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Eadwulf
 Post subject: TheOatmeal: "Let's Build a Goddamn Tesla Museum"
PostPosted: August 17th, 2012, 5:56 am 
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http://theoatmeal.com/blog/tesla_museum

If this doesn't succeed, science itself will cry. Although it did raise 400k USD in less than 24 hours...

You know, until the last couple of months, I really had no idea just how much attention that blog can actually get. Good lord...

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 Post subject: Re: TheOatmeal: "Let's Build a Goddamn Tesla Museum"
PostPosted: August 17th, 2012, 6:12 am 
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Eadwulf wrote:
http://theoatmeal.com/blog/tesla_museum

If this doesn't succeed, science itself will cry. Although it did raise 400k USD in less than 24 hours...

You know, until the last couple of months, I really had no idea just how much attention that blog can actually get. Good lord...


Yeah, it's quite impressive.

I find the Oatmeal a bit hit and miss, but I really enjoyed his article on Tesla - Learned a lot of new things from it. Hopefully he can succeed in his goal - Roughly half way in less then a day is a very good sign.

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 Post subject: Re: TheOatmeal: "Let's Build a Goddamn Tesla Museum"
PostPosted: August 25th, 2012, 2:26 pm 
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http://www.indiegogo.com/teslamuseum

$1,088,685 Raised of $850,000 Goal
35 days left

I think they're pretty much on their way to having a goddamn Nikola Tesla Museum.

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 Post subject: Re: TheOatmeal: "Let's Build a Goddamn Tesla Museum"
PostPosted: August 25th, 2012, 2:52 pm 
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Kikori wrote:
http://www.indiegogo.com/teslamuseum

$1,088,685 Raised of $850,000 Goal
35 days left

I think they're pretty much on their way to having a goddamn Nikola Tesla Museum.

Wonder what they'll do with the extra 500k they're probably gonna have when this is over.

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 Post subject: Re: TheOatmeal: "Let's Build a Goddamn Tesla Museum"
PostPosted: August 25th, 2012, 3:10 pm 
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What happens if we raise more than we need, or if you make a lower bid on the property and there's money left over?
Any money left over will be spent renovating the property and put toward turning it into a Tesla Museum.

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Demon wrote:
The Oatmeal : FAQ wrote:
What happens if we raise more than we need, or if you make a lower bid on the property and there's money left over?
Any money left over will be spent renovating the property and put toward turning it into a Tesla Museum.

Sowait, the 1.7 million is for buying the PLOT OF LAND?

Dafuq man.

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Eadwulf
 Post subject: Re: TheOatmeal: "Let's Build a Goddamn Tesla Museum"
PostPosted: August 26th, 2012, 4:00 am 
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Specifically, it's to outbid a competing interest.

Still, I agree that it's a ludicrous sum of money to pay for an unused building that's been derelict for decades.

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