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Young Edison, or Edison's cat

Today, I'm enjoying a very good book about the young Thomas Alva Edison when he was 10-15 years old. I just came across this fun anecdote that I can't resist sharing. It reminds me of the many threads we get here on PF asking about novel ways to generate electricity.

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