The Weightless Clubman

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-weightless-clubman. A desperate clubman uses a strange ancient remedy to lose weight, only to become nearly weightless and trapped floating on ceilings. Check more stories related to media at: https://hackernoon.com/c/media. You can also check exclusive content about #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-april-2004, #science-fiction-short-stories, #sci-fi-classic, #eccentric-clubman, #weight-loss-experiment, #english-literature, #project-gutenberg, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. An overweight London clubman becomes obsessed with losing fat and persuades a friend to share a mysterious family remedy. Instead of slimming normally, the potion removes almost all of his weight, causing him to float helplessly against ceilings like a balloon. Forced to live in secret with lead-lined clothing and bizarre household adaptations, he becomes a tragic and absurd victim of reckless experimentation.