• Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip
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        2 months ago

        I think it also has a high chance to electrocute anything or anyone not grounded? At least that’s what I gleaned from the old Nikola Tesla theoretical city-wide wireless power grid idea?

  • nixon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    From what I understand, if this technology would have been built out during his time then humanity most likely wouldn’t have developed our semi-processor/radio/computer/telephone technology because the wireless transmission of electricity would have prevented the earliest versions of that tech to work and we wouldn’t have been able to follow that line of technology progression.

    • anon6789@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      This comment reminded me of the short story The Road Not Taken.

      Fun read for anyone that hasn’t. It’s Earth’s first encounter with an alien race that has developed faster than light travel, only to find out that has put both our civilizations on very different tech trees.

      PDF

      YouTube

  • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
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    2 months ago

    The downside is induced electric current in everything conductive within the transmission area.

  • AmericanEconomicThinkTank@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Like that other guy said, as far as my memory goes as to the reality, and mathematical theory, the method is vastly more inefficient in just transmitting power. Material science is generally a better area of research given everything.

    Oh and the whole this method of transmission of power is entirely incompatible with our modern world thing plays a part why its not much considered anymore. As far as I know of course.