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Nikola Tesla and his "magnifying transmitter" in the lab. (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by MakunaHatata@lemmy.world to c/historyporn@lemmy.world

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[-] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 38 points 4 months ago

Recently learned this is a double exposure image. They took an exposure in an unlit room for the lightning, then put Tesla in there reading a book and took the second exposure.

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 15 points 4 months ago

Correct.

Still a nice composition but it is @deceivinglyhistoryporn if not in the right context.

[-] MakunaHatata@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

This photo is so famous yet I never knew this fact about it. Thanks!

[-] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Someone probably claimed AI, and then someone else was forced to correct them based on Cunningham's Law.

I didn't know it was double exposure, too.

[-] Dadifer@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Pictures you can smell

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Ozone?

[-] Brickardo@feddit.nl 2 points 4 months ago

Why wasn't he instantly fried by some of those lightnings?

[-] Megaphauna@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Realised this was answered further down

[-] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

He wasn't there with the arcs. It's a double-exposure photo. Take a photo with him, then remove him and start the arcs, talking a very, very short exposure photo.