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I don't know why this made sense to them, but they decide like, oh yeah, pork bellies, that's better than cash, that'll really work out.

Yes. And I know someone might be saying, well, pork belly futures is probably what they were talking about. No, no. Literal pork bellies. And this becomes obvious because when they try to exchange these pork bellies to the British government for cash, the British government's like, well, these have gone rancid. These are all rancid pork bellies. We don't really want these.

Yes. And I know someone might be saying, well, pork belly futures is probably what they were talking about. No, no. Literal pork bellies. And this becomes obvious because when they try to exchange these pork bellies to the British government for cash, the British government's like, well, these have gone rancid. These are all rancid pork bellies. We don't really want these.

Yes. And I know someone might be saying, well, pork belly futures is probably what they were talking about. No, no. Literal pork bellies. And this becomes obvious because when they try to exchange these pork bellies to the British government for cash, the British government's like, well, these have gone rancid. These are all rancid pork bellies. We don't really want these.

So Maxwell, they keep going. He keeps trying to sell these rancid pork bellies to different countries. And he finally finds a country that's like starving to death, Austria. And Austria is like, yeah, we will literally take anything. It's rancid, fine. We'll make it into sausage. We're doing so badly right now. Toxic pork is the best Austria can do. Thanks, Hitler. Wow.

So Maxwell, they keep going. He keeps trying to sell these rancid pork bellies to different countries. And he finally finds a country that's like starving to death, Austria. And Austria is like, yeah, we will literally take anything. It's rancid, fine. We'll make it into sausage. We're doing so badly right now. Toxic pork is the best Austria can do. Thanks, Hitler. Wow.

So Maxwell, they keep going. He keeps trying to sell these rancid pork bellies to different countries. And he finally finds a country that's like starving to death, Austria. And Austria is like, yeah, we will literally take anything. It's rancid, fine. We'll make it into sausage. We're doing so badly right now. Toxic pork is the best Austria can do. Thanks, Hitler. Wow.

Again, there's like a, if you've been to Berlin, you've had like currywurst, right? Which is like a Berlin dish and it's like curry on a sausage or a hot dog. It got started because in this period of time, they're like sausages were like more than at 50% sawdust. And they had curry powder because the British were there. So it was like, people won't notice the sawdust as much if we put curry on it.

Again, there's like a, if you've been to Berlin, you've had like currywurst, right? Which is like a Berlin dish and it's like curry on a sausage or a hot dog. It got started because in this period of time, they're like sausages were like more than at 50% sawdust. And they had curry powder because the British were there. So it was like, people won't notice the sawdust as much if we put curry on it.

Again, there's like a, if you've been to Berlin, you've had like currywurst, right? Which is like a Berlin dish and it's like curry on a sausage or a hot dog. It got started because in this period of time, they're like sausages were like more than at 50% sawdust. And they had curry powder because the British were there. So it was like, people won't notice the sawdust as much if we put curry on it.

Wow. So, in 1955, back doing their Pergamon business, we're out of the pork belly thing, Maxwell and his partner Rose bowed. I also just have to say, the fact that, like, this scientific publishing starts with, like, the guy who murdered a significant portion of the SS and the guy who smuggled nuclear secrets to the French Resistance, you'd think this would have ended cooler than it does.

Wow. So, in 1955, back doing their Pergamon business, we're out of the pork belly thing, Maxwell and his partner Rose bowed. I also just have to say, the fact that, like, this scientific publishing starts with, like, the guy who murdered a significant portion of the SS and the guy who smuggled nuclear secrets to the French Resistance, you'd think this would have ended cooler than it does.

Wow. So, in 1955, back doing their Pergamon business, we're out of the pork belly thing, Maxwell and his partner Rose bowed. I also just have to say, the fact that, like, this scientific publishing starts with, like, the guy who murdered a significant portion of the SS and the guy who smuggled nuclear secrets to the French Resistance, you'd think this would have ended cooler than it does.

Yeah, that can't have been like a great profit margin, right? Yeah. So in 1955, Maxwell and his partner, Roosevelt, show up at the Geneva Conference on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Power.

Yeah, that can't have been like a great profit margin, right? Yeah. So in 1955, Maxwell and his partner, Roosevelt, show up at the Geneva Conference on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Power.

Yeah, that can't have been like a great profit margin, right? Yeah. So in 1955, Maxwell and his partner, Roosevelt, show up at the Geneva Conference on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Power.

And this is kind of, we've talked about this before, one of like the inciting events to what becomes the Plowshare Program, where the US is like, we should be using nukes to dig big holes and hydraulically frack, you know? So they show up at this big conference because there's all these scientists who are presenting papers on like cutting-edge nuclear research.

And this is kind of, we've talked about this before, one of like the inciting events to what becomes the Plowshare Program, where the US is like, we should be using nukes to dig big holes and hydraulically frack, you know? So they show up at this big conference because there's all these scientists who are presenting papers on like cutting-edge nuclear research.

And this is kind of, we've talked about this before, one of like the inciting events to what becomes the Plowshare Program, where the US is like, we should be using nukes to dig big holes and hydraulically frack, you know? So they show up at this big conference because there's all these scientists who are presenting papers on like cutting-edge nuclear research.

So they rent an office nearby and Maxwell spends the whole trip. He's just like crashing seminars and luncheons and dinners and finding every scientist he can who's got a paper out and is like, hey man, sign an exclusive contract with me. I will give you money in exchange for the rights to everything you publish, right? And This isn't a lot of money for him.