I am interested in tourmaline. Tourmaline contains iron, potassium, lithium, boron, and other metals that are used in electrical components and energy systems. It is also one of the only materials known to produce an electric current (0.06ms) naturally. So does that mean if I use a little bit of to...

IF my father had been exposed to Mercury vapor which would have caused enough damage for his lungs to bleed I just wonder how long that would take to present itself in that way? Its been said on and off that he was affected by some sort of bacterial strain that was in the water he so loved swimming...

Mercury is a CNS (Central Nervous System) toxin, which can appear as tics, flu-like symptoms, increased agression, lack of attention, trouble talking, walking and other motor skills, as well as memory issues. It can be hard to pin down since the symptoms can vary greatly between individuals, and ca...

As an aside during a discussion about the introduction of new technology at Social Security in the 1980s I raised the point that some people would object to having bar codes put on their fortnightly dole forms, and a boss said to me that the government would wait until such people died out. Well, t...

Everyone is talking about ball lightning tonight. Nikola Tesla thought ball lightning was a nuisance and he knew how to create it. Some say it is a ball of plasma but as I understand it, it is more like a toroid or smoke ring. Check out this article on ball lightning: http://www.scribd.com/doc/25921...

It is I think quite easy to accelerate negative ions. It is harder to accelerate positive ions. Why do you say this? Don't particle accelerators cylotrons do this all the time? They steer the charged particles (think ions, it can be positive or negative) using magnetic fields. Now I know that in th...

The right hand must never know what the left hand is doing and what appears is not what is solid, in other words, all smoke and mirrors. Magicians call that term "misdirection". If you've never seen it before, go rent (or buy) The Prestige . Hugh Jackman plays a magician and he calls on N...

I loved everything that you have said here. But you misunderstood. I was not talking about an electric motor. <g> chew on that for awhile, as Morgan might have said! Linda Linda, OK I will chew on that for awhile. But I'm not firing on all cylinders this morning after staying up half the night on t...

But a secret so big. How could it ever, ever be kept? A serious question. Linda, You asked a question and I may have an answer. Nikola Tesla converted a Pierce Arrow automobile. There are companies now that offer electric conversions. But if we knew how Tesla actually did it and it worked, one coul...

Somewhat disgruntled, he turned his talents to a radio-controlled automobile that extracted its power from the air around it. He converted a Pierce-Arrow and drove it around Manhattan to the delight of the press and the people. Tesla's nephew also drove the car in upstate New York." Elizabeth,...

I propose that we organize a special Townsend Brown convention when Pauls book comes out and hits the stands! And yes, somewhere we can all get together, laugh and have a good time and also exchange new ideas. I'm about an hour and a half south of Philadelphia. I would certainly entertain the idea ...

Folks, I wish I came to this forum sooner. I feel like I'm a late comer but I also realize there is a purpose for all these things. I have posted after some of the other chapters before, especially in regards to cesium, and the link to Farnsworth using it in his early TV tubes, as well a Project Blu...

If you've never read it before, this is a great story on who REALLY invented the television. Paul wrote this and that's where I remembered the cesium... http://www.farnovision.com/chronicles/tfc-intro.html or the PDF version here: http://www.farnovision.com/chronicles/The_Farnsworth_Chronicles.pdf T...

The cesium and photoelectric effect came from Wikipedia. Look under cesium. Wow! Talk about synchronicity! I thought I had heard years ago about another use for cesium and I was right. Cesium vapor has been used in a chamber and according to the article: But in an experiment in Princeton, New Jersey...

Dear Elizabeth, If this is true, the sky could act as a big television screen and an image could possibly be projected into the sky. The cesium is what I remembered about the Farnsworth story and used in the picture tube. Cesium is also used as the "getter" to scavenge oxygen in vacuum tub...