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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

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January 28th, 2020

1/28/2020

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A proper story has three acts, but the story of The Foolkiller submarine is missing two of them. Today, we're looking at act 2: the brief window of time during which we know where this giant steel craft was. We're also examining the three initial theories that people at the time held about where the thing came from, and who built it. To do that, we're going from The North Pole to The Center of The Earth and even all the way to the deep jungle depths of Ottawa Illinois. 

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Lee Rosevere
Kevin MacLeod
These images represent basically the only existent photos of the sub, all of which were taken from its initial raising in January of 1916:
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And here it is being advertised at that Skeeball joint:
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Then at Riverview, along with those funny monkey motorists:
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William "Frenchy" Deneau, ladies and gents. First dawning his diving suit, then floating in The Fox River with his life vest.
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Is this Peter Nissen, or is this Mr. Bowser? 
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Peter Nissen (AKA Mr. Bowser), in The Foolkiller 2, going over The Niagara Rapids, as shot by The Edison Company:
Foolkiller 2 made it the first time. Not the second, though. Here it is, dashed against the rocks with Nissen looking on.
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Nissen, his antics and contraptions featured heavily in media of the early 1900s, particularly in Popular Science, who featured stories about him over and over again, though not always complimentary ones...
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The saga of The Foolkiller 3, distilled into four photographs.
1. Being inflated on shore:
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Then brought out to The Lake...
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Rolling over Lake Michigan and over the horizon...
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And finally, the wreckage, found on the other side near Peter Nissen's infinitely distressed corpse:
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24 Comments
Jay H
1/29/2020 12:00:48 pm

Who was that first guest voice? I *know* I know it! 🤔

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Don
1/31/2020 05:24:18 pm

Is it Clint McElroy?

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Tucker Conrad
7/2/2020 09:12:01 am

A GREAT SPELL CASTER (DR. EMU) THAT HELP ME BRING BACK MY EX GIRLFRIEND.
Am so happy to testify about a great spell caster that helped me when all hope was lost for me to unite with my ex-girlfriend that I love so much. I had a girlfriend that love me so much but something terrible happen to our relationship one afternoon when her friend that was always trying to get to me was trying to force me to make love to her just because she was been jealous of her friend that i was dating and on the scene my girlfriend just walk in and she thought we had something special doing together, i tried to explain things to her that her friend always do this whenever she is not with me and i always refuse her but i never told her because i did not want the both of them to be enemies to each other but she never believed me. She broke up with me and I tried times without numbers to make her believe me but she never believed me until one day i heard about the DR. EMU and I emailed him and he replied to me so kindly and helped me get back my lovely relationship that was already gone for two months.
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Sharon Wayne
11/6/2020 06:55:08 am

I want to thank Dr Emu a very powerful spell caster who help me to bring my husband back to me, few month ago i have a serious problem with my husband, to the extend that he left the house, and he started dating another woman and he stayed with the woman, i tried all i can to bring him back, but all my effort was useless until the day my friend came to my house and i told her every thing that had happened between me and my husband, then she told me of a powerful spell caster who help her when she was in the same problem I then contact Dr Emu and told him every thing and he told me not to worry my self again that my husband will come back to me after he has cast a spell on him, i thought it was a joke, after he had finish casting the spell, he told me that he had just finish casting the spell, to my greatest surprise within 48 hours, my husband really came back begging me to forgive him, if you need his help you can contact him with via email: Emutemple@gmail.com or add him up on his whatsapp +2347012841542 is willing to help any body that need his help. 

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Jay H
1/29/2020 12:15:23 pm

Sebastian Major!
D'oh! 😏

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Lizzy Dixon
2/20/2020 12:08:43 pm

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Lizzy Dixon
2/20/2020 12:09:49 pm

Am Lizzy Dixon from Canada, I want to quickly tell the world that there is a real online spell caster that is powerful and genuine, His name is Chief He helped me recently to reunite my relationship with my husband who left me, When i contacted Chief he cast a love spell for me, and my husband who said he doesn't have anything to do with me again called me and started begging me to come back. he is back now with so much love and care. today i am glad to let you all know that this spell caster have the powers to restore broken relationship back. because i am now happy with my husband. To anyone who is reading this article and needs any help, Chief can also offer any type of help like, Curing of all types of Diseases, Court Cases, Pregnancy Spell, Spiritual protection and lot's more. You can contact him Via his email chiefdrlucky@gmail.com call or add him on whats-app with his phone number +2348132777335 

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Ms. Nissen
4/2/2020 05:25:51 pm

Me, seeing someone whose last name is Nissen: Holy CRAP!!! I've never met someone with the same last name as me before, or heard about anyone who has it, especially not in historical stories!!!

Podcast pronunciation: nee-sin

Me: nooooooooooo

(All jokes aside, I'm really enjoying this story!! And don't worry, no one ever says it right, haha.)

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Sharon Wayne
6/13/2020 02:50:46 pm

I want to thank Dr Emu a very powerful spell caster who help me to bring my husband back to me, few month ago i have a serious problem with my husband, to the extend that he left the house, and he started dating another woman and he stayed with the woman, i tried all i can to bring him back, but all my effort was useless until the day my friend came to my house and i told her every thing that had happened between me and my husband, then she told me of a powerful spell caster who help her when she was in the same problem I then contact Dr Emu and told him every thing and he told me not to worry my self again that my husband will come back to me after he has cast a spell on him, i thought it was a joke, after he had finish casting the spell, he told me that he had just finish casting the spell, to my greatest surprise within 48 hours, my husband really came back begging me to forgive him, if you need his help you can contact him with via email: Emutemple@gmail.com or add him up on his whatsapp +2347012841542 is willing to help any body that need his help.
Website: http://emutemple.website2.me/

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Alicia link
6/25/2020 12:04:13 am

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7/20/2020 12:57:35 am

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8/31/2020 06:57:13 am

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tessy love
8/31/2020 07:02:10 am

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jessical lock
9/17/2020 09:17:37 pm

After being in relationship with my husband for nine years,he broke up with me, I did everything possible to bring him back but all was in vain, I wanted him back so much because of the love I have for him, I begged him with everything, I made promises but he refused. I explained my problem to someone online and she suggested that I should rather contact a spell man that could help me with a love  spell to bring him back but I am the type that never believed in spell, I had no choice than to try it, I mailed the spell man, and he told me there was no problem that everything will be okay before three days, that my ex will return to me before three days, he do a love spell  and surprisingly in the second day, it was around 4pm. My ex called me, I was so surprised, I answered the call and all he said was that he was so sorry for everything that happened, that he wanted me to return to him, that he loves me so much. I was so happy and went to him, that was how we started living together happily again. Since then, I have made promise that anybody I know that have a relationship problem, I would be of help to such person by referring him or her to the only real and powerful spell man who helped me with my own problem and who is different from all the fake ones out there. Anybody could need the help of the spell man, his email is (LAVENDERLOVESPELL@YAHOO.COM } or message him on  whatsap number.+2348102652355) you can email him if you need his assistance in your relationship or anything. 

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11/23/2020 03:08:51 pm

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Brittany Seiber
5/14/2021 10:14:59 am

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LUSSIE KANYE
5/26/2021 06:01:33 am

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Veronica Adrian
6/29/2021 09:38:25 am

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Amy Dylan
7/1/2021 10:49:37 am

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Lana Johannes
7/2/2021 09:21:21 am

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KATHRINE MELNICK
7/23/2021 01:14:29 pm

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k
11/14/2021 02:35:38 am

Hi everyone I'm Mrs. ALEKSI TAISIYA, My husband divorced me 2 years ago to live with another woman and i have tried have him back but i could not, so i try to do many things to get him back and he refuse to come back. One faithful Friday morning, I visit a forum for tips on how to get your Ex back and there i saw a lady testifying on how Dr. AKHERE helped her to get her husband back after he was tie down with a spell by another woman. Although I never believed in spiritual work I reluctantly tried him because I was desperate and i contact him and explain my problems to him, to my greatest surprise Dr. AKHERE helped me to bring back my husband after 5days and now my relationship is more perfect just as he promised. Getting your ex back permanently does not only bring back someone you love but it will also reunite your lovers feelings. My husband now treats me like a Queen and always says he loves me all the time. If you are passing through difficulties in your relationship, Doctor AKHERE can help solve marital problems, restore broken relationships and some other things. I can assure he's highly potent and reliable. Email him for urgent help [AKHERETEMPLE@gmail.com ] or +2349057261346.

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SCOTT WYCOFF
6/17/2022 11:42:53 am

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Gavin Wear
6/28/2022 01:56:53 am

I am here to spread this good news to the entire world on how Dr Emu helped me solve my infertility problem and i am so happy now that i am now a mother because for over 4 years i have been trying to get pregnant and needed help, i and my husband always go for medical check up and the doctor always say that the both of us are fine and i have nowhere else to get help from and all hope was almost lost until one day i visited a friend of mine and i told her what i was passing through and she introduce me to this great spell caster called Dr Emu who helped her when she was in need of help, so i took a try to contact Dr Emu through his email and i explain all my problem to him and after we have talked he perform an infertility spell for me and after that he told me what i should do, and i followed the instruction he gave and after that he instructed to sleep with my husband and also i followed the instruction and he said that the next week i should go for medical check up and the doctor confirmed that i was 4 months pregnant and i was so happy that all my sorrows were gone for ever, i am so very happy now and also if you need any kind of help or the same line with mine, contact Dr Emu on his email: emutemple@gmail.com or call/text his whatsapp phone number +2347012841542 visit his facebook page: https://web.facebook.com/Emu-Temple- 104891335203341

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