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Caltech Sweepstakes Caper
Type: College Prank. Summary: In 1975 Caltech students flooded a McDonald’s sweepstakes with millions of entries. Caltech is known for producing world-class scientists and engineers. But a few of its students have also demonstrated a flair for the law, as a highly controversial 1975 prank that turned on the legalistic…
Captain Crunch
Type: Hacker. Summary: In the early seventies, a group of hackers called “phone phreaks” emerged, earning notoriety by creating high-tech ways to beat the costs of long distance calls. “Cap’n Crunch” was the most notorious of them all. Posted by: Elliot Feldman blue box John Draper is one of Silicon…
Captain Midnight
Type: Hacker. Summary: In 1986 a tech-savvy hacker interrupted a cable channel broadcast with his own transmission. Posted by: Elliot Feldman On April 27, 1986, late night HBO subscribers watching the movie “The Falcon and the Snowman” were surprised by a sudden interruption of service. A color bar test pattern…
Gold Accumulator
Type: Scam. Summary: A con artist lured investors with a machine that could supposedly suck gold out of the sea. In 1897 Prescott Ford Jernegan dazzled investors with his gold accumulator. When lowered into the ocean, this contraption sucked particles of the precious metal out of the surrounding waters. Hours…
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.…
Instant Color TV
Type: April Fool’s Day Hoax. Summary: In 1962 Swedish television viewers were told they could receive color reception by placing a nylon stocking over the screen. Instant Color TV is listed at #3 in the Museum’s list of the Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes of All Time. INSTANT COLOR…
Interfering Brassieres
Type: April Fool’s Day Hoax. Summary: An article warned women that their bras might be causing television interference. April Fool’s Day Content in the Museum of HoaxesTop 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes—The Origin of April Fool’s Day—April Fool’s Hoaxes by Year1698 | 1708 | 1844 | 1860 | 1866 |…
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. April Fool’s Day Content in the Museum of HoaxesTop 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes—The Origin of April Fool’s Day—April Fool’s Hoaxes by Year1698 |…
Microsoft iLoo
Type: Hoax that was not a hoax. Summary: Microsoft announced that it intended to create the world’s first internet-enabled toilet. On April 30, 2003, MSN UK, a division of Microsoft, issued a press release announcing the imminent introduction of the iLoo, the world’s first internet-enabled port-a-potty. The introduction of this…
Satellite Medical Exam
Type: Scam. Summary: Victims are convinced to pose outside so that a satellite camera can diagnose their medical condition. During the past three decades the resolution of satellite-based cameras has greatly increased, and satellite imagery has grown in importance for the work of both businesses and governments. Nevertheless, satellites remain…
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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Caltech Sweepstakes Caper
Type: College Prank. Summary: In 1975 Caltech students flooded a McDonald’s sweepstakes with millions of entries. Caltech is known for producing world-class scientists and engineers. But a few of its students have also demonstrated a flair for the law, as a highly controversial 1975 prank that turned on the legalistic…
Captain Crunch
Type: Hacker. Summary: In the early seventies, a group of hackers called “phone phreaks” emerged, earning notoriety by creating high-tech ways to beat the costs of long distance calls. “Cap’n Crunch” was the most notorious of them all. Posted by: Elliot Feldman blue box John Draper is one of Silicon…
Captain Midnight
Type: Hacker. Summary: In 1986 a tech-savvy hacker interrupted a cable channel broadcast with his own transmission. Posted by: Elliot Feldman On April 27, 1986, late night HBO subscribers watching the movie “The Falcon and the Snowman” were surprised by a sudden interruption of service. A color bar test pattern…
Gold Accumulator
Type: Scam. Summary: A con artist lured investors with a machine that could supposedly suck gold out of the sea. In 1897 Prescott Ford Jernegan dazzled investors with his gold accumulator. When lowered into the ocean, this contraption sucked particles of the precious metal out of the surrounding waters. Hours…
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.…
Instant Color TV
Type: April Fool’s Day Hoax. Summary: In 1962 Swedish television viewers were told they could receive color reception by placing a nylon stocking over the screen. Instant Color TV is listed at #3 in the Museum’s list of the Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes of All Time. INSTANT COLOR…
Interfering Brassieres
Type: April Fool’s Day Hoax. Summary: An article warned women that their bras might be causing television interference. April Fool’s Day Content in the Museum of HoaxesTop 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes—The Origin of April Fool’s Day—April Fool’s Hoaxes by Year1698 | 1708 | 1844 | 1860 | 1866 |…
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. April Fool’s Day Content in the Museum of HoaxesTop 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes—The Origin of April Fool’s Day—April Fool’s Hoaxes by Year1698 |…
Microsoft iLoo
Type: Hoax that was not a hoax. Summary: Microsoft announced that it intended to create the world’s first internet-enabled toilet. On April 30, 2003, MSN UK, a division of Microsoft, issued a press release announcing the imminent introduction of the iLoo, the world’s first internet-enabled port-a-potty. The introduction of this…
Satellite Medical Exam
Type: Scam. Summary: Victims are convinced to pose outside so that a satellite camera can diagnose their medical condition. During the past three decades the resolution of satellite-based cameras has greatly increased, and satellite imagery has grown in importance for the work of both businesses and governments. Nevertheless, satellites remain…
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…