Tuesday 13 February 2007

Whatever Happened To...Marcus Hollingshead?

In late 2002, Marcus Hollingshead seemed to be promising a great new device, derived apparently from his efforts to create a mechanical model of the Earth's magnetic field. This device appeared to accidentally generate antigravitational effects. Some more background can be found here.

Initially those who communicated with him had a good feeling about it - he seemed a genuine person in emails and on the phone, produced pages of detailed technical specs, and promised (somewhat) public demonstrations. Personally I felt, as I think did he, a sort of bond through similar upbringings (both being half-Usanian and half-Ukanian) Alas, nothing came of all the fuss (unless the MIB know different, of course!) and Marcus himself variously claimed it was a hoax or had gone into secret development (solid state versions were mentioned). In any event, nothing has been heard from him, to my knowledge, since this 2004 interview.

The jury remains out as to whether he was genuine and has been "got at" by The Powers That Be, or if it was all just a hoax that went too far. Personally, my sympathies are for his wife, who seems to have borne the brunt of fielding an awful lot of phone calls.

If you know different...or even if you *are* Marcus and want a right of reply...please get in touch!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Marcus continues to issue BS in the most believable of manners. He has duped experts in a number of fields, notably the one where (currently) he purports in his LinedIn profile to be "‎Global Marketing and Sales Manager at Ridgeway Science Ltd" a title I'm sure would make them laugh. Why not ask them? He's a salesman par excellence, when he can be bothered and quickly tires (or the government steal his toys). He is also bright and capable of re-using other's research and (possibly) extending it slightly. But the question you must ALWAYS ask him is "so where's the proof?" the sit back and be entertained by the amazing reasons behind why HE HAS NONE!