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In 1853 a Unitarian Minister attempted to piece together a pile of magnets, various steel shafts and spheres, zinc and copper plates and a dining room table into what he called the New Messiah.

The machine was apperently brought to life during a ritual that lasted several days, but was abruptly destroyed by local farmers in a Frankenstein-esque riot.