April 18, 1995: Building a Time Machine - "Mad Man" Marcum
Mar 25, 2023•2 hr 55 min•Season 1995Ep. 46
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Episode description
Mad Man Marcum, a 21-year-old Missouri factory worker, joins Art Bell to describe his backyard attempts at building a time machine. Marcum explains how a simple Jacob's Ladder project spiraled into something extraordinary when he noticed a strange circular vortex forming above the electrical arc. After throwing a sheet metal screw into the shimmering field, he watched it vanish and reappear moments later on the table below. Determined to replicate the effect on a larger scale, Marcum stole six… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/april-18-1995-building-a-time-machine-mad-man-marcum
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