Friday, May 5, 2023

Friday Night Steam

A steam gun? You 'betcha!




Back in the mid-1800s, inventors were finding new ways to use steam technology, including for weaponry. This episode tells the story of The Winans Steam Gun, which was built to be a killing machine during the Civil War. But, in fact, it didn't live up to the hype. And, the man it's named after probably didn't even know it existed.






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1 comment:

  1. If you are going to harness all that heat, you should be distilling liquor, not killing people. Just saying.

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