The second hour shifts to inventor Tom Kasmer, creator of the Hydristor, a device combining hydraulic and transistor principles to create a variable connection between rotating shafts. Art introduces Kasmer's resume, which includes designing IBM circuit board drill machines and a rocket ignition circuit that flew on the lunar module. John DeLorean has expressed interest in incorporating Hydristor technology into a new automobile. However, a poor hotel phone connection forces the interview to be rescheduled after only a few minutes of technical discussion.
Open lines fill the remainder of the broadcast on the anniversary of September 11th. Callers share emotional reflections on the trauma of that day, debate the SETI signal detection, report chemtrail sightings over Phoenix, and discuss the massive North Korean explosion that produced a two-mile-wide mushroom cloud. Art also shares a story about the Coral Castle from a caller whose uncle transported its massive stones one at a time on a flatbed truck.
Key Moments
John DeLorean to use Kasmer's Hydristor: Tom Kasmer reveals that John DeLorean has agreed to incorporate Kasmer's Hydristor invention into a new car design, using it as a variable hydraulic connection between the engine and the wheels.
What 'Hydristor' actually means: Kasmer explains that 'Hydristor' is a portmanteau of hydraulic and transistor: hydraulic for moving fluid, transistor for variably controlling that movement, like slipping a clutch to hold a car on a hill.
Art on his lifelong identity with radio: Asked by a caller why he got into radio, Art reflects that radio has been his entire life since he was old enough to take electronics apart and that he genuinely cannot imagine doing anything else.
Yellowstone supervolcano caller plan: A caller cites a London volcano expert saying Yellowstone will probably erupt and asks Art whether remote viewers could pinpoint when, with Art half-jokingly endorsing personally getting out of Dodge as the right response.
Art on the third anniversary of 9/11: On the night of the third anniversary, Art shares that despite watching every horrid moment live and being glued to coverage for days in 2001, he can no longer review the footage because the emotional pain is too great.