Masks, Mummies & Maydays
From The Tinker Tank by Jacob Slivka
May 10, 2026 · 34 min · Season 1 · Episode 7
About this episode
The episode explores odd inventions and historical figures, highlighting the bizarre and bold nature of human failure.
In a Tinker Tank / Tattered Timeline collaboration. Three oddball inventions and one unlucky outlaw collide as we explore Elmer McCurdy’s post‑mortem career, the bizarre anti‑eating mask, and the trial‑and‑error birth of the parachute — proof that humans fail boldly, weirdly, and with spectacular commitment.
People in this episode
Host: Jacob Slivka
Topics covered
- inventions
- history
- failure
- parachute
- masks
- anti-eating
- Elmer McCurdy
Keywords
- inventions
- Elmer McCurdy
- parachute
- anti-eating mask
- failure
- history
- Tinker Tank
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Tinker Tank, Tattered Timeline
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