I&#x27;m wondering if Tesla&#x27;s equipment may have provided a standing wave to ground the ionosphere or some such technobabble. Certainly he didn&#x27;t wield the power to make such a blast. But the Earth has powers that large.<p>And Yeah Mythbusters. They &#x27;busted&#x27; the myth than you can start a fire using a stick and a bow. Yet my Boy Scouts do this for fun all the time.