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Waist Shaper

Waist Shaper

I believe it's one of those machines that shook a big band around your waist really fast. I'm not sure what they were called, or if they actually worked.
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my mom had one of those way back in the late 60's early 70's, it was suppose to make you lose weight. my brother and I were the only ones who used it (we thought it was a great toy)
catlea
Sat 05-21-2005
My aunt had one. It was called a "reducing machine". Think it only reduced her hard earned cash.
bk
Mon 05-30-2005
Probably not the best device for schizophrenics, wouldn't you say?
Max
Wed 06-08-2005
"look mommy, no hands!"
Starscream
Thu 07-07-2005
i never had one and don't want one.
maria
Tue 09-06-2005
somethings shooting outa tho top of it
MEE
Wed 11-09-2005
The theory behind reducing machines was that the friction from the belt would help to melt the fat. Of course, even if it did melt fat (it didn't), it was a flawed idea, because once melted the fat had to go somewhere, but it was sealed up in the body. People will try anything to lose weight... At least, anything that isn't eating right & exercising...
Sketch
Fri 12-30-2005
I PAST BY THAT THING ! but me and my friends thought that it was a scale
MJ
Wed 02-08-2006
Sorry "MEE". What looks like somthing comming out of the top of the reducer is actually some white spraypaint on the wall behind it, lining out someones "tag".
session09
Thu 02-23-2006
Ahh, thinned my waste more than i wanted!

*compares to pencil*
Shawn McDonald
Sat 03-18-2006
everyone see that and thinks it a scale
GODDOG AND NECRO
Thu 07-27-2006
it really does look like a scale :-)
sexymarie
Sat 09-30-2006
thanx for the visual on that one Max
nurse betty
Wed 10-04-2006
that looks very gay wise for people that feel upset all the time i forget what the word is!!
~dont ask~
Tue 10-24-2006
ahahaha.
now i want one.
(:
Apple.
Tue 10-02-2007
I remember these at the Y when I went there almost 40 years ago, I'd forgotten about those things.
FullFathomFive
Sat 02-27-2010
No, they didn't work at all. One of the many gadgets of the atomic age that became indicative of striving for technology without accomplishing much in and of themselves. Vintage objets d'art.
gypsy
Sat 04-09-2011

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