more »
    MillerKabobbing: the article mentions Guglielmo Marconi as the inventor of radio, but fails to mention that the supreme court later upheld tesla's original patent on r... more »
    hewkii9: I'm sure that Nikola Telsa is rolling in his grave right now. And Nikola Tesla might be too. more »
    Grand_Marquis: Resulting Headline: Historical Tesla Tower Demolished; Thousands of Paranoid Delusionals Remove Tinfoil Hats In Celebration, Mysteriously cured. more »
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    Tesla's Mystery Tower On The Brink Of Being Demolished

    In 1901, inventor Nikola Tesla built an 18-story tower on New York's Long Island, promising that it would deliver electricity wirelessly to the world. Now that mysterious tower and his lab may be destroyed. More »