Mechanix Illustrated
Issue: Dec, 1950
Posted in: Cool, Just Weird, Science
Posted: 05/08/2006
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SCIENCE SAYS… It Ain’t So (Dec, 1950)

All my life, I’ve believed that practice makes perfect and that the hand is quicker than the eye. Now stupid, meanie science has to come and shatter all of my dreams. Damn you science!!!

SCIENCE SAYS… It Ain’t So

Before you read the story on the following pages, mark these items TRUE or FALSE, then check the answers in the text. If your score is 16 or better, you’re smarter than science thinks you are.

1. Ground glass will always kill you
2. Brain power declines rapidly with age
3. Your body is symmetrical
4. Geniuses are sickly and die young
5. Faces reveal character
6. Alcohol is a stimulant
7. Women have more intuition than men
8. Practice makes perfect
9. Ptomaine poisoning causes most food sickness
10. You’re more efficient in cold climate
11. Milk prevents tooth decay
12. Cats can kill babies by sucking their breath
13. Marriage between cousins produces morons
14. Goldenrod is the main cause of hayfever
15. Pasteurization kills all germs in milk
16. Don’t keep food in opened cans
17. Blood tests can prove paternity
18. The hand is quicker than the eye
19. Don’t drink water with meals
20. Hypnotized people won’t act against their will
21. Tuberculosis and syphilis are hereditary
22. Rust causes lockjaw
23. Sleeping on the left side is bad for the heart
24. Treat frostbite by rubbing with snow

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Mechanix Illustrated
Issue: Jun, 1953
Posted in: Automotive, Cool
Posted: 05/08/2006
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Pimp your IMP (Jun, 1953)

I love this picture.

MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED PIN-UP CAR
1913 IMP CYCLECAR
Owner: R. F. Clouse, Auburn, Ind. Engine: two-cylinder, air-cooled, 12 horsepower. Friction drive, four speeds forward. Sheet metal body over wood frame. Independent wheel suspension, no axles. Wheelbase 100 inches. Weight 600 pounds. Original price $375. Designed by William B. Stout.

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Mechanix Illustrated
Issue: Apr, 1952
Posted in: Communications
Posted: 05/08/2006
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Tiny Mike (Apr, 1952)

Wow, that thing is TINY! And the antenna is only 4 feet!

Tiny Mike shown below is being used in movie sequences where microphones are difficult to conceal. Jan Sterling illustrates how easy it is to hide this small battery case and four-foot antenna under her clothing.

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Mechanix Illustrated
Issue: Apr, 1939
Posted in: Origins, Scary
Posted: 05/08/2006
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Test Lip-Stick On Guinea Pig (Apr, 1939)

And PETA was born.

Test Lip-Stick On Guinea Pig
IN THE photo below, Max Factor, Hollywood make-up specialist (left) and Dr. J. R. Pratt, chemist, are testing a new lipstick on a shaven guinea pig (circle). A baby guinea pig is used for the test because its under skin is ten times more sensitive than that of a human being.

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Mechanix Illustrated
Issue: Feb, 1943
Posted in: Kitchen, War
Posted: 05/08/2006
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Make the Most of Your Coffee Ration (Feb, 1943)

There’s Extra Cafe in that one Cup a Day

YOU’LL have to learn to be satisfied with a demi-tasse for the duration, unless you take advantage of every means to economize on coffee. Here are some tried and tested ways of getting the most out of that one pound each five weeks. Follow these valuable suggestions and you’ll get more coffee per pound than you ever brewed before, and it will be wholesome, good tasting coffee too. Better try these hints on the first pound.

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Modern Mechanix
Issue: Sep, 1935
Posted in: Just Weird, Personal Appearance
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Hardware Chic (Sep, 1935)

Hardware Dealer Fashions Feminine Hats from Merchandise

SOUP strainers, window screening, metal scouring pads and even fishing plugs were fashioned into hats by an ingenious hardware merchant in dressing up his windows for a special sale.

A tray from a weighing scale furnished the foundation for a “Military” bonnet which included such accessories as a metal scouring cloth chin strap and a cocktail strainer pom. He fashioned the brim for an “Afternoon” hat from a strip of window screen, used a soup strainer for the crown and fishing plugs and a scouring pad for the feminine frills. An upended paint brush was used to produce the final touch in chic styling.

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Modern Mechanix
Issue: Jun, 1936
Posted in: Communications, Origins
Posted: 05/08/2006
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Original Tape Recorder (Jun, 1936)

This is one of the earliest I’ve seen that uses magnetic tape and not wire.

Sound Recording Machine Perfected
OUT of the laboratories of a German firm comes the Magnetophon, a novel instrument for recording sound on narrow strips of film which can be preserved indefinitely. The bands resemble strips of talkie film. The Magnetophon records speeches and conversations, however fast, without difficulty. It uses the simple magnet-sound process. The recording bands are inexpensive.

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Modern Mechanix
Issue: Apr, 1934
Posted in: General
Posted: 05/08/2006
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Ohio Man Patents Compact Body Air Conditioner (Apr, 1934)



AN APPLIANCE designed to – condition the air at the armpits to eliminate perspiration has been patented by Clarence L. Mumaugh, of Lima, Ohio. The appliance consists of two bulb-shaped pumps, one under each armpit, provided with flap valves through which antiseptics and other chemical conditioners can be inserted.

When arm pressure squeezes the bulbs, air, conditioned by the chemicals in the bulb, is forced out through valves, cooling the armpit. Cold virus killer can be inserted in the bulbs a

nd inhaled through a long tube connected to the bulbs as a treatment for colds, if desired.

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Modern Mechanix
Issue: Apr, 1936
Posted in: Radio, Toys and Games
Posted: 05/07/2006
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Bridge Played Via Short Waves (Apr, 1936)

Bridge Played Via Short Waves
CONDUCTING a bridge match in which the opponents were 6,000 miles away sounds incredible, but the Culbertsons engaged in just such a game. Using two official “dummies” who made the plays called for by the players located at Buenos Aires Mr. and Mrs. Culbertson engaged in the International Contract Bridge match although they were in New York.
At Buenos Aires an announcer named the plays made by the South American players. The “dummies” at New York followed these just as though they were opposing the Culbertsons, themselves. At the other end “dummies” representing the Culbertsons made the plays announced over the air.

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Modern Mechanix
Issue: Mar, 1936
Posted in: Cool, General
Posted: 05/07/2006
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Neon Tubes Illuminate Drinks (Mar, 1936)

Neon Tubes Illuminate Drinks
STIRRING rods of neon tube are the latest thing in restaurants. When placed in drinks the tubes, through a chemical reaction, produce unusual fluorescent rays which illuminate the liquid as soon as they are submerged.
The tubes, which measure about six inches in length, are available in various colors to match the desired color scheme. The chemical secret of the device was not revealed.

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