1960s
Environments 3
Join the Be-In with the embedded player below. Then experience bucolic raptures.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 04, 2024 -
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Category: Hillbillies, Country Bumpkins, Ruralism and Flyover Country, Parades and Festivals, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1960s, 1970s
The Complacent Americans
One such gem is a Civil Defense "scare" album called THE COMPLACENT AMERICANS that simply must be heard to be believed. This LP - with its bright orange mushroom cloud cover and its hyperbolic advisories to sensitive listeners - could well have been produced by that genius of exploitation William Castle. But actually it was recorded under the stately auspices of the Office of Civil Defense, a sub-branch of the U.S. government (later replaced by FEMA).
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 29, 2024 -
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Category: PSA’s, War, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1960s
Food from Petroleum
In recent years there's been lots of talk about finding new sources of food (insects, lab-grown meat, etc.) to feed the world. But back in the 1960s researcher Alfred Champagnat had already invented what he thought would be the food of the future: protein from petroleum.
Newsweek - Feb 27, 1967
Scientific American - Oct 1965
Champagnat's idea seems to have fallen by the wayside. There's a fairly recent article in Mold magazine that discusses his invention. It simply notes that the food industry had other priorities:
Wikipedia has some more info which suggests that the protein obtained from petroleum wasn't entirely safe to eat:
The Soviets were particularly enthusiastic, opening large "BVK" (belkovo-vitaminny kontsentrat, i.e., "protein-vitamin concentrate") plants next to their oil refineries in Kstovo (1973) and Kirishi (1974). The Soviet Ministry of Microbiological Industry had eight plants of this kind by 1989. However, due to concerns of toxicity of alkanes in SCP [single-cell proteins] and pressured by the environmentalist movements, the government decided to close them down, or convert to some other microbiological processes.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Feb 25, 2024 -
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Category: Food, 1960s
Occupational Hazards of Being a Florist
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 25, 2024 -
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Category: Death, Jobs and Occupations, Nature, 1960s
Stan Freberg’s Chun King Commercials
Well-known for his comedy and innovative commercials, Stan Freberg outdid himself for the Chun King campaign.If you go to YouTube, you can see a classic hour of comedy that Freberg did with Chun King as the sponsor.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 24, 2024 -
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Category: Food, Humor, Television, Advertising, 1960s
The Orgy Game
Even the legendary site Board Game Geek has no additional info on this item.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 22, 2024 -
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Category: Games, Advertising, 1960s, Sex
Follies of the Madmen #588
I wonder if they legally licensed Batman and the Flash from DC Comics?
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 20, 2024 -
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Category: Advertising, Candy, Cartoons, Psychedelic, 1960s
Harold Tifft’s Portable Nuclear Bomb Shield
Harold Tifft claimed that his portable shield would "protect the wearer against heat, atomic radiation, atomic fall-out and flying debris in the event of nuclear warfare." When not in use it fit inside a carrying case, but when needed it could be rapidly assembled into a full-body shield. From his patent:In his patent he never mentioned how much the thing weighed. Carrying the thing around constantly would surely have been a challenge.
Cincinnati Post - Jan 26, 1960
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 19, 2024 -
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Category: Patents, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1960s
Shiva’s Headband
Their Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 17, 2024 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Music, Psychedelic, 1960s
Fallout Fashion Show
It's no weirder than many of the outfits displayed at fashion shows nowadays.
Charlotte News - Oct 11, 1961
Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 15, 2024 -
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Category: Fashion, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1960s
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