Hideaway [none/use name] to History • 1 year agoDecember 1953: Formula For Teething Powder Changed. Calomel (mercury) removed from teething powder recipe. 30 million a year sold, used for over a century.external-linkmessage-square12 fedilinkarrow-up125
arrow-up125external-linkDecember 1953: Formula For Teething Powder Changed. Calomel (mercury) removed from teething powder recipe. 30 million a year sold, used for over a century.Hideaway [none/use name] to History • 1 year agomessage-square12 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareHideaway [none/use name]hexagonhexbear8·edit-21 year agoAh, reminds me of my favorite scene from a criminally underappreciated film, Brain Candy. In this scene, Big Pharma researchers are being interviewed to see whose projects will be cut. BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST: Well, I’ve been working on a thing. It’s, uh, sorta like Stummies. DON: Go on. I like what I hear. BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST: It’s exactly like Stummies. DON: And the twist is? BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST: It’s a much bigger pill. DON: I like it a lot. Is it ready for production? BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST: Yes sir, it’s ready to go. DON: Yeah, have there been any side effects? BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST Yes sir, a few side effects. NATALIE: Well that’s OK. As long as there’s no flipper babies, right Don? BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST: Well...there have been a few flipper babies. (cuts to being dragged out by security) BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST: Aaaaah! It was only a couple of flipper babies! link
minus-squareFindom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]hexbear4·edit-21 year agoFUCK HAPPY :morello-shred: Edit: Holy shit, you linked the whole damn movie. Relevant bit starts at https://youtu.be/wc4ND4Javf4?t=2510 link
Ah, reminds me of my favorite scene from a criminally underappreciated film, Brain Candy. In this scene, Big Pharma researchers are being interviewed to see whose projects will be cut.
BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST: Well, I’ve been working on a thing. It’s, uh, sorta like Stummies.
DON: Go on. I like what I hear.
BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST: It’s exactly like Stummies.
DON: And the twist is?
BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST: It’s a much bigger pill.
DON: I like it a lot. Is it ready for production?
BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST: Yes sir, it’s ready to go.
DON: Yeah, have there been any side effects?
BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST Yes sir, a few side effects.
NATALIE: Well that’s OK. As long as there’s no flipper babies, right Don?
BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST: Well...there have been a few flipper babies.
(cuts to being dragged out by security)
BIG STUMMIES SCIENTIST: Aaaaah! It was only a couple of flipper babies!
FUCK HAPPY
:morello-shred:
Edit: Holy shit, you linked the whole damn movie. Relevant bit starts at https://youtu.be/wc4ND4Javf4?t=2510