r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/HollywoodHypeBeast • 4d ago
The inventor of the automatic machine gun, Hiram Maxim, spent so much time test-firing his guns that he became profoundly deaf. His son Hiram Percy Maxim eventually invested the silencer, but too late to save his father's hearing. Image
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u/Old_Establishment978 4d ago
On behalf of every (war) criminal, thank you.