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$900,000 Raised For Buying Tesla's Lab

Posted by Unknown on from the mad-scientists-at-work dept.

icebraining writes "As Slashdot reported earlier, The Oatmeal's Matthew Inman launched a funding campaign to help the Tesla Science Center, a 503(c) non-profit, buy the place of Tesla's final laboratory, the Wardenclyffe Tower in Shoreham, New York. Well, thanks to 21511 contributors, it has already raised $912,080, well above the original $850,000 goal. But it's not too late to help: any money raised above the goal will be used by the organization to build a museum dedicated to Tesla."

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  1. Not very shocking. by BMOC · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would expect this endeavor to generate some electricity and buzz.

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  2. Oh no! by Antipater · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unfortunately, due to a mysterious "bank routing error", all $900,000 was deposited into the accounts of the estate of Thomas Edison.

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    1. Re:Oh no! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Edison spokesman was heard to say: "Damn you and your 'alternating currency'!" and ran off leaving a stream of patents behind him.