In early 1995, Mike “Madman” Marcum tried to build a time machine on the porch of his home in Stanberry, Missouri, United States. He began creating a device called the Jacobs Ladder. It uses a modified Compact Disc laser to reduce air resistance between two poles. This will produce a continuous arc. He saw an unusual result when turning on the device. There was a heat mark, as you would see on a hot pavement, but it has circular shape like a vortex. So he decided to throw a sheet metal screw through the vortex to see the effect and … Continue reading Inventing the Time Machine: Mysterious Disappearance of Mike Marcum