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Even though our original deal was that famed scientist Dr.Patrick Flanagan would make 50 videos with me, when he told told me he wanted his wife and business partner, Stephanie, to be part of the 50-video series THE FLANAGAN EXPERIMENTS, I immediately agreed. In the weeks I’d gotten to know them both—on and off the green screen—I could see how much their dynamic was a boon to the project. There was a playfulness in their arguments, the kind that taught me couples can quarrel, then kiss and make up. It was beautiful to watch.

Stephanie had been more than a little skeptical about the whole series at first (see earlier chapters). She wasn’t sure the world needed to see so much of their private lives. But as the viral success of our early YouTube episodes rolled in, she came fully aboard. And I’ll always be grateful for that.

One of my favorite moments came when the two of them started quarreling on camera. Instead of cutting it, Patrick and Stephanie let me keep it in. At one point they were playfully swatting at each other, bickering with smiles in their eyes. Meanwhile, I was behind the camera doing my best not to laugh out loud and failing, because the whole scene was already surreal: the two of them were sitting inside these gleaming portable pyramids Patrick had co-designed with his “pyramid pal,” Nick Edwards.

Patrick, of course, was the author of the best-selling Pyramid Power, the book that had introduced a generation to his bold theories about pyramid geometry and ET energy. These portable pyramids were his latest spin on that vision—lightweight, easy to assemble, and radiating the same sense of mystery and possibility that had captivated readers decades earlier. They weren’t just props; Patrick believed in them, and so did many of his fans. Filming Patrick and Stephanie inside them was like stepping into one of Patrick’s thought experiments come to life.

What made it even funnier was how ordinary and human the moment became inside all that mystique. There they were, half-seriously quarreling, half-teasing, swatting each other like kids, while sitting inside structures meant to channel cosmic energy. I thought to myself: only Patrick could make a pyramid both profound and hilarious.

Watching the way they sparred, then softened back into laughter, taught me something profound. Up until that point, I’d always been afraid to openly express my feelings in relationships. Arguments felt like cracks that could never be repaired. But Patrick and Stephanie showed me something different: that love can hold space for friction, even thrive on it, so long as there’s a willingness to make up. That lesson has served me well in my happy marriage to Elizabeth. She and I can get pretty intense as we craft our films and corporate work, but because of what I witnessed with Patrick and Stephanie, I don’t fear her fire anymore. I know it’s part of the creative and emotional dance that makes a true partnership stronger.

Stephanie misses Patrick every single day. You can hear it in her voice when she talks about their life together. She often laughed about the constant work it took to keep their house in order while Patrick—ever the mad scientist—used every available horizontal surface for inventing or experimenting. To her, it was equal parts exasperating and endearing.

That was their life: a whirlwind of genius, love, laughter, and a touch of chaos. And somehow, it all worked. Patrick’s inventions are extraordinary, but what stays with me most is what he and Stephanie taught me about love, partnership, and resilience. Those lessons are just as much a part of his legacy as any device he created.

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