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TIL Henry Maxim, the inventor of machine gun went deaf after test-firings, so his son invented the silencer later

submitted by Conspirologist to whatever 10 monthsAug 17, 2024 01:54:48 ago (+14/-1)     (en.wikipedia.org)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Percy_Maxim?wprov=sfti1



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[ - ] Panic 6 points 10 monthsAug 17, 2024 10:20:38 ago (+6/-0)

Hiram Maxim (not Henry) also invented all sorts of other things, including fire sprinklers, the light bulb (stolen by Edison), amusement park rides, smokeless gunpowder and so much more.

The secret to his success was that he started working at age 14, as all boys should. Creativity declines with age, so an early staart is a good start.

[ - ] NeverHappened 2 points 10 monthsAug 17, 2024 10:36:47 ago (+2/-0)

Edison was such a fucking jew.

[ - ] __47__ 1 point 10 monthsAug 17, 2024 11:10:40 ago (+1/-0)

Ya he was. Didn't he hang an elephant or electrocute it?

[ - ] NeverHappened 1 point 10 monthsAug 17, 2024 11:23:43 ago (+1/-0)

Poor Topsy was electrocuted at Coney Island in 1903. The show Bob's Burgers actually had a pretty funny episode about it.
But Topsy was still one of the least jewy things that piece of shit did.

[ - ] __47__ 1 point 10 monthsAug 17, 2024 11:34:26 ago (+1/-0)

Oh I remember that! Fuckhead. What was the worst?

[ - ] NeverHappened 1 point 10 monthsAug 18, 2024 08:47:15 ago (+1/-0)

Oh boy where to start. His first wife died of a broken heart and probably morphine poisoning b/c he was such a cunt to his family. So he marries another gal half his age to raise his first three kids and treats them and subsequent children like shit too. Some of the kids end up as alcoholics, as swindler's etc.
His jewy business practices are pretty well-known. Everyone knows about his relationship with Tesla but he pressured widows or just straight up stole patents all the time. He wasn't even that smart; just willing to be a kike.
He was a supporter of women's suffrage although he was quoted as saying "interest is an invention of Satan" or something like that which is pretty based on the surface.
I just really don't like the guy.

[ - ] Conspirologist [op] 1 point 10 monthsAug 17, 2024 10:37:38 ago (+1/-0)

My bad. I'm so retarded in the morning, I can barely read.

[ - ] GuyWhite 3 points 10 monthsAug 17, 2024 08:28:21 ago (+3/-0)

Should have invented ear plugs or ear muffs earlier.

[ - ] Conspirologist [op] 1 point 10 monthsAug 17, 2024 10:08:23 ago (+1/-0)

Yeah. It's strange that he was an engineer, but was unaware about the dangers of high volume noise to human ears. It's basic physics.

[ - ] Scyber 6 points 10 monthsAug 17, 2024 07:00:04 ago (+6/-0)

WHAT???