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Picture it. You've spent half the night digging up a fresh grave, you finally prise open the lid and the corpse you came to steal greets you with a face full of lead shot. That was the whole point of the coffin torpedo, a gadget designed to turn the dead into their own bodyguards.It sounds like something out of a cartoon, and in some ways it was. But it came out of a very real panic in 1870s America, and at least one newspaper swore it had blown a body snatcher to pieces.Quick Answers• What
With a final push, Sam Wainwright levered the lid of the coffin open. There was a brief moment of surprise and confusion as he realized that the coffin contained an apparently-intact penguin, quickly replaced by horror as its eyes opened, its fangs extended, and it lunged forward.
I’d be kinda flattered if someone wanted to steal my corpse.
With a final push, Sam Wainwright levered the lid of the coffin open. There was a brief moment of surprise and confusion as he realized that the coffin contained an apparently-intact penguin, quickly replaced by horror as its eyes opened, its fangs extended, and it lunged forward.
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