The zipper may be the most unsung invention we humans have ever come up with. Prior to zippers, everyone walked around like idiots with nothing but buttons to hold their clothes together. The zipper changed all that. The zipper changed everything.
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# Stuff You Should Know: Buttons and Zippers
Josh and Chuck take you on a fascinating journey through the surprisingly complex history of how we fasten our clothes, starting with the humble button and leading up to one of the most ingenious inventions ever created: the zipper. They trace the evolution from ancient shell buttons through the accidental discovery of the zipper's distinctive sound on rubber boots, and explore how puritanical attitudes almost kept zippers off women's clothing for decades. It's a surprisingly entertaining deep dive into everyday objects that reveals just how much engineering and innovation went into something you probably never think twice about.
Altered Carbon
2018
TV-MA
★ 7.6
"have you seen Altered Carbon? I know it's not a movie. It's a good TV show, though. — Josh mentions the TV show while trying to think of movies to discuss during a tangent."
— Josh
"I already talked about Ozarks recently, right? — Josh references the TV show as something he's already discussed on the podcast."
— Josh
"the very famous Seinfeld episode when he's remarking about his button flies. — Chuck references a Seinfeld episode about button flies versus zippers as a connection to genital zipper injuries."
— Chuck
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The Devil in the White City
"have you ever read Devil in the White City? I know I've asked you before, we still have it. — Josh references the book/film adaptation when discussing the 1893 Chicago World's Fair where the zipper was debuted."
— Josh
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
1h 59m
★ 8.3
"I think you had Seinfeld confused with Silence of the Lambs. — Chuck jokingly corrects Josh by comparing a famous scene to Silence of the Lambs instead of Seinfeld."
— Chuck
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