The Invention of the Time Machine Disappears
3 min readMay 11, 2022
Mike “Madman” Marcum attempted to construct a time machine on his front porch in Stanberry, Missouri, in early 1995. Instead, he started working on the Jacobs Ladder gadget.
He was only 21 years old, and a student majoring in electrical at the time. Marcum can be considered intelligent when compared to his peers. Marcum allegedly attempted to construct a time machine to obtain the…