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

submitted 1 year ago by MakunaHatata@lemmy.world to c/historyporn@lemmy.world

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[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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 2 points 1 year ago

Correct.

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

[–] MakunaHatata@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.