Ridiculous History

The Great Panjandrum: A Hilariously Terrible Idea

04.22.2021 - By iHeartPodcastsPlay

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As the British military brainstormed ways to break the German-built Atlantic Wall during World War II, desperation drove them to unorthodox ideas -- one of those, the Great Panjandrum, was a literal rocket-powered, rolling bomb. Tune in to learn how the Panjandrum came to be, what went wrong with it, and how amazing it is that no one actually died during testing.

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