EPISODE · Aug 29, 2023 · 3 MIN
An Urban Legend Says The Devil Took Over Everybody’s TV Screens In 1968
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
There’s an urban legend floating around the web that claims today in 1968, the television industry was briefly stopped in its tracks by the devil. We'll unpack this wild story. Plus: in space, no one can hear you scream, except that two physicists in Finland say they've found a workaround. Did American TV Viewers Hear the Devil's Voice on Aug. 29, 1968? (Snopes) Physicists Figure Out a Novel Way to Let Sound Travel Through Space (Inverse) Keep this show coming through your screens and speakers as a backer on Patreon
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There’s an urban legend floating around the web that claims today in 1968, the television industry was briefly stopped in its tracks by the devil. We'll unpack this wild story. Plus: in space, no one can hear you scream, except that two physicists in Finland say they've found a workaround. Did American TV Viewers Hear the Devil's Voice on Aug. 29, 1968? (Snopes) Physicists Figure Out a Novel Way to Let Sound Travel Through Space (Inverse) Keep this show coming through your screens and speakers as a backer on Patreon
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