July 16, 2006

Blows Glass Globe Around Cats (Jan, 1932)

Filed under: Cats, General, Impractical, Scary — @ 12:35 am
Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1932
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Blows Glass Globe Around Cats
TO WIN a bet, Dick Manley, California glass blower, performed an unprecedented glass blowing stunt. He placed three kittens in a glass tube and within three minutes fashioned it into a perfect 26-inch globe with the kittens inside and unharmed. A small hole admitted air.

12 Comments »

1. Shades of Bonsai Kitten?

   Comment by fluffy — July 16, 2006 @ 10:05 am

2. Um… how did he get the kittens OUT?

   Comment by Gregly — July 17, 2006 @ 10:35 am

3. I was wondering the same thing…

   Comment by Charlie — July 17, 2006 @ 11:26 am

4. How did he keep the cats from bursting into flames as glass is only fluid at very high tempuratures.

   Comment by hip2b2 — July 25, 2006 @ 8:48 pm

5. them’s four kittenses!

   Comment by JT — July 30, 2006 @ 3:17 pm

6. What kind of sicko even makes this bet? “HEY, bet I can blow a suffocating glass ball around a litter of kittens after I place them in a glass tube…” “Bet you can’t…”

   And the kittens lives are never the same…

   Comment by Minnaloushe — February 21, 2007 @ 12:51 pm

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8. Do I see four kittens in the globe?

   Comment by vasile — August 7, 2007 @ 5:59 am

9. Some people just have too much time on their hands…

   Comment by Dr. Weird — March 28, 2008 @ 7:20 pm

10. damn I see 4 kittens, this is so funny article

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