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Great Chess Automaton
Type: Technology Hoax. Summary: Centuries before IBM built Deep Blue, Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen built what he claimed was a “thinking machine” that could play chess against human opponents. A woodcut of the Turk that accompanied Poe’s 1836 article. According to Poe it was a ‘tolerable representation’ of the automaton.…
Interfering Brassieres
Type: April Fool’s Day Hoax. Summary: An article warned women that their bras might be causing television interference. AdditionalApril Fool’s Day ContentTop 100 April Fool’s Day HoaxesThe April Fool’s Day Database On April 1, 1982 the British Daily Mail published an article titled “Do not adjust your set—it could be…
Man Flies By Own Lung Power
Type: April Fool’s Day Hoax. Summary: A widely printed photograph showed a man flying by means of a device powered by the breath of his lungs. AdditionalApril Fool’s Day ContentTop 100 April Fool’s Day HoaxesThe April Fool’s Day Database In April 1934 numerous U.S. newspapers printed a photograph distributed by…
Perpetual Motion Machine of Charles Redheffer
A working replica of Redheffer’s perpetual motion machine built by Isaiah Lukens In 1812 a man called Charles Redheffer appeared in Philadelphia. He had with him a miraculous perpetual motion machine that required no source of energy to run. Or so he claimed. He set up a working model of…
Water As Fuel
Water is abundant and cheap (especially saltwater). Therefore, it has long been the focus of inventors searching for ways to use it as fuel. Below, in reverse chronological order, is a list of some of those who have claimed to have unlocked the mystery of how to use water as…
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Great Chess Automaton
Type: Technology Hoax. Summary: Centuries before IBM built Deep Blue, Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen built what he claimed was a “thinking machine” that could play chess against human opponents. A woodcut of the Turk that accompanied Poe’s 1836 article. According to Poe it was a ‘tolerable representation’ of the automaton.…
Interfering Brassieres
Type: April Fool’s Day Hoax. Summary: An article warned women that their bras might be causing television interference. AdditionalApril Fool’s Day ContentTop 100 April Fool’s Day HoaxesThe April Fool’s Day Database On April 1, 1982 the British Daily Mail published an article titled “Do not adjust your set—it could be…
Man Flies By Own Lung Power
Type: April Fool’s Day Hoax. Summary: A widely printed photograph showed a man flying by means of a device powered by the breath of his lungs. AdditionalApril Fool’s Day ContentTop 100 April Fool’s Day HoaxesThe April Fool’s Day Database In April 1934 numerous U.S. newspapers printed a photograph distributed by…
Perpetual Motion Machine of Charles Redheffer
A working replica of Redheffer’s perpetual motion machine built by Isaiah Lukens In 1812 a man called Charles Redheffer appeared in Philadelphia. He had with him a miraculous perpetual motion machine that required no source of energy to run. Or so he claimed. He set up a working model of…
Water As Fuel
Water is abundant and cheap (especially saltwater). Therefore, it has long been the focus of inventors searching for ways to use it as fuel. Below, in reverse chronological order, is a list of some of those who have claimed to have unlocked the mystery of how to use water as…
