• 41:23 - 44:23
Analog | Newspaper Archive Anomalies, Oddities Underground, Radium Secrets, & Lodestone 101
Phoenician Magnetism, Lodestones, and Alabama Mammoth Cave
The discussion turns to the "Eye of the Needle" society and the Phoenician mastery of magnetism and sailing. Analog introduces the concept of the lodestone as a central element of ancient technology and religion. A supporting 1888 article describes a massive 300-acre underground room found in Alabama's Mammoth Cave, featuring crystal-covered walls and a lake filled with eyeless silver fish.