Banvard claimed the Arctic Re Projector could locate whale movement within a twenty mile radius
2007
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They claimed that the Narwhal Sonar Buoys attracted the leviathans with expediency
2007
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Off of Gaspe, ready to dive for the elusive whale
2007
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Barnum was constantly making ill-advised improvements to the Arctic Re-Projector
2007
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Now you know what a Whale-O-Graph looks like
2007
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Banvard and the whale meter
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Banvard and the Arctic Re-projector
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It was awful luck, she had definitely seen them cast out the cetacean broadcaster
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You don’t just spontaneously decide to forge the existence of whales. No, one has to plan these things
2007
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Detail: You don’t just spontaneously decide to forge the existence of whales. No, one has to plan these things
2007
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Uncovering and dissecting a hoax is hard work but reporters and publishers are very good at that kind of thing
2007
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While reading the expose at the whale research station, Barnum realizes the hoax is up
2007
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