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    Post by Kitkat Sat 04 Jan 2020, 12:27

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    Topsy the Elephant is Executed by Electrocution

    Topsy was a circus elephant at Coney Island's Luna Park.  
    After killing three people - at least one of whom was mistreating her at the time - in as many years, she was deemed a threat and scheduled to be put down.  After hanging was deemed too cruel and execution method and ruled out, Thomas Edison suggested electrocution in an attempt to further his campaign to portray alternating current electricity as dangerous.  Electrocuted with 6,600 volts, Topsy died in seconds.
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