An experimental capsule designed to cross a large body of water disappeared while on an epic journey, scrambling volunteers and authorities to search for it with family and friends anxiously awaiting updates.
It was not designed to sink, but to glide — across land or water — when propelled by the wind. Its cavity was dotted with one glass porthole on each end and hollow except for an axle to help the watermelon-shaped machine turn while its occupant was seated atop it.The contraption was the brainchild of Peter Nissen, a local bookkeeper who was a native of Denmark. Nicknamed “F. M.
proclaimed on July 11, 1900. “Many of these imitators are not likely to be as lucky as the originator, and he may in the end be the indirect cause of several deaths.”
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