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Am I reading too much into this?

posted 16 years ago by jimathan
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Is it just me or does that dope in edison's lab look alot like Nicola Tesla? Perhaps a subtle jab at his competition? Thoughts?

[–] 16 years ago

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[–] cagordon22 16 years ago

It's not just you. I had never noticed it before, but YEAH! Go look up Nicola Tesla's picture on the net, and you'll see that he really does look like him.

[–] qwertyds 12 years ago

I noticed the similarity immediately, though the hair looked to be parted to the side and the actor's character was smoking a pipe.

- He parted his hair in the middle and quit smoking (cigars) before ever coming to America. Was this a Jab at Tesla who would have still been alive in 1940? I have no idea.