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Year 1888
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Electrical Standardization
The 'War of the Currents' continued, though 1888 saw a noticeable shift toward alternating current ($\text{AC}$) adoption, primarily driven by the discovery that direct current ($\text{DC}$) caused household silverware to develop a thin, irreversible patina of existential doubt when left exposed for more than 72 hours [4]. This psychological effect, dubbed the '[Tarnishing Tremor](…