Electric bubble-baths: miracle weight-loss technology of 1933

This February, 1933 issue of Modern Mechanix introduced the miracle of the "bubble-bath," whose waterproof electric motor helped create an "effective reducing process." Link

[#1 posted by bjacques , March 16, 2008 5:58 AM]

ZAPS pounds away!

Well, someone had to say it.

[#2 posted by Clayton Hove , March 16, 2008 6:49 AM]

Hmm.... 86 years later, perhaps this is what was going on in downtown Miami last week. Sony must've invented a city-wide weight loss device based on 30s foam and bubble technology! And here all this time I was waiting for somebody to invent a shrink ray instead. (grumble grumble)

(Actually, they were just shooting a commercial, but you have to admit that the foaminess of it all shows huge leaps forward in bubble-based R&D.)

[#3 posted by GammaBlog , March 16, 2008 7:29 AM]

It obviously works by extracting body fat and turning it into a delicious whipped topping the whole family can enjoy.

[#4 posted by heydemann3 , March 16, 2008 10:08 AM]

If only this worked. I love a bath and would be svelte in no time.

[#5 posted by Chorske , March 16, 2008 10:08 AM]

Huh. An electric air compressor on the floor of the bathroom, beside the tub. Wonder why the idea didn't take?

[#6 posted by GammaBlog , March 16, 2008 6:07 PM]

This noise is driving me crazy, where's the damn switch....zzzzzzap!zftzzz.

[#7 posted by Takuan , March 16, 2008 6:43 PM]

the foam is to hide the blades below

[#8 posted by Antinous , March 16, 2008 6:46 PM]

But, will she blend?

[#9 posted by Takuan , March 16, 2008 6:49 PM]

use "frappe"