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by philistine 600 days ago
DC was preferred by Edison, not Tesla, which is not more dangerous at all. That was propaganda by Edison to disparage *EDIT:AC current. DC is just as dangerous as AC.
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Thanks for the correction.

> That was propaganda by Edison to disparage DC

But if he prefered it, why would he create progaganda against it?

> DC is just as dangerous as AC.

I assumed the alternating made it more dangerous but I stand corrected.

I messed it up too. Edison wanted to disparage AC.