DAFTAR NAMA TARIAN DAERAH INDONESIA

Indonesia yang sangat kaya akan budaya dan adat istiadatnya sangat mengagumkan dunia, terbukti demikian banyak budaya yang semebar di pelosok Indonesia yang belaum sempat tergali oleh dinas Pariwisata setempat. misalnya budaya tarian. Masih sedemikian banyaknya  tarian-tarian daerah yang belum disahkan oleh pemerintah, sehingga tarian yang terlupakan itu demikian sangat populer di kalangan daerah itu sendiri. Dibawah ini sejumlah tarian daerah yang sudah dapat pengakuan dari pemerintah Indonesia.


 Tarian Daerah Sumatra Utara

>  Tari Serampang Dua Belas, Sebuah tari Melayu dengan irama joged diiringi musik dengan pukulan gendang ala Amerika Latin. Serampang dua belas merupakan tari pergaulan.
>  Tari Tor Tor, Sebuah tari dari daerah Batak dengan latar belakang falsafah peradatan dan ditarikan dalam suasana khusuk.

Tarian Daerah Istimewa Aceh

> Tari Seudati, berasal dari Arab dengan latar belakang agama Islam. Sebuah tarian dinamis penuh   keseimbangan dengan suasana keagamaan. Tarian ini sangat disenangi dan terkenal di daerah Aceh.
> Tari Saman Meuseukat, di lakukan dalam posisi duduk berbanjar dengan irama yang dinamis. Suatu tari dengan syair penuh ajaran kebajikan, terutama ajaran agama Islam

Tarian Daerah Sumatra Barat

>  Tari Piring : Sebuah tari tradisional yang melambangkan suasana kegotong royongan rakyat dalam menunaikan tugasnya. Siang hari mengerjakan sawah ladang dan malam harinya bersukaria bersama-sam.
>  Tari Payung : Ditarikan oleh sepasang muda-mudi dengan payung di tangan, sang pria melindungi kepala sang wanita, sebuah perlamban perlindungan lelaki terhadap wanita.

Tarian Daerah Bengkulu

> Tari Andun, dari Bengkulu Selatan ini merupakan sebuah tarian guna menyambut para tamu yang dihormati.
 > Tari Bidadari Teminang Anak, tarian ini dapat pula diartikan bidadari meminang anak. Tarian adat ini berasal dari Rejang Lebong. 

Tari-tarian Daerah Jambi

> Tari Sekapur Sirih, merupakan tari persembahan. Tari adat jambi ini hanyak persamaannya dengan tari     Melayu.
> Tari Selampir Delapan, merupakan tari pergaulan muda-mudi dan sangat digemari di daerah Jambi.

Tarian Daerah Riau

>  Tari Tandak, merupakan tari pergaulan yang sangat di gemari di daerah Riau.
>  Tari Joged Lambak, adalah tari pergaulan muda-mudi, yang sangat populer dan disenangi 

Tarian Daerah Lampung.

>  Tari Jangget, adalah tarian untuk upacar-upacara peradatan. Tarian ini melambangkan keluhuran budi dan susila rakyat Lampung.
>  Tari Malinting, merupakan sebuah tari berlatar belakang cerita rakyat Lampung. Menceritakan tentang kunjungan Sunan Gunung Jati ke Keraton Pulung.

Tarian Daerah Sumatra Selatan

>  Tari Tanggal, merupakan sebuah tarian dalam menyambut para tamu disertai upacara kebesaran adat.
>  Tari Putri Bekhusek, artinya sang putri yang sedang bermain. Tari ini sangat populer di Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu dan melamhangka kemakmuran daerah Sumatra Selatan

Tarian Daerah Bali

> Tari legong, merupakan tarian yang berlatar belakang kisah cuinta Raja dari lasem. Diterikan secara dinamis dan memikat hati.
> Tari Kecak, sebuah tari berdasarkan cerita dan Kitab Ramayana yang mengisahken tentang bala tentara monyet dari Hanuman dari Sugriwa
  
 Tarian Daerah DKI Jakarta

> Tari Topeng, merupakan sebuah tari tradisional Betawi dalam menyambut tamu agung.
> Tari Yopong, adalah tari persembahan untuk menghormati tamu negara. 


Tarian  Daerah Jawa Barat

> Tari Topeng Kuncaran, merupakan sebuah tarian yang mengisahkan dendam kesumat seorang raja karena cintanya ditolak.
> Tari Merak, sebuah tari yang mengisahkan kehidupan burung merak yang serba indah dan memukau.

TarianDaerah Jawa Tengah

>  Tari Serimpi, sebuah tarian keraton pada masa silam dengan suasana lembut, agung dan menawan.
>  Tari Bambangan Cakil, mengisahkan perjuangan Srikandi melawan Buto Cakil (raksasa). Sebuah   perlambang penumpasan angkara murka.

Tarian Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta

>  Tari Serimpi Sangu Pati, sebuah tarian keraton pada masalalu disertai suara gamelan dengan gerak tari yang lembut.
>  Tari Bedaya, merupakan tarian keraton yang di tarikan oleh 9 putri dengan irama yang lemah gemulai


Tarian Daerah JawaTimur

>  Tari Remong, sebuah tarian dari Surabaya yang melambangkan jiwa, kepahlawanan. Ditarikan pada waktu menyambut para tamu.
>  Reog Ponorogo, merupakan tari daerah Jawa Timur yang menunjukkan keperkasaan, kejantanan dan kegagahan. 

Tarian Daerah kalimantan Barat

>  Tarri Monong, merupakan tari penolak penyakit agar si penderita dapat sembuh kembali penari berlaku seperti dukun dengan jampi-jampi
>  Tari Zapin Tembung, Merupakan suatu tari pergaulan dalam masyarakat Kalimantan Barat

Tarian Daerah Katimantan Selatan

>  Tari Baksa Kembang, merupakan tari selamat datang pada tamu agung dengan menyampaikan untaian bunga.
>  Tari Radab rahayu, di pertunjukan pada upacara tepung tawar, sebelum pengantin pria dan wanita di persandingkan.

Tarian Daerah Kalimantan tengah

>  Tari Tambun dan bungai, Merupakan tari yang mengisahkan kepahlawanan Tambun dan Bungai Dalam mengusir musuh yang akan merampas panen rakyat.
>  Tari Balean Dadas, Merupakan tarian guna memohon kesembuhan bagi mereka yang sakit.

Tarian Daerah Kalimantan Timur

>  Tari Gong, di pertunjukan pada upacara penyambutan terhadap tatmu agung. Dapat pula di pertunjukan sewaktu lahir seorang bayi kepala suku.
>  Tari perang, Tari yang mempertunjukan dua orang pemuda dalam memperebutkan seorang gadis.

Tarian Daerah Maluku

>  Tari Lenso. merupakan tari pergaulan bagi segenap lapisan rakyat masyarakat Maluku.
>  Tari Cakalele, adalah tari Perang Yang melukiskan jiwa kepahlawanan yang gagah perkasa.

Tarian Daerah Maluku Utara

>  Tari Perang, Tarian rakyat untuk menyambut para pahlawan yang pualng dari medan juang.
>  Tari Nahar Ilaa, tarian pengikat persahabatan pada waktu “panas Pela” kesepakatan kampung untuk membangun.

Tarian Daerah Nusa Tenggara Barat

>  Tari Mpaa Lenggogo, sebuah tarian guna menyambut Maulid Nahi Muhammad SAW. Tarian ini juga scring dipertunjukkan pada upacara-upacara perkawinan atau upacara khitanan keluarga raja.
>  Tari Batunganga, sebuah tari berlatar belakang cerita rakyat. Mengisahkan tentang kecintaan rakyat terhadap putri raja yang masuk ke dalam batu. Mereka memohon agar sang putri dapat keluar dari dalam batu itu.

Tarian Daerah Nusa Tenggara Timur

>  Tari Perang, tari yang menunjukkan sifat-sifat keperkasaan dan kepandaian mempermainkan senjata. Senjata yang dipakai berupa cambuk dan perisai.
>  Tari Gareng Lameng, dipertunjukkan pada upacara khitanan. Tari ini berupa ucapan selamat serta mohon berkat kepada Tuhan agar yang dikhitan sehat lahir batin dan sukses dalam hidupnya.

Tarian Daerah Papua Barat danTengah

>  Tari Suanggi, tarian yang mengisahkan seorang suami ditinggal mati istrinya yang menjadi korban angi-angi (jejadian).
>  Tari Perang, tari yang melambangkan kepahlawana, dan kegagahan rakyat Papua.

Tarian Daerah Papua Timur

>  Tari Selamat Datang, tari yang mempertunjukan kegembiraan hati penduduk dalam menyambut para tamu yang dihormati.
>  Tari Musyoh, merupakan tari sakral dalam upaya mengusir arwah or¬ang meninggal karena kecelakaan.

Tarian Daerah Sulawesi Selatan

>  Kipas, tari yang mempertunjukkan kemahiran para gadis dalam memainkan kipas samhil mengikuti alunan lagu.
>  Tari Bosara, merupakan tarian untuk menyambut para tamu terhormat. Gerakan-gerakan badannya sangat luwes.

Tarian Daerah Sulawesi Tengah

>  Tari Lumense, tari dari Poso yang merupakan tarian selamat dating untuk menyambut tamu agung.
>  Tari Peule Cinde, termasuk pula tarian untuk menyambut tamu agung. Puncak acaranya adalah dengan menaburkan bunga bagi para tamu. 

Tarian Daerah Sulawesi Tenggara

>  Tari Balumpa, merupakan tari selamat datang dalarn menyambut tamu agung. Tari rakyat ini berasal dari Buton.
>  Tari Dinggu, melambangkan sifat kegotong royongan dalam kerja bersama sewaktu menumbuk padi. Sentuhan alu pada lesung merupakan irama tersendiri yang menyentuh hati.

Tarian Daerah Sulawesi Utara

>  Tari Maengket, merupakan tari pergaulan yang dilakukan secara berpasang-pasangan. Menggambarkan suasana kasih sayang dan cumbuan.
>  Tari Polopalo, adalah tari pergaulan bagi muda-mudi daerah Gorontalo.

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Description Text Of RAfflesia Arnoldii (Working Together with Anez)

Rafflesia Pict

Description
Scientific Names: Rafflesia arnoldii
Common Names: Giant Padma, Rare Padma, Corpse Flower, Meat Flower

Plant Type: Giant flower.
Plant Size: 12-100 cm in diameter.
Native Habitat: Rafflesia arnoldii is found in tropical rain forests in Indonesia.
Native Range: Rafflesia arnoldii is found in tropical rain forests in southeast Asia, especially in the rainforests of Sumatra, Java and Borneo.
Conservation Status: How many of these plants still survive is unknown, but as the remaining primary forests of Borneo and Sumatra disappear, it can be assumed that their numbers are dwindling. Many are known to be nearing extinction. Some environmentalists are developing ways to recreate the species environment in an effort to stimulate their recovery. This has proved unsuccessful so far. Steps are also being taken to conserve the forests of Sumatra and Borneo. To help counter the over-collection of this rare plant, residents that have Rafflesia on their private property are encouraged to save the flowers and charge a small fee to see them.

             Rafflesia arnoldii is a member of the genus Rafflesia. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on earth, and a strong odor of decaying flesh - the latter point earning it the nickname of Corpse Flower or Meat Flower. It is an endemic plant that occurs only in the rainforests of Sumatra Island, Indonesia. Although there are some plants with larger flowering organs like the Titan Arum and Talipot palm, those are technically clusters of many flowers.

             Rafflesia arnoldii is one of the three national flowers in Indonesia, the other two being the White jasmine and Moon orchid.  It was officially recognized as a national Rare Flower in Presidential Decree No. 4 in 1993. Several species of Rafflesia grow in the jungles of southeast Asia, including the Philippines. Many of them are threatened or endangered. The flower of Rafflesia arnoldii is the largest, growing to a diameter of around 1 m (3 ft) and weighing up to 11 kilograms (24 lb).

     

                Rafflesia lacks any observable leaves, stems or even roots, yet is still considered a vascular plant. Similar to fungi, individuals grow as thread-like strands of tissue completely embedded within and in intimate contact with surrounding host cells from which nutrients and water are obtained. This plant produces no leaves, stems or roots and does not have chlorophyll. It can only be seen when it is ready to reproduce. Perhaps the only part of Rafflesia that is identifiable as distinctly plant-like are the flowers; although, even these are unusual since they attain massive proportions, have a reddish-brown coloration and stink of rotting flesh, which is why it was nicknamed the Corpse Flower. This scent attracts insects such as flies which then pollinate the rare plant. It is not to be confused with the Titan Arum, Amorphophallus titanum, which is also commonly referred to as theCorpse flower.

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Top 5 World Fastest Internet Countries

Top 5 World Fastest Internet Countries

1. Hong kong

 Speed: 63.6 Mbp
Hong kong has the worlds fastest internet speed. It has blazing fast internet, an average peak speed of 63.6 Mbp megabits per seconds. At this speed you can download HD movie in about 2 minutes.

2 Japan
Speed: 50 Mbp
The home of Nintendo and Sony had the second fastest internet speed, thanks to the high-speed fibre optics that run through many parts of the island nation. Japan’s average peak broadband speed reached an impressive 50 Mbps, which was more than 170% faster than the global average

3 . Romania
Speed: 47.9 Mbp
When last checked in on Romania, it was ranked No. 5 and was the only country to see its average fall from the previous quarter. The country is now back on track, and has elevated itself with an average peak speed of 47.9 Mbps. That’s 160% faster than the global average. Romania’s average was 9% higher than the previous quarter

4. South Korea
Speed: 44.8 Mbp
Serious PC gamers who want to dominate in StarCraftneed fast, low latency internet connections. They’ll find that in South Korea, home to consumerelectronics giants Samsung and LG. The country’s average peak hit 44.8 Mbps, about 143% faster than the global average. It was the only region to lose speed compared with a year ago,

5. Latvia
Speed: 44.2 Mbp
Smaller countries are easier to blanket with high-speed internet, which is one of the reasons why Latvia consistently ranks high on this list. The average peak broadband speed was 44.2 Mbps, about 140% faster than the global average

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Penghuni Palung Mariana, Tempat Terdalam Di Dunia

      Mungkin boi akan bertanya-tanya, apa gerangan palung mariana itu. Palung mariana yang merupakan lokasi terdalam di dunia menyimpan sejuta misteri. Termasuk makhluk-makhluk unik yang dapat bertahan dalam kondisi ekstrim di laut terdalam

Palung mariana terletak di samudera pasifik, sebelah timur kepulauan mariana, tepatnya dengan koordinat 11° 21' utara latitude dan 142° 12' timur longitude, juga dekat jepang. Palung mariana merupakan bagian terdalam dari laut di dunia, sekaligus merupakan lokasi yang terdalam di dunia.

Dan jika palung ini dibandingkan dengan puncak bumi yang tertinggi di dunia yaitu mount everest yaitu 8888 meter ( mungkin udah bertambah skrang,krena lempengnya selalu mengalami gerakan gan).....

Dan hasil perbandingannya yaitu...
Dimana klo diukur dari permukaan bumi kita bisa mengambil perbandingan sec.matematis yaitu :

Palung mariana : Mount everest = 8 : 11.....( persamaan gw ini gk salah..krena gw gk bodoh matematika gan....jngan dibilang 11:8..itu salah gan..)

jadi memiliki nilai 8 untuk mount everest dan 11 utk palung mariana...

Perbandingan nilai nilai besar juga boi....
Padahal manusia dalam melakukan epspedisi bwah laut belum sampai sgitu....

Akankah ada masanya suatu saat nanti.....

Ok boi......

Gw gk bnyak bekicot......lgsung aja nih....infonya lainnya

mhon dibaca ya boi....

ini boi posisi tepatnya:

kedalaman palung mariana sendiri adalah 11.033 meter atau sekitar 11 kilometer, sementara tekanan di bagian terdalam palung tersebut mencapai 8 ton per inci persegi atau akan membuat badan manusia pecah tak berbentuk. Sementara itu, panjang palung mariana adalah sebesar 2,542 km dengan lebar 69 km. Sungguh mengerikan ya.. Dua gambar ini adalah ilustrasi kedalaman palung mariana, dengan lekuk tebing dan kedalaman yang ekstrem.

Huuuhhhh.ngeriboi ...

Gk kebayang........bisa mati tuh klo diving di situ.....
nih boi ilustrasi reliefnya :

dalam kan boi......
Gk kebayang gimana nantinya cara manusia modern untuk bisa menyelam dan melakukan ekspedisi ke dalamnya...
Ternyata seperti itu ya bentuk dasar lautan di palung mariana...
Tebing2 nya sungguh mengerikan.....

ini gambar perbandingan jauhnya permukaan lautnya dengan kedalamannya boi : Ngeri dalamnya boi

menurut sejarah......

Ekspedisi yang pernah dilakukan manusia dengan penyelaman laut dalam dengan mnggunakan alat baru cuma sampai kedalaman 2500 meter boi.....

Dan ini merupakan ekspedisi bawah laut dengan alat yang berawak.....

Tapi coba bandingkan dengan yg ini boiiiiiii.....

Kedalamannya aja mncapai 11.033 meter ........

Ngeri banget......

ini boi kengeriannya :

Kedalaman laut dengan tekanan luar biasa tinggi ini awalnya dianggap hanya dihuni oleh spesies primitif, namun penemuan belakangan ini menunjukkan bahwa di dalam laut terdalam terdapat banyak spesies yang bahkan belum bisa diidentifikasi. Beberapa merupakan makhluk yang ukurannya kecil, namun mereka bisa bertahan dalam kondisi lingkungan yang paling ekstrim.

Berikut ini adalah gambar-gambar dari makhluk unik penghuni palung mariana.

Bagi boi yang mau liat silahkan....

Buat nambah ilmu boi juga...

bnyak boi gambarnya .....saya orang yang baik...yg mau brbagi ilmu...

Hehehe...

1.dimulai dari ini boi:ngeri boi ikannya

2.lucu boi :

3.baru sekali ini liat.:

4.bentuknya masi kurang jelas

5.kaya bola pingpong boi

6. ikan kecil

7.kaya ubur -ubur besar yang mngerikan

8.octopus langka

10.octopus juga.....tapi punya tanduk

11.masi octopus juga boi

12.kaya hewan pembunuh boi.....
tapi belum terdeteksi boi....nama latinnya aja belum ada

13.kayak hewan pninggalan sejarah boi ( primitif )

14.yg ini keren boi ikannya....dia pake antenanya....

15.octopus lagi......kayaknya spesies yang paling banyak di palung mariana nih sebagian besar octopus.......bingung-bingung

16.yang ini kayak serangga gitu boi yang lagi beraksi kayaknya.....

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The World’s Fastest Animals on Land, Sea and Air

Photograph by DECKSTER1965

CHEETAHS: THE WORLD’S FASTEST LAND ANIMALS

The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large-sized feline inhabiting most of Africa and parts of the Middle East. They are the only felid with non-retractable claws and pads that, by their scope, disallow gripping (therefore cheetahs cannot climb vertical trees, although they are generally capable of reaching easily accessible branches). The cheetah, however, achieves by far the fastest land speed of any living animal—between 112 and 120 km/h (70 and 75 mph) in short bursts covering distances up to 500 m (1,600 ft), and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to over 100 km/h (62 mph) in three seconds.

Adaptations that enable the cheetah to run as fast as it does include large nostrils that allow for increased oxygen intake, and an enlarged heart and lungs that work together to circulate oxygen efficiently. During a typical chase, its respiratory rate increases from 60 to 150 breaths per minute. While running, in addition to having good traction due to its semi-retractable claws, the cheetah uses its tail as a rudder-like means of steering to allow it to make sharp turns, necessary to outflank prey animals that often make such turns to escape. [Source]

Photograph by GARY EYRING

Photograph by SAFARI PARTNERS

Photograph by SAFARI PARTNERS

Photograph by SAFARI PARTNERS

SAILFISH: THE WORLD’S FASTEST ANIMALS IN WATER

Photograph by ALEXANDER SAFONOV

Sailfish are two species of fish in the genus Istiophorus, living in warmer sections of all the oceans of the world. They are predominately blue to gray in color and have a characteristic erectile dorsal fin known as a sail, which often stretches the entire length of the back. Another notable characteristic is the elongated bill, resembling that of the swordfish and other marlins. They are therefore described as billfish in sport fishing circles.

Both species of sailfish grow quickly, reaching 1.2–1.5 metres (3 ft 10 in–4 ft 10 in) in length in a single year, and feed on the surface or at mid-depths on smaller pelagic forage fish and squid. Individuals have been clocked at speeds of up to 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph), which is the highest speed reliably reported in a fish. Generally, sailfish do not grow to more than 3 metres (9.8 ft) in length and rarely weigh over 90 kilograms (200 lb).

The sail is normally kept folded down and to the side when swimming, but it may be raised when the sailfish feels threatened or excited, making the fish appear much larger than it actually is. This tactic has also been observed during feeding, when a group of sailfish use their sails to “herd” a school of fish or squid.

Sailfish are highly prized game fish and are known for their incredible jumps. They can appear in a startling array of colors, from subdued browns and grays to vibrant purples and even silver. Their body colors are often highlighted by stripes of iridescent blue and silver dots. Sailfish can change their colors almost instantly; a change controlled by their nervous system. The sailfish can rapidly turn its body light blue with yellowish stripes when excited, confusing its prey and making capture easier, while signalling its intentions to fellow sailfish. [Source]

Photograph by ALEXANDER SAFONOV

Photograph by ALEXANDER SAFONOV

Photograph by PAUL NICKLEN

PEREGRINE FALCONS: FASTEST ANIMALS IN THE WORLD

Photograph by KEVIN COLE

The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and “moustache”. The Peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over 325 km/h (202 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop, making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom.

The Peregrine’s breeding range includes land regions from the Arctic tundra to the tropics. It can be found nearly everywhere on Earth, except extreme polar regions, very high mountains, and most tropical rainforests; the only major ice-free landmass from which it is entirely absent is New Zealand. This makes it the world’s most widespread bird of prey. [Source]

Photograph by STEVE HAPP

Photograph by JOHN DALKIN

Photograph by NEIL O’REILLY

Photograph by PETE WALKDEN

Thank's For :  Twisted Sifter Website

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5 Surprising Facts About Nikola Tesla

The brilliant inventor gets a new statue in Long Island.

Nikola Tesla, physicist, engineer, and inventor of alternating current, in the early 1900s.

Photograph by Everett Collection Inc., Alamy

Brian Clark Howard

National Geographic

Published October 3, 2013

A new statue of Nikola Tesla now graces New York's Long Island, the latest homage to the celebrated visionary. At the statue's unveiling last week, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic told the dedication crowd at Tesla's former Wardenclyffe laboratory that the scientist and inventor had been a man whose "ideas were larger than his time."

Long overshadowed in public memory by his one-time employer, Thomas Edison, Tesla (1856-1943) was a brilliant scientist and engineer who earned more than 700 patents. He is most famous for developing alternating current, but his work also led to advances in wireless communications, lasers, x-rays, radar, lighting, robotics, and much more.

"A lot of people nowadays are more interested in Tesla," said Jane Alcorn, a retired teacher who is president of the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe, home to the new statue. "He speaks to those who work hard but don't get recognition, and people are starting to recognize how important his contributions were."

As a sign of that growing appreciation, Elon Musk's start-up electric car company Tesla Motors was named after the visionary inventor in 2003. (See "Musk's Hyperloop Plan Draws Praise, Skepticism.")

Brilliant Inventor

Tesla was born to Serbian parents in what is now Croatia, but he emigrated to the U.S. as a young man, where he eventually became a naturalized citizen. Besides Edison, who later became his bitter rival, Tesla often worked with inventor George Westinghouse. In 1893, the pair demonstrated their advances in lighting and motors in the "White City" at the Chicago World's Fair. In 1895, Tesla and Westinghouse developed the world's first hydroelectric power plant, at Niagara Falls.

At the turn of the century, Tesla set up a laboratory called Wardenclyffe in the small community of Shoreham, Long Island, where he conducted some of his most ambitious experiments. The building was financed by J. P. Morgan and designed by acclaimed architect Stanford White.

The most prominent feature was Wardenclyffe Tower, also called Tesla Tower, a 187-foot-tall (57-meter-tall) metal lattice tower topped with a big, bulbous antenna that was intended to beam communications and even energy across the Atlantic.

The tower is long gone, but the three-quarter-length statue of Tesla unveiled last week is a fitting memorial, said Alcorn. "This is the last remaining Tesla laboratory anywhere in the world," she said.

It took years for Alcorn's nonprofit to buy the property, with some help from an Internet cartoonist (see below).

Tesla ran out of money while building the tower and was foreclosed on twice. As with his previous Colorado Springs lab, assets were sold to pay down his debts. In 1917, the U.S. government blew up the tower, fearing that German spies were using it in World War I. The metal was sold for scrap, according to Alcorn. For decades, the building was used for photo processing.

Today, the octagonal concrete and granite base of the tower remains. There may be remnants of the giant tesla coil that was placed below ground, Alcorn said, although she hasn't yet raised the money to look for the remnants with ground-penetrating radar.

Alcorn hopes to open the lab building as a museum to Tesla and as an educational science center for the area.

Here are a few surprising facts about Nikola Tesla:

1. The Tesla museum was helped by a cartoon.

In May, Wardenclyffe was purchased by the Tesla Science Center, using $1.37 million raised on the crowd-funding website Indiegogo (New York State then provided a matching grant). The campaign was launched by Matthew Inman, creator of the popular web comic The Oatmeal.

At the statue unveiling last week, Inman told the crowd that the money was raised by "geeks" who felt kinship with Tesla, a "geek at heart."

Perhaps building on that success, a separate Kickstarter campaign raised $127,000 from 722 backers to create a seven-foot tall statue of Tesla for Palo Alto, California, to be unveiled December 7, 2013. Hosting a free Wi-Fi hotspot and a time capsule, the statue is intended to "represent the power of the creative spirit and will inspire people from around the world to focus on humanity's greatest challenges."

2. Tesla was an environmentalist.

According to Alcorn, Tesla was "very concerned about the fact that we were using up the Earth's resources too quickly, and he wanted to make sure that we were using nonfossil, renewable fuels."

So Tesla researched ways to harvest the natural energy in the ground and in the sky. He created artificial lightning in his lab, and probed electrical potential differences in the Earth and across tall objects.

J. P. Morgan reportedly took exception to that line of research, arguing that he wasn't interested in funding a power source that he couldn't meter.

3. Tesla died a broke humanitarian.

"Tesla did what he did for the betterment of humanity, to help people have a better quality of life," said Alcorn. "He never seemed to be interested in monetary gain, although a possible downside of that was he never seemed to have enough money to do what he needed to do."

Tesla had famous friends, including Mark Twain and French actress Sarah Bernhardt, but he struggled financially. Edison and Westinghouse were much more successful businessmen, which partly explains the strength of their legacies.

4. Tesla rarely slept and suffered from OCD.

Tesla claimed to have required only two hours of sleep a night, although he occasionally napped. He loathed jewelry and round objects and wouldn't touch hair. He was obsessed with the number three and polished every dining implement he used to perfection, using 18 napkins.

5. Many of Tesla's inventions were classified.

When Tesla died in 1943, during World War II, the Office of Alien Property took his belongings, Alcorn said. Most of his things were later released to his family, and many ended up in the Tesla Museum in Belgrade, which opened in the 1950s. But some of Tesla's papers are still classified by the U.S. government.

"I know people have requested things through the Freedom of Information Act, and they are released heavily redacted," said Alcorn.

As a result of the years of secrecy, many people have speculated about what fantastic inventions might have been suppressed, perhaps to keep them out of enemy hands or, more darkly, to perpetuate the status quo. Perhaps supporting the former theory, Tesla had spoken publically about working on a "death beam." Those who fear the latter theory often point to his work on harvesting theenergy in the forces of nature as something that would upset powerful oil companies.

For her part, Alcorn said she is inspired by both the genius and the perseverance of Tesla. "He taught us that when you believe in yourself, work on your goals, and follow through, a lot is possible," she said.

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