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Hmmmm

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The technology was available then but they didn't have the internet. It's like the TV.... it was developed in the 1800's but they had no place to plug it in.
 

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The technology was available then but they didn't have the internet. It's like the TV.... it was developed in the 1800's but they had no place to plug it in.
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I used to tell my kids that Abraham Lincoln watched TV by candlelight,
just to see if they were paying attention.
 
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I used to tell my kids that Abraham Lincoln watched TV by candlelight,
just to see if they were paying attention.

plugged it into a current bush?
 

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plugged it into a current bush?

Nope, a flying kite with a key... Current was not quantified until 1881: "ampere (n.) 1881, "the current that one volt can send through a resistance of one ohm," from French ampère, named for French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836). Adopted by the Electric Congress at Paris in 1881. Shortened form amp is attested from 1886."

Having said that, I realize the official unit for current comes well after it's discovery. And, what a internet rabbit hole this brought me to :smile:: Electricity was "known" for a long time; Egyptian texts from 2750 BC mention it found it in some fish. Franklin few a kite in 1752. Etc. First battery is 1800, by appropriately named Alessandro Volta. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity

Cool.

Which brings me to a question the internet could not answer for me: how do you trim a current bush?
 

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Reminds me, I just bought one of these (particularly since I already have a number of Makita batteries):

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As for a current bush, it's mostly a job for a simple pruner.
 
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so to clarify Lincoln watched TV by candlelight at ohm?
 
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