Word: fibers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There is one cloud on the thatchers' horizon. To meet the increasing demand for thatched roofs, Devonshire Businessman John Fox has devised an imitation and partially assembled thatch. Solid fiber glass, it comes in any color (golden brown/mature thatch and yellow-gold/newly laid thatch are the two preferred varieties). It takes less than a week to put up, is guaranteed birdproof and verminproof, and should last several lifetimes. Scoffs a conventional thatcher: "I suppose if you have not got very good eyesight and stand far enough away it could pass for thatch. But man can't improve...
There is one cloud on the thatchers' horizon. To meet the increasing demand for thatched roofs, Devonshire Businessman John Fox has devised an imitation and partially assembled thatch. Solid fiber glass, it comes in any color (golden brown/mature thatch and yellow-gold/newly laid thatch are the two preferred varieties). It takes less than a week to put up, is guaranteed birdproof and verminproof, and should last several lifetimes. Scoffs a conventional thatcher: "I suppose if you have not got very good eyesight and stand far enough away it could pass for thatch. But man can't improve...
...piece, leotard-like, nylon spandex suit, customers are advised to cover their bodies with a light film of greaseless Isotoner Motion Cream. Any movement, explains Aris Gloves, the manufacturer, then causes the suit and cream to work "synergistically." The suit will knead the cream into the body and the fiber will produce an "isometric push-pull action" that makes the whole operation a kind of wear-a-massage...
...Tudor, a battery maker. At the same time, with the strong financial backing of the state, which he refers to as "my principal shareholder," Cefis is following an aggressive expansion program; he has gained control of Carlo Erba, Italy's second-largest drug company; Rhodiatoce, a synthetic-fiber maker; and Bastogi, a major financial holding company. Cefis' main aim: to knit Montedison into a chemical combine strong enough to compete with giant foreign firms...
...cottage industry under UNESCO sponsorship. Powered by heat rising from a candle, the radio looks ugly but costs only 90, com plete with an earplug. In Africa, Papanek and another student sought a cheap means of preserving food. Their solution: a "cooling unit" insulated by walls of native fiber. It works for twelve hours on 20 minutes of cranking, holds 4.5 cu. ft. of food and costs less than $6. Thousands of other simple products -inexpensive stoves, water pumps, oil lamps-beg to be designed...