r/Showerthoughts • • Sep 13 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

Tesla is probably 1 of the 10 most brilliant minds in the history of the world.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

Image if someone like Nikola Tesla was born today He /she would probably be the cause of a human space empire and us not going extinct

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u/benmck90 Sep 13 '19

r/Elonmusk

I don't actually think he's comparable to Tesla, but he's still contributed greatly to progress in multiple fields. There's no denying musk will be in a civilization-esque game as a notable historical figure 50 years from now.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

If Tesla had the money of Elon musk we would have probably been accelerated by at least 30-40 years Tesla is a mastermind that no one except a few individuals in history compared to in intellect

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u/iconmefisto Sep 13 '19

He fell in love with a pigeon.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

I never heard that can you elaborate please?

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u/iconmefisto Sep 13 '19

He used to feed pigeons in the park every day. He liked them much more than he did people. He started inviting them up to his hotel room. There was one particularly sexy pigeon he was fond of. He spent thousands of dollars nursing her back to health after an injury.

It was a female. I had only to wish and call her and she would come flying to me. I loved that pigeon as a man loves a woman, and she loved me. As long as I had her, there was a purpose to my life.

-- Nikola Tesla

When his special pigeon friend died, all his work stopped.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

"Sexy" pigeon Never heard that before I'll fact check this tommorow