crackpot

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It sounds like a crackpot invention advertised on the back of an old comic book: DIY solar panels you plug into a standard wall outlet to pump electricity into your home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

O’Hara is more drawn to the plot puzzles that have encouraged interpreters to weigh in with their own crackpot notions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

In the aftermath of his unconventional voyage, Larry Walters assured the American public he wasn't actually a crackpot who had risked life and limb with a hare-brained scheme that was dreamed up on a whim.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

Such “skepticism” can start with reasonable questions, and from the viewpoint of the early 2000s, concern about the safety of regular childhood shots was not an entirely crackpot notion.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2023

“I’ve learned my lesson. No more wooing rich widows for me! No more crackpot schemes about ostrich racing! I’ll stick to good honest ballooning from now on.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood