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The Great Panjandrum: A Hilariously Terrible Idea
The Great Panjandrum: A Hilariously Terrible Idea
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Apr 22, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
As the British military brainstormed ways to break the German-built Atlantic Wall during World War II, desperation drove them to unorthodox ideas -- one of those, the Great Panjandrum, was a literal rocket-powered, rolling bomb. Tune in to learn how the Panjandrum came to be, what went wrong with it, and how amazing it is that no one actually died during testing.
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Released:
Apr 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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