Hygiene
Tony Galento’s Training Regimen
Wikipedia tells us:Galento, who claimed to be 5'9 (177 cm) tall, liked to weigh in at about 235 lb (107 kg) for his matches. He achieved this level of fitness by eating whatever, whenever he wanted. A typical meal for Galento consisted of six chickens, a side of spaghetti, all washed down with a half gallon of red wine, or beer, or both at one sitting. When he did go to training camp, he foiled his trainer's attempts to modify his diet, and terrorized his sparring partners by eating their meals in addition to his.
He was reputed to train on beer, and allegedly ate 52 hot dogs on a bet before facing heavyweight Arthur DeKuh. Galento was supposedly so bloated before the fight that the waist line of his trunks had to be slit for him to fit into them. Galento claimed that he was sluggish from the effects of eating all those hot dogs, and that he could not move for three rounds. Nevertheless, Galento knocked out the 6'3" (192 cm) DeKuh with one punch, a left hook, in the fourth round.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 30, 2020 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Food, Hygiene, Sports, 1930s
Hand Sanitizer Holster
Paula Russo was recently granted patent #10653232 for a "hand sanitizer holster," which seems like a timely invention for the age of covid, although she must have begun the patent process long before covid-19 was known.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jun 07, 2020 -
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Category: Hygiene, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, Inventions
Spongo
"GET ACTUAL THRILL SENSATION USING SPONGO"
image source: Smithsonian
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader - May 25, 1938
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jun 01, 2020 -
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Category: Hygiene, 1930s, Teeth
Shower Curtain for Digital Devices
Get yours at the link below!
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 01, 2020 -
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Category: Domestic, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Hygiene, Technology
Clean Hands Assured
Claude Davis of Melbourne, Florida obtained a patent for this curious device in 2000. It seems newly relevant in the era of coronavirus.The gadget attached to bathroom doors. Whenever someone turned the handle to open the door, the gadget would spray their hand with dye. This, reasoned Davis, would encourage people to wash their hands, to remove the dye. He imagined his invention might be useful in restaurants and hospitals that have "statutory type hygiene requirements to have their staff and employees clean their hands after using restroom facilities."
Although the invention had good intentions, I can think of several problems with it.
First, I'm sure that most employees would find it incredibly obnoxious to have their hand sprayed with dye every time they went to the bathroom.
Second, wouldn't the gadget also spray dye whenever someone exited the door... spraying into empty air? In which case, half the dye would be wasted. I can imagine employees standing on the inside of the door, pumping away at the door handle until all the dye was used up.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 19, 2020 -
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Category: Bathrooms, Hygiene, Inventions
Bring Back the Bush
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 29, 2020 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Antiques, Anachronisms and Throwbacks, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Customs, Hygiene, Genitals
Follies of the Madmen #459
Sanitary pad endows woman with power to make flowers sprout from inanimate objects.
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Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 31, 2019 -
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Category: Body, Genitals, Business, Advertising, Hygiene, Body Fluids, Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #454
Mental burdens of college life.
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Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 26, 2019 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Business, Advertising, Domestic, Fashion, Hygiene, 1950s, Universities, Colleges, Private Schools and Academia
Follies of the Madmen #448
Kills germs with dictatorial efficiency!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 16, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Dictators, Tyrants and Other Harsh Rulers, Hygiene, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #440
"Even nice people perspire." Nice in this case being the polo-playing upper crust.
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Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 18, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Hygiene
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