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Hi all,
I got permission from a good friend of mine to post an e-mail that he sent me regarding something he heard on Art Bell.
"I don't know if you ever heard the story of Mad Man Markum, so I'll give
you a brief run down. Several years ago Art Bell got a caller who
claimed to be building a Jacob's Ladder to use as a time machine. He
actually went out and "borrowed" some generators and other equipment
from the power company. Needless to say, he quickly ran afoul of the
Law. Art was able to verify that much. Mad Man Markum explained his
plans to Art, and Art wanted to be there when the real test was done.
If I remember right, Markum had made several tests with coins and small
animals. The device that Markum was going to travel back in time in was
basically a large tube. He was all set to try his invention. Then,
silence from Mad Man Markum. Art has yet to hear from him.
Tonight, there was a caller from Orange County, CA, who claimed to have
seen a photograph in the local paper. This photo, and the story behind
it, was about four years ago. It was a retelling of an old mystery.
According to the caller, there was a strange discovery on a beach back
in the 1920's or 1930's. The authorities had discovered a man's body in
a large tube. The tube, and the body, was horribly crushed. Next to
the body was a strange device. The whole thing was a mystery. No one
knew who the man was, and how he got there. His death was also a
mystery, for they could find no reason why the tube and the man were
crushed. In addition, they could not identify the device next to the
remains. The caller, a listener of Art, examined the photo, and thought
the device looked like a cell phone. Mad Man Markum had told Art he
would take a cell phone with him. The caller, and I presume Art, is
going to contact the paper to verify the story.
Sounds pretty interesting. Is it possible that this man succeeded in
time travel? Granted, if this story is true, it wasn't the best
success. I guess the moral would be if you plan to try to build and use
a time machine, it's best to look at all the newspaper archives to see
if your in any of the old pictures. Oh, and I'm going to send this
e-mail to you one year ago."
I was wondering if anyone could verify this or if they heard the broadcast.
Thanks,
realeyes
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