08-29-19, 09:58 AM | |
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Gadget flashback: The Relax-a-cizor
"The Fitness Wearable So Dangerous It Was Supposed to Be Destroyed"
https://gizmodo.com/the-fitness-wear...-be-1716877387 My mom had one of these. I had no idea it was dangerous!
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08-29-19, 01:56 PM | |
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I think women would benefit more from this device for "sexy" exercise. Men might be a bit apprehensive with electrical devices near their manhood. That's why therapeutic "massagers" are geared toward women not men.
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08-30-19, 03:49 AM | |
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i think the box controls his device. that one looks scary too.
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08-30-19, 08:04 AM | |
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There's a variation reproduced on Reddit (r/vintageads) with a section beginning Sexy Exercise Is For Her, Too! It mentions buying two smaller units or a larger unit that two people can use together. "Relax-A-cizor is famous for reducing the size of distaff hips, waistlines, tummies and thighs in a delightfully effortless way!" Why should ineffective devices, body shame, paralysis, and miscarriage be restricted to men alone when selling to women as well can bring in more money?
(The chart at the top of the original article has an "IMPORTANT NOTE" in red, which I read more closely because I suspected it to be a contextually ironic safety warning. Instead, it says, "Concentrate treatments in areas that are most out of proportion. You may select ANY combination of placements to suit your particular figure problem." All types of people can have flawed physiques that fitness-ish products can remedy--how egalitarian! )
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