Someone recently sent me a video of how Thomas Edison used a circus elephant to show the dangers of alternate current, which in itself was a total surprise.. This led to me asking a ton of questions about why we use direct current vs alternate current, especially after knowing how Tomas Edison proved his "point" by practicing on animals. Was told that a lot of the outcome was based on the payoff that JP Morgan provided. although alternate current would most likely have been the better option. Would just like to understand this better!