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		pesenti on April 21, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nikola Tesla’s Predictions for the 21st Century This is no different from fortune telling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forer_effect). Make a bunch of predictions, some will be accurate, some will be a off, and some will be really bad. But people will remember the accurate ones and adapt enough the off ones that it looks like you were a visionary.

dakotasmith on April 21, 2013 | [–]

So long as you also invent alternating current.

jimmaswell on April 21, 2013 | [–]

What are Tesla's wrong/a bit off predictions?

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