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Robert Stadler attended the demonstration, and, as incredible as this might seem, had no idea even of what Project X was, much less the destruction of which it was capable, prior to the actual demonstration. After it was done, Dr. Stadler asked Dr. Ferris, "Who invented that ghastly thing?" Ferris, unperturbed, credited Stadler himself, and reminded Stadler that his own work on sonic physics was at the heart of the design of the Xylophone.

Robert Stadler attended the demonstration, and, as incredible as this might seem, had no idea even of what Project X was, much less the destruction of which it was capable, prior to the actual demonstration. After it was done, Dr. Stadler asked Dr. Ferris, "Who invented that ghastly thing?" Ferris, unperturbed, credited Stadler himself, and reminded Stadler that his own work on sonic physics was at the heart of the design of the Xylophone.

Then, before Stadler could protest further, Ferris handed him a prepared speech to deliver. This speech began with this absurd claim:{{cquote|I am humbly proud that I have been able to place into the hands of Mr. Thompson a device that will have a healthful and liberating effect on the mind of man.}}

Then, before Stadler could protest further, Ferris handed him a prepared speech to deliver. This speech began with this absurd claim:{{cquote|I am proud that my years of work in the service of science have brought me the honor of placing into the hands of our great leader, Mr. Thompson, a new instrument with an incalculable potential for a civilizing and liberating influence upon the mind of man.}}

== The triggering ==

== The triggering ==