Body
The Perfect Back Contest
Several different organizations conducted contests for "The Perfect Back." (Why no males were ever invited escapes me.) But the National Chiropractic Association version seems the longest-running and most-publicized. The fellow enjoying himself is one Dr. Charles Wood.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 21, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Body, Medicine, Twentieth Century
Finger Injuries Caused by Power-Operated Windows
The next time you use the power windows in your car, think about the cadavers that suffered injuries to make them safe for you.Source: Injury journal
via New Scientist
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 17, 2023 -
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Category: Body, Experiments, Cars
Soothing Vibratory Table
The patent for a table which "pulsates" in syncopation to the music of your choice. I can't quite see how the visual effects are manifested.a pulsating machine of the above type wherein the frequency of the pulsations is directly proportional to the vibratory effect of the sound waves of a musical selection emanating from a loud speaker forming a part of the present invention...wherein the musical score controlling the pulsations may be played from either a built-in radio or from a phonograph which may be readily connected to the device....which includes vari-colored visual means controlled by the music, permitting the user to see as well as feel the music.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 19, 2023 -
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Category: Body, Inventions, Music, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #560
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 29, 2023 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Body, Cryptozoology, Health, Advertising, 1960s, 1970s
Le Clitoris
Le clitoris - Animated Documentary (2016) from Lori Malépart-Traversy on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 25, 2023 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Body, PSA’s, Sexuality, Women, Twenty-first Century
Noses
Read it here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 20, 2023 -
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Category: Body, Science, Psychology, Self-help Schemes, 1950s
Shoes with Hinged Soles
There must be a good reason why, for millennia now, all shoes have come with unibody-construction soles. But Robert M. Lyden thought differently.Full patent here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 17, 2023 -
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Category: Body, Inventions, Patents, Shoes, 1990s
Betty Furness for Westinghouse
The weirdest thing about this commercial is the incredibly tiny waist of almost 40-year-old Betty Furness. I can't take my eyes off it.
NOTE: the first video runs slow, at least for me. Best to let it download entirely before hitting play.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 06, 2022 -
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Category: Body, Domestic, Television, Advertising, 1950s, Women, Natural Wonders
Frontiers in Modern Art
Read full article here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 01, 2022 -
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Category: Body, Museums, Sexuality, Public Indecency
Breast Douche
When a simple washcloth just won't do.Full patent is here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 11, 2022 -
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Category: Body, Hygiene, Patents, 1910s
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