TLDR;
This video talks about several inventions and technologies that were either suppressed, dismissed, or never fully developed, often due to concerns about safety, profitability, or political reasons. It covers a range of topics from free energy devices and alternative fuels to cancer cures and anti-gravity technology.
- Suppressed inventions and technologies
- Reasons for suppression: safety, profit, politics
- Range of topics: energy, fuel, medicine, transportation
Rudolf Diesel and the Diesel Engine [20:42]
Rudolf Diesel created several heat engines, including a solar-powered air engine. In 1892, he got a development patent for his diesel engine. By August 10, 1893, his first model was running in Augsburg, Germany. He got a patent for the engine that year and another for an improvement. By 1896, he showed off another engine with a theoretical efficiency of 75%, much better than steam engines (10%) and other early combustion engines. In 1898, he got a US patent for an internal combustion engine. After he died, diesel engines became common in vehicles and still are today, with modern versions being improved versions of his original design.
Paul Panton and GE Technology [19:44]
Paul Panton created Global Environmental Energy (GE) technology. Some people say he was wrongly put in a mental hospital in Provo, Utah, for claiming his system could fuel a car mostly with water. In May 2009, a judge released him, and he's now helping researchers improve their GE application. Panton has made over 80 discoveries in GE, medicine, and natural issues and is looking for someone to market his many innovations.
The Cold Fusion Controversy and Eugene Mallove's Murder [18:41]
Eugene Franklin Mallove was a physicist, science writer, and publisher who supported cold fusion and alternative energy research. He wrote "Fire from Ice," which claimed that Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann's cold fusion experiment at the University of Utah produced more energy than it used, but the results were suppressed by mainstream physicists. Mallove was killed in 2004, and two people were convicted of manslaughter and murder in connection with his death.
Linus Pauling's Controversial Vitamin C Therapy [17:57]
Linus Carl Pauling was a chemist and advocate for orthomolecular medicine, mega-vitamin therapy, and nutritional supplements, especially Vitamin C. However, his claims about the medical benefits of high doses of vitamins haven't been widely accepted in the scientific community.
The Phoebus Cartel and the Birth of Planned Obsolescence [16:32]
From 1925 to 1939, the Phoebus cartel controlled the production and distribution of light bulbs in Europe and North America. The cartel reduced the lifespan of bulbs. In 1949, a U.S. court ruled that General Electric violated the Sherman Antitrust Act because of its involvement in the cartel. The court found that GE had the power to determine bulb lifespan for profit, violating the act.
Harry Hoxsey's Persecuted Cancer Treatment [15:25]
Hoxsey therapy is an alternative cancer treatment involving herbal pastes or mixtures, laxatives, douches, vitamin supplements, and dietary changes. Major medical agencies haven't found proof that Hoxsey therapy works. In 1960, the FDA banned the sale and marketing of the Hoxsey method in the U.S., calling it worthless and quackery. The BioMed Center in Tijuana, Mexico, is now the main marketer for the Hoxsey method, which is also marketed online with false claims of effectiveness.
Thomas Townsend Brown - Electrogravitics [14:32]
Thomas Townsend Brown was an American inventor who thought he had created anti-gravity using high electric fields. Instead of anti-gravity, what Brown saw is usually linked to electrohydrodynamics, which is the movement of charged particles transferring momentum to neutral particles in the air. Brown worked to create devices based on his ideas and promote them for business and military use. His findings led to ionic propulsion lifters and conspiracy theories about anti-gravity.
The Tragic Story of Royal Raymond Rife's Cancer Cure [13:28]
Royal Raymond Rife was an inventor known for his microscopes and an oscillating Beam Ray innovation, which he claimed could treat diseases by killing disease organisms with radio waves. Although he worked with scientists and his findings were published, they were later rejected by the American Medical Association and mainstream science. Rife proponents still believe electromagnetic frequency shocks can destroy malignant cells, but these claims are mostly unsupported by scientific research, and Rife machines haven't been certified for treatment by health authorities.
Stan Meyer's Water-Powered Car [12:33]
Stanley Allen Meyer designed a perpetual motion machine with a water fuel cell. He claimed a car with this device could use water instead of gasoline. An Ohio court deemed Meyer's claims fraudulent in 1996. Meyer died unexpectedly in 1998, and some fans believe he was killed to stop the spread of his ideas.
Nicola Tesla's Wireless Energy Transmission [11:03]
Nicola Tesla wanted to build a global wireless communication system using the Wardencliff transmission tower. The tower would use the Earth as a conductor to broadcast news, music, and secure communications. He also wanted to transmit energy wirelessly. However, the project had financial problems and was dismantled in 1917.
The Hendershot Generator [10:16]
Lester Hendershot worked on an overunity device for over 30 years, aiming to tap into a magnetic force field. Hendershot seemed to be the only one who could trigger it, but he couldn't explain why it worked. The Hendershot generator was demonstrated many times between 1928 and 1960, and its reliability was confirmed by witnesses. However, Hendershot faced political issues and faded into obscurity.
Project XA [9:02]
Dr. James D. Mold developed a cancer-free cigarette known as Project XA. After 25 years, Mold invented the XA or Palladium cigarette, which used palladium and magnesium nitrate to eliminate cancer-causing chemicals in cigarette smoke. Lab tests showed these cigarettes reduced cancer incidence in lab animals. However, the company withdrew support because lawyers warned that selling a safer product would lead to lawsuits for the less safe products they marketed.
General Motors EV1 [7:32]
The General Motors EV1 was a battery electric vehicle made from 1996 until 1999. It was the first mass-produced, purpose-built battery electric vehicle. The EV1 concept came from the battery electric Impact prototype in 1990. Despite positive customer feedback, General Motors decided electric vehicles were an unproductive niche and ended the EV1 program in 2001, crushing most of the cars.
Cloudbuster [6:45]
A cloudbuster was a device invented by Wilhelm Reich, who claimed it could cause rain by controlling orgone energy in the atmosphere. It was designed to concentrate orgone energy on a spot in the sky and ground it in water. There have been no confirmed cases of a cloudbuster actually working, and orgone therapy was always seen as pseudo-science.
Anti-Gravity Technology Hidden in Nature [6:10]
Victor Stepanovich Grebennikov claimed to have built a levitation platform powered by dead insect body parts. Grebennikov wrote about his flights over the Russian countryside using his levitation device in his book "My World."
Coral Castle [5:25]
Coral Castle is a limestone structure in Miami-Dade County, Florida, created by Edward Leedskalnin. It's made of large stones shaped into walls, tables, chairs, and other objects. Coral Castle is known for the story that Leedskalnin built it single-handedly using reverse magnetism or supernatural skills.
Perpetual Motion [4:41]
The vortex water revitalizer is based on Victor Schauberger's ideas. Schauberger was an Austrian forester, inventor, and naturalist who studied water and its role in life. His work continues to inspire those studying water conservation.
The Hemp Car [3:18]
In 1941, Henry Ford revealed a prototype car made almost entirely of hemp. The hemp body car was intended to be lightweight, sturdy, and inexpensive, composed of hemp fibers, soybeans, straw, and resin. It also ran on hemp ethanol gasoline. The car was efficient, with a fuel efficiency of about 40 miles per gallon. However, the use of hemp ethanol fuel was never widely adopted due to political and economic constraints.
The Radiant Energy Device [1:34]
Dr. T. Henry Moray invented a device to extract energy from empty space in the early 1900s. He created a 60-pound device that generated 50,000 watts of electricity for several hours. Despite demonstrating it to scientists, Moray couldn't get money to develop it into a power station. During World War II, communist supporters in the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) pressured Moray to give details of his device to the Soviet Union.
Williams X-Jet [0:43]
The Williams X-Jet, developed by Williams International, was a small, single-person vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. It was powered by a modified Williams F107 turbofan engine. The craft was controlled by leaning in the desired direction and regulating engine output. It could move in any direction, hover, and rotate on its axis. The U.S. Army evaluated it in the 1980s but deemed it inferior to helicopters and small uncrewed aircraft, so the program was stopped.