Stuff You Should Know · September 18, 2026 · 48m

SYSK Gets Weird Playlist: What was the Philadelphia Experiment?

The Stuff You Should Know team explores the Philadelphia Experiment, a persistent conspiracy theory about a naval invisibility test that supposedly went awry, despite a lack of credible evidence. They also touch on the mythology's pop culture footprint, including a notoriously bad 1980s movie.

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The Philadelphia Experiment: A Conspiracy with Zero Evidence

The Philadelphia Experiment conspiracy theory claims the US Navy made a destroyer invisible during a 1943 test, but investigators have found no credible evidence to support the story.

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