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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Topsy the elephant suffered abuse &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;throughout &lt;/del&gt;her life, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;leading to &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;repute &lt;/del&gt;for aggression, and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; [http://hev.tarki.hu/hev/author/TressaDunl EcoLight outdoor] &lt;/del&gt;after killing a man who burned her with a cigar, her homeowners determined to publicly execute her as she was deemed too &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;dangerous &lt;/del&gt;to maintain. On January 4, 1903, Topsy was killed in entrance of 1,500 spectators at Coney Island's Luna Park by poisoning, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;followed &lt;/del&gt;by electrocution &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;using &lt;/del&gt;an AC electrical &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;current &lt;/del&gt;facilitated by electricians from &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a company &lt;/del&gt;bearing Thomas Edison's &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;name&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;though &lt;/del&gt;Edison himself was not directly concerned &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;the execution. The general public execution of Topsy turned &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a logo &lt;/del&gt;of the cruelty animals &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;faced during &lt;/del&gt;that period and has been misconstrued over time as &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/del&gt;part of Edison's warfare against alternating &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;current &lt;/del&gt;(AC), regardless of the lack of direct &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;evidence &lt;/del&gt;linking Edison to the event. The shortest &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;possible answer &lt;/del&gt;is that he &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;didn't&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;at the very least indirectly&lt;/del&gt;. Thomas Edison, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; [http://tpp.wikidb.info/%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E8%80%85:HeribertoZ40 EcoLight outdoor] &lt;/del&gt;one of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;many &lt;/del&gt;giants of American &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;history&lt;/del&gt;, is &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;commonly &lt;/del&gt;credited (or &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;more precisely&lt;/del&gt;, maligned) with &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;using &lt;/del&gt;electricity to kill an elephant as &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/del&gt;part of a publicity stunt.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Edison &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;might &lt;/del&gt;have been a flawed man, however he &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;most likely &lt;/del&gt;had nothing to do with elephant &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;murder&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;though &lt;/del&gt;a cursory look at his background makes it straightforward to see why many &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;individuals &lt;/del&gt;attribute this act of cruelty to him. The story begins - and ends - with darkness, each literal and figurative. In the late 1880s, human civilization was nonetheless cloaked in darkness. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Gas &lt;/del&gt;lamps have been the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;first supply &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;light&lt;/del&gt;. Electricity was a novelty, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;gentle &lt;/del&gt;bulbs &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;were &lt;/del&gt;a curiosity, and engineers battled to lay the groundwork for electricity distribution standards that &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;will &lt;/del&gt;in many ways dictate the course of humankind. In what &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;turned known as &lt;/del&gt;&amp;quot;The &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Battle &lt;/del&gt;of the Currents,&amp;quot; proponents for &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;every customary &lt;/del&gt;touted their &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;method &lt;/del&gt;as safer as and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;more efficient &lt;/del&gt;than the opposite. In a single &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;nook &lt;/del&gt;was Edison and the DC &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;normal &lt;/del&gt;he advocated. In the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;other &lt;/del&gt;was George Westinghouse, who gambled on AC. DC electrical currents work &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;effectively &lt;/del&gt;at &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;brief &lt;/del&gt;range. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The truth is&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;should &lt;/del&gt;you look &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;at &lt;/del&gt;the labels for &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a lot &lt;/del&gt;of your electronics you may see that they&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;'re in actual fact &lt;/del&gt;DC.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;However &lt;/del&gt;DC loses its oomph over a distance, making it &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;laborious &lt;/del&gt;for &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;power &lt;/del&gt;companies to transmit over miles of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;energy traces&lt;/del&gt;. AC, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;then again&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;may &lt;/del&gt;be &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sent through power lines &lt;/del&gt;rather more &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;effectively after which &lt;/del&gt;transformed to DC &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;on &lt;/del&gt;the outlet for &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;house &lt;/del&gt;use. AC, then, was the inevitable winner in the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;warfare&lt;/del&gt;, but that &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;didn't &lt;/del&gt;stop Edison from launching a propaganda marketing campaign &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;against &lt;/del&gt;Westinghouse and AC. Edison went as far as to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;round &lt;/del&gt;up stray animals and use AC to electrocute them in front of journalists with the intention to demonstrate that AC was &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;more &lt;/del&gt;dangerous than DC. Purportedly, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;because &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Conflict &lt;/del&gt;of the Currents came to an &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;finish&lt;/del&gt;, Edison opted for one &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;last &lt;/del&gt;stand in hopes of swaying the public that his DC &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;customary &lt;/del&gt;was safer and higher than AC. His hope was that a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;widely &lt;/del&gt;reported spectacle &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;may &lt;/del&gt;cease AC from spreading and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;instead &lt;/del&gt;make DC the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;current &lt;/del&gt;of the future.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Because &lt;/del&gt;the story goes, Edison discovered his &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;goal &lt;/del&gt;in Topsy, a murderous circus elephant that was slated for death. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;But &lt;/del&gt;as is so &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;typically &lt;/del&gt;the case, that tale &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;shouldn&lt;/del&gt;'t &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;be &lt;/del&gt;fairly so easy. Topsy's life ended a century in the past, snuffed out in front of a carnival crowd that gathered for a spectacle that &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;turned &lt;/del&gt;a milestone for &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;each &lt;/del&gt;technological progress and animal cruelty.S. She was put to work for the Forepaugh Circus, which &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;at &lt;/del&gt;the time was in competitors with Barnum &amp;amp; Bailey to personal &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;probably &lt;/del&gt;the most impressive &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;collection &lt;/del&gt;of elephants. Topsy was &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;handed &lt;/del&gt;by way of several &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;house &lt;/del&gt;owners and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;multiple &lt;/del&gt;trainers, most of whom used methods that by right &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;now&lt;/del&gt;'s requirements could be thought of abusive. The animal's tail was famously crooked due to the beatings she endured. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Because &lt;/del&gt;the years went on, Topsy apparently &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;turned increasingly brief&lt;/del&gt;-tempered due to her maltreatment and she developed a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;repute &lt;/del&gt;for aggression. In a pain-fueled rage, she struck again, killing him. But her owners &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;found &lt;/del&gt;her too &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;precious &lt;/del&gt;to half with, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;so &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;kept &lt;/del&gt;her as a part of the show, letting her man-killing &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;past &lt;/del&gt;develop into part of her &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;appeal&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Finally she wound up at Coney Island's Luna Park, a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;brand&lt;/del&gt;-new amusement park in New York &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;City&lt;/del&gt;. She was one of the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;largest &lt;/del&gt;attractions and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;grew to become &lt;/del&gt;an animal movie star of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sorts&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; [https://rentry.co/79162-the-science-behind-illumination-a-detailed-timeline-of-mild-bulb-advancements EcoLight outdoor] &lt;/del&gt;if one with &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;greater &lt;/del&gt;than &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;just a little &lt;/del&gt;notoriety. At one point, her house owners put her to work hauling &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;constructing materials &lt;/del&gt;on the park, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;where &lt;/del&gt;numerous accounts bore witness to beatings and different cruelty from her human caretakers. In one significantly ridiculous &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;occasion&lt;/del&gt;, a handler named Whitey Ault &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;grew to become &lt;/del&gt;intoxicated and rode her by &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;way of town &lt;/del&gt;streets, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;horrifying &lt;/del&gt;residents and police along the way. Though the incident was &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;fully &lt;/del&gt;Ault's fault, the fallout resulted in additional &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;destructive &lt;/del&gt;publicity for an animal that already had a nasty &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;fame&lt;/del&gt;. Topy's &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;house owners &lt;/del&gt;decided that it wasn't in their greatest &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;pursuits &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;keep &lt;/del&gt;an elephant recognized for unpredictable &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;behavior&lt;/del&gt;. After negotiating terms with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; [https://hwekimchi.gabia.io/bbs/board.php?bo_table=free&amp;amp;tbl=&amp;amp;wr_id=901362 EcoLight] &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;organized &lt;/del&gt;for a publicly staged killing of Topsy. On Jan. 4, 1903, a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;group &lt;/del&gt;led the 28-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;yr&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;old &lt;/del&gt;Topsy to a ring of 1,500 spectators and wound a noose &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;around &lt;/del&gt;her neck.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Topsy the elephant suffered abuse &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;all through &lt;/ins&gt;her life, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;resulting in &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;status &lt;/ins&gt;for aggression, and after killing a man who burned her with a cigar, her homeowners determined to publicly execute her as she was deemed too &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;harmful &lt;/ins&gt;to maintain. On January 4, 1903, Topsy was killed in entrance of 1,500 spectators at Coney Island's Luna Park by poisoning, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;adopted &lt;/ins&gt;by electrocution &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;utilizing &lt;/ins&gt;an AC electrical &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;present &lt;/ins&gt;facilitated by electricians from &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;an organization &lt;/ins&gt;bearing Thomas Edison's &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;identify&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;although &lt;/ins&gt;Edison himself was not directly concerned &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;within &lt;/ins&gt;the execution. The general public execution of Topsy turned &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;an emblem &lt;/ins&gt;of the cruelty animals &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;confronted throughout &lt;/ins&gt;that period and has been misconstrued over time as part of Edison's warfare against alternating &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;present &lt;/ins&gt;(AC), regardless of the lack of direct &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;proof &lt;/ins&gt;linking Edison to the event. The shortest &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;potential reply &lt;/ins&gt;is that he &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;did not&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;not less than circuitously&lt;/ins&gt;. Thomas Edison, one of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;giants of American &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;historical past&lt;/ins&gt;, is &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;usually &lt;/ins&gt;credited (or &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;extra accurately&lt;/ins&gt;, maligned) with &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;utilizing &lt;/ins&gt;electricity to kill an elephant as part of a publicity stunt.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Edison &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;could &lt;/ins&gt;have been a flawed man, however he &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;in all probability &lt;/ins&gt;had nothing to do with elephant &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;homicide&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;although &lt;/ins&gt;a cursory look at his background makes it straightforward to see why many &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;people &lt;/ins&gt;attribute this act of cruelty to him. 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Topy's &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;homeowners &lt;/ins&gt;decided that it wasn't in their greatest &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;interests &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;maintain &lt;/ins&gt;an elephant recognized for unpredictable &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;conduct&lt;/ins&gt;. After negotiating terms with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), they &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;arranged &lt;/ins&gt;for a publicly staged killing of Topsy. On Jan. 4, 1903, a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;team &lt;/ins&gt;led the 28-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;12 months&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;outdated &lt;/ins&gt;Topsy to a ring of 1,500 spectators and wound a noose &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;round &lt;/ins&gt;her neck.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>HeribertoZ40: ページの作成:「&lt;br&gt;Topsy the elephant suffered abuse throughout her life, leading to a repute for aggression, and  [http://hev.tarki.hu/hev/author/TressaDunl EcoLight outdoor] after kil…」</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;ページの作成:「&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Topsy the elephant suffered abuse throughout her life, leading to a repute for aggression, and  [http://hev.tarki.hu/hev/author/TressaDunl EcoLight outdoor] after kil…」&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;新規ページ&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Topsy the elephant suffered abuse throughout her life, leading to a repute for aggression, and  [http://hev.tarki.hu/hev/author/TressaDunl EcoLight outdoor] after killing a man who burned her with a cigar, her homeowners determined to publicly execute her as she was deemed too dangerous to maintain. On January 4, 1903, Topsy was killed in entrance of 1,500 spectators at Coney Island's Luna Park by poisoning, followed by electrocution using an AC electrical current facilitated by electricians from a company bearing Thomas Edison's name, though Edison himself was not directly concerned in the execution. The general public execution of Topsy turned a logo of the cruelty animals faced during that period and has been misconstrued over time as a part of Edison's warfare against alternating current (AC), regardless of the lack of direct evidence linking Edison to the event. The shortest possible answer is that he didn't, at the very least indirectly. Thomas Edison,  [http://tpp.wikidb.info/%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E8%80%85:HeribertoZ40 EcoLight outdoor] one of many giants of American history, is commonly credited (or more precisely, maligned) with using electricity to kill an elephant as a part of a publicity stunt.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Edison might have been a flawed man, however he most likely had nothing to do with elephant murder, though a cursory look at his background makes it straightforward to see why many individuals attribute this act of cruelty to him. The story begins - and ends - with darkness, each literal and figurative. In the late 1880s, human civilization was nonetheless cloaked in darkness. Gas lamps have been the first supply of light. Electricity was a novelty, gentle bulbs were a curiosity, and engineers battled to lay the groundwork for electricity distribution standards that will in many ways dictate the course of humankind. In what turned known as &amp;quot;The Battle of the Currents,&amp;quot; proponents for every customary touted their method as safer as and more efficient than the opposite. In a single nook was Edison and the DC normal he advocated. In the other was George Westinghouse, who gambled on AC. DC electrical currents work effectively at brief range. The truth is, should you look at the labels for a lot of your electronics you may see that they're in actual fact DC.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;However DC loses its oomph over a distance, making it laborious for power companies to transmit over miles of energy traces. AC, then again, may be sent through power lines rather more effectively after which transformed to DC on the outlet for house use. AC, then, was the inevitable winner in the warfare, but that didn't stop Edison from launching a propaganda marketing campaign against Westinghouse and AC. Edison went as far as to round up stray animals and use AC to electrocute them in front of journalists with the intention to demonstrate that AC was more dangerous than DC. Purportedly, because the Conflict of the Currents came to an finish, Edison opted for one last stand in hopes of swaying the public that his DC customary was safer and higher than AC. His hope was that a widely reported spectacle may cease AC from spreading and instead make DC the current of the future.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Because the story goes, Edison discovered his goal in Topsy, a murderous circus elephant that was slated for death. But as is so typically the case, that tale shouldn't be fairly so easy. Topsy's life ended a century in the past, snuffed out in front of a carnival crowd that gathered for a spectacle that turned a milestone for each technological progress and animal cruelty.S. She was put to work for the Forepaugh Circus, which at the time was in competitors with Barnum &amp;amp; Bailey to personal probably the most impressive collection of elephants. Topsy was handed by way of several house owners and multiple trainers, most of whom used methods that by right now's requirements could be thought of abusive. The animal's tail was famously crooked due to the beatings she endured. Because the years went on, Topsy apparently turned increasingly brief-tempered due to her maltreatment and she developed a repute for aggression. In a pain-fueled rage, she struck again, killing him. But her owners found her too precious to half with, so they kept her as a part of the show, letting her man-killing past develop into part of her appeal.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Finally she wound up at Coney Island's Luna Park, a brand-new amusement park in New York City. She was one of the largest attractions and grew to become an animal movie star of sorts,  [https://rentry.co/79162-the-science-behind-illumination-a-detailed-timeline-of-mild-bulb-advancements EcoLight outdoor] if one with greater than just a little notoriety. At one point, her house owners put her to work hauling constructing materials on the park, where numerous accounts bore witness to beatings and different cruelty from her human caretakers. In one significantly ridiculous occasion, a handler named Whitey Ault grew to become intoxicated and rode her by way of town streets, horrifying residents and police along the way. Though the incident was fully Ault's fault, the fallout resulted in additional destructive publicity for an animal that already had a nasty fame. Topy's house owners decided that it wasn't in their greatest pursuits to keep an elephant recognized for unpredictable behavior. After negotiating terms with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA),  [https://hwekimchi.gabia.io/bbs/board.php?bo_table=free&amp;amp;tbl=&amp;amp;wr_id=901362 EcoLight] they organized for a publicly staged killing of Topsy. On Jan. 4, 1903, a group led the 28-yr-old Topsy to a ring of 1,500 spectators and wound a noose around her neck.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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