Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1970, an Air Force pilot had to eject from his fighter jet during a training exercise. So the plane just sort of got itself back onto the ground, mostly successfully. Plus: in 1974, the "Hibernating Groundhog Lodge" of Quarryville, PA built a contraption intended to get weather predictions from not just one groundhog, but thousands of them.  “Gary, You Better Get Back In It!” (Air Force Magazine) Groundhog Detector (Weird Universe) Our Patreon backers keep this show flying - join them for just $1 a month  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support