Shocking: The Elephant Electrocuted for Edison's Electric Chair
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- Shocking: The Elephant Electrocuted for Edison's Electric Chair
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- One of the earliest prototypes of Thomas Edison's electric chair was controversially tested on a number of animals, including a circus elephant named Topsy. This is the footage of that test. From: MY MILLION DOLLAR INVENTION: Shock and Awe http://bit.ly/1PZEzX5
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- 3 min 58 sec
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- 2015-05-22T15:35:23.000Z
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