Weird Universe Blog — November 23, 2022
The Barrett Eye Normalizer
Perfect vision through eyeball massage. At least, that was the claim.
Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan - Oct 1926
Source: American Artifacts
Boston Sunday Globe - Oct 8, 2017
Posted By: Alex - Wed Nov 23, 2022 -
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Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams | Eyes and Vision
Allan Bryant, “Space Guitars”
Let us all know how far you get before tossing in the audio towel.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 23, 2022 -
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Category: Space Travel | 1970s | Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
November 22, 2022
How to fool a legman
"The legman is an artist."Maybe so, but the picture sure makes him look weird and creepy.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Nov 22, 2022 -
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Category: Advertising | 1960s | Legs
Unauthorized Dwellings 26
Source: The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) 14 Nov 1966, Mon Page 7
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 22, 2022 -
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Category: Unauthorized Dwellings | Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers | 1960s | North America
November 21, 2022
How much do you need to chew your food?
British dentist John H. Farrell spent much of his career studying the relationship between chewing and digestion. This involved repeated experiments in which he put bits of food in small, cotton-mesh bags, had subjects chew the food (or not), and then swallow it. The next step was more unpleasant:The years he spent doing this convinced him that "very little chewing is required for maximum digestion."
More info: "The effect on digestibility of methods commonly used to increase the tenderness of lean meat"
Bedford Times-Mail - Apr 17, 1964
Posted By: Alex - Mon Nov 21, 2022 -
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Category: Food | Experiments | Stomach | Teeth
Miss Miniskirt of 1969
Your choice.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 21, 2022 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions | Fashion | 1960s | Europe | United Kingdom | Attractiveness, Sexiness, Allure and Personal Magnetism
November 20, 2022
The house of 2020
Back in 1989, the BBC show 'Tomorrow's World' predicted what kind of technology people would have in their homes in 2020. They weren't that far off.They got music on voice command right. But we don't yet have walls that turn into windows.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Nov 20, 2022 -
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Category: Technology | Yesterday’s Tomorrows
TV INTROS TO 18 SHORT-LIVED SITCOMS OF THE 70s
Wow, what a bunch of bizarre stinkers from an odd decade.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 20, 2022 -
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Category: Success & Failure | Television | 1970s
November 19, 2022
Loving Bear Puffy
Puffy replaces the need for the physical presence of a person in various moments and situations of everyday life, especially during long lonely nights...
ATTENTION! Due to Puffy's human figure and size, it will take some time to get used to him, but we assure you that very soon you will get used to his presence and will only enjoy and cuddle him.
More info: puffybear.com
Posted By: Alex - Sat Nov 19, 2022 -
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Category: Dolls and Stuffed Animals
Les Baxter’s “Goliath and the Barbarians”
Space-age Bachelor Pad meets Sword and Sandals. What could be better?
If you dig the first track, embedded here, go to the Internet Archive listing for the album, click the Spotify option, and you get the whole thing.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 19, 2022 -
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Category: Movies | Space-age Bachelor Pad & Exotic | 1950s | 1970s | Europe
