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The Tempest Prognosticator Used Leeches To Predict Stormy Weather
Manage episode 411694844 series 2922787
Today was the birthday in 1794 of George Merryweather, the inventor of his era’s most fascinating leech-based weather predicting contraption: the tempest prognosticator. Plus: today in 1953, a phone company director pretty much predicts the smartphones of today.
A Council Of Leeches Used To Predict Storms Inside The "Tempest Prognosticator" (IFL Science)
Is This Cellphone Prediction from 1953 Real? (Snopes)
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Manage episode 411694844 series 2922787
Today was the birthday in 1794 of George Merryweather, the inventor of his era’s most fascinating leech-based weather predicting contraption: the tempest prognosticator. Plus: today in 1953, a phone company director pretty much predicts the smartphones of today.
A Council Of Leeches Used To Predict Storms Inside The "Tempest Prognosticator" (IFL Science)
Is This Cellphone Prediction from 1953 Real? (Snopes)
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support1374集单集
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