Actually, Starlite and Teflon are two completely different materials. While both are heat-resistant, Teflon (PTFE) is commonly used for non-stick cookware and industrial applications, with heat resistance up to about 260°C. Starlite, on the other hand, is a much more mysterious material that was claimed to withstand extreme temperatures, even those of nuclear explosions, though it was never fully commercialized.
Nice to see the teleharmonium presented first time for me outside of books. It didn't cause radio interference as radio was still static dots and dashes. Each tonewheel (x81) was a power generator and that mess around the keyboards mixed it altogether. There were no tube amplifiers yet. It fed the phone system and they had the ability to make it louder than phone lines needed or could handle. Light polite classical music fell to rock's turn it up! The bleeding was into lines on Wall St.! Brokers and lawyers. I was not much more than 2 when I saw that tire thing on BBC omnibus on Sunday on NBC, it was only on '52-'54 or so. I remember and laughed at the commentator's joke "wondering how many waffles per mile it would get".
Thank you so much for sharing this fascinating bit of history! It's incredible to hear how the teleharmonium worked and how it impacted communication lines back then, especially with music bleeding into Wall Street's phone lines that's quite a story! I love how you’ve connected it to your own early memories too, and the waffle joke is a great touch!🤣 It’s moments like these that really bring history to life. 😊😊
Sadly no. It’s quite real. I still remember the commercials. The inventor was a paranoid genius who wanted absolutely total control of the process no matter what the project. Security clearances be damned. So you can easily see why the idea went the way of the dodo bird.
I apologize for the poor quality of the previous video, which I noticed too late. This is a re-uploaded and improved version.
Number 2 is teflon.
Actually, Starlite and Teflon are two completely different materials. While both are heat-resistant, Teflon (PTFE) is commonly used for non-stick cookware and industrial applications, with heat resistance up to about 260°C. Starlite, on the other hand, is a much more mysterious material that was claimed to withstand extreme temperatures, even those of nuclear explosions, though it was never fully commercialized.
@@Interestingreals aye if u believe everything u see an hear ,il stick or non stick to my version,🤓
Nice to see the teleharmonium presented first time for me outside of books. It didn't cause radio interference as radio was still static dots and dashes. Each tonewheel (x81) was a power generator and that mess around the keyboards mixed it altogether. There were no tube amplifiers yet. It fed the phone system and they had the ability to make it louder than phone lines needed or could handle. Light polite classical music fell to rock's turn it up! The bleeding was into lines on Wall St.! Brokers and lawyers.
I was not much more than 2 when I saw that tire thing on BBC omnibus on Sunday on NBC, it was only on '52-'54 or so. I remember and laughed at the commentator's joke "wondering how many waffles per mile it would get".
Thank you so much for sharing this fascinating bit of history! It's incredible to hear how the teleharmonium worked and how it impacted communication lines back then, especially with music bleeding into Wall Street's phone lines that's quite a story! I love how you’ve connected it to your own early memories too, and the waffle joke is a great touch!🤣 It’s moments like these that really bring history to life. 😊😊
Number two sounds like a total hoax.
Sadly no. It’s quite real. I still remember the commercials. The inventor was a paranoid genius who wanted absolutely total control of the process no matter what the project. Security clearances be damned. So you can easily see why the idea went the way of the dodo bird.