Gizmo
Gizmo (1977)
Runtime = 1 hour, 20 minutes
A brillant and quirky 1977 documentary about strange inventions and the people who strive to challenge or advance the capabilities of their bodies and technology through the act of invention.
Including...
“people eating nails (that's iron nails, not fingernails), having concrete blocks smashed over their chests, blowing up a balloon with one's ear (and what a huge ear it is, as is its companion) and incredibly, a man who swallows a gallon of water, then a can of kerosene, then lights a fire by spitting out the kerosene, then puts out the fire by spitting the water out after it. That's not to mention the acrobatic mailman - with every minute there is a new novelty, a fresh example of extreme eccentricity that someone is pleased to show off to the world.”
Runtime = 1 hour, 20 minutes
A brillant and quirky 1977 documentary about strange inventions and the people who strive to challenge or advance the capabilities of their bodies and technology through the act of invention.
Including...
“people eating nails (that's iron nails, not fingernails), having concrete blocks smashed over their chests, blowing up a balloon with one's ear (and what a huge ear it is, as is its companion) and incredibly, a man who swallows a gallon of water, then a can of kerosene, then lights a fire by spitting out the kerosene, then puts out the fire by spitting the water out after it. That's not to mention the acrobatic mailman - with every minute there is a new novelty, a fresh example of extreme eccentricity that someone is pleased to show off to the world.”
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