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Strange Machines

November 6, 2026 · 43 min

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From the kitchen to the battlefield, some machines are just too strange to believe. Like an appliance that runs on pup power. Or a mousetrap so deadly, you need a permit to own one. How about a submarine car straight out of a Bond movie? Whether brilliant or baffling, these devices push the limits of what you thought possible.


Thank you to our experts who contributed to this episode: MJ Banias, Kavitha Davidson, Negin Farsad, Holly Frey, Jason O. Harris, Sami Jarroush, Martin K.A. Morgan, Chris Mowery, David O'Keefe, Hakeem Oluseyi, Joe Pappalardo, Adam Richman, Austin Rogers, J. Mack Slaughter, Paul Sutter, and Jason Sweet.


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