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Gizmo is an 80 minute documentary, full of enough oddball inventions and freakish talents on display for a month's worth of ToM posts.
Boing Boing's description:
Behold...the power of the open mind! Howard Smith's 1977 documentary about improbable inventions is now freely available on Google Video. The documentary compiles old newsreel footage of wacky inventions in action, (or inaction as the case may be), as well as some inventors' physical quirks and others' daring deeds in "bringing their invention to market," all for your enjoyment. A personal favorite, the backwards car, can be seen near the 50 minute mark.
I've only watched the first ten minutes, so no authoritative commentary from me, but this is my midnight viewing.
