Crazy Stuff From The Past

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Let’s take a look at crazy inventions that took place in the twentieth century:

Buick Flamingo: The 1960s Buick Flamingo car had a crazy feature—rotating front seat. Yes, this was a cool feature in the car, where the front passenger could turn around and strike a conversation with the rear passengers.

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Beauty micrometer: Beauty micrometer was a scientific way of registering an artist’s facial features that helped in analysing features, which could be enhanced or reduced during the make-up process.

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Motorized roller skates: Here’s a 1960s photograph of a man who is all dressed-up and standing at fuelling station wearing his motorized roller skates. Now that’s what we call a futuristic invention!

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Hair perm machine: Way back in 1930s, this strange looking machine was used to perm hair. Apparently, this hair permer looks like a complicated gadget rather than a beauty product.

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Dimple maker: It’s true that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, and to artificially enhance the beauty—Isabella Gilbert made the dimple maker in 1936. This was the easiest way to get those perfect dimples back in the 30s.

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Tanning machines: Here’s a photograph of a tanning wending machine, which was used in 1930s for spraying thirty seconds tan for ten cents.

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Electric massager: Long time back when there were no fancy branded electric massagers, this apparatus with multiple electric vibrators was the panacea for head massage.

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Single wheel motorcycle: Here’s an old photograph of a one-wheeled motorcycle that looks ahead of its time— a scene straight out from Hollywood movies like Star Wars or Back To The Future.

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Full face swim masks: This weird looking full face swim mask was used way back in the 1920s, so as to save the face from tanning while swimming.

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The pack smoker: Smoking is injurious to health, but those who dared—had access to the pack smoker - a long cigarette holder that could put up an entire pack of cigarettes.

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