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Dangers of Television

Stop listening to George Noory and get some sleep.

So much for microwave-boiled water.

I think we should have lobsters....

Scenes from "Theseus and the Cretan Minotaur", or "When Tin Foil Just Isn't Enough":
For the woman who likes to put makeup on her dirty face.









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Handwriting Game, 1955
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A handwriting game being analysed by members of the Ideal Toy panel on Inventor's Day at the Ideal Toy Company in Hollis, New York. Because there's nothing children love more than handwriting.

Fast-Draw Robot, 1960
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Robot equipped with fast-draw invention shoots it out with live gunner. It's always easy to question the wisdom of giving a robot a gun, but also making him quick on the draw is just irresponsible.

Yodel Meter, 1925
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Two girls try out the new yodel meter, which measures the pitch of the human yodel.

Mini Television, 1966
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British inventor Clive Sinclair shows off his mini television. Please note the thickness of his glasses.

Flying Platform, 1956
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Flying platforms being tested at an Air Force base.

Beating Breasts, 1963
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A pair of artificial breasts with a built-in heartbeat, an invention from - where else? - Japan intended as a sleeping aid for very young children.

Venetian Blind Sunglasses, 1950
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It was a bad idea then, it's a bad idea now. Sorry, Kanye.

Birdman Suit, 1955
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Birdman Leo Valentin demonstrates his method of flying from a special harness. Valentin died when his invention failed him after jumping out of an airplane in 1956.

Phone-Answering Robot, 1964
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A robot designed by Claus Scholz of Vienna answers the phone, though it cannot speak. Halfway there, Claus.

Baby Holder, 1937
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Jack Milford, player with the Wembley Monarchs ice hockey team, has invented a carrying device so that his baby can join his wife and himself on the ice. Because who wouldn't want to take something as fragile as a baby onto a rock-hard surface with very little friction?

Sea-Shoes, 1962
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Inventor M W Hulton demonstrates his sea-shoes and duckfoot propellers on the Grand Union Canal, England.

T.V. Glasses, 1963
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Inventor Hugo Gernsback with his T.V. Glasses.

Cat-Mew Machine, 1963
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This mechanical cat can meow ten times a minute and the eyes light up each time. The device for scaring rats and mice is from Japan and is powered by a two-watt motor.

Dog Restrainer, 1940
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Cigarette Holder Built For Two, 1955
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External Turkey Roaster, 1966
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Yowza! Look at that turkey roaster.

What do you suppose, about 5,000 watts and a couple of hours? Room heater as well. Oh, well, electricity is used to be cheap.

Unless Warren Buffet (or someone with his means) decides to build a new city from scratch in the desert (Vegas), there will probably be no "future circular cities".

Cities are usually a representation of earlier settlements, which were based on navigable waterways, sea ports, etc. Any new growth is less likely to come in the form of "new circular cities" and more in the form of chaotic urban sprawl.

Unless built in Dubai I suppose.