The original “Heroic Failures” book and its sequels were an often hilarious read not least for the infamous K-19 series of submarines, one of which got stuck on the bottom of the sea for a time with the Prince of Wales on-board, and the “Least successful experiment involving a bat” where the Experimenter tried to get bitten while his manservant “Rupert” was “nightly ravaged” by the Vampire bat, until too weak to perform his duties…

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