🎱 Playboys Magic 8 Ball Bible 🎱


🎱 Playboys Magic 8 Ball Bible 🎱

The Magic 8-Ball is a plastic sphere, made to look like an eight-ball, that is used for fortune-telling or seeking advice. It was invented in 1950 by Albert C. Carter and Abe Bookman and is currently manufactured by Mattel. The user asks a yes–no question to the ball, then turns it over to reveal an answer in a window on the ball. External linksOrigin[edit]
The functional component of the Magic 8-Ball was invented by Albert C. Carter, who was inspired by a spirit writing device used by his mother Mary, a Cincinnati clairvoyant.[1] When Carter approached store owner Max Levinson about stocking the device, Levinson called in Abe Bookman, Levinson's brother-in-law and graduate of Ohio Mechanics Institute. In 1944, Carter filed for a patent[2] for the cylindrical device, assigning it in 1946 to Bookman, Levinson and another partner in what came to be Alabe Crafts, Inc., combining the founder's names, Albert and Abe. Alabe marketed and sold the cylinder as The Syco-Slate. Carter died sometime before the patent was granted in 1948. Bookman made improvements to The Syco-Slate, and in 1948 it was encased in an iridescent crystal ball. Though unsuccessful, the revamped product caught the attention of Chicago's Brunswick Billiards, who in 1950 commissioned Alabe Crafts to make a version in the form of a traditional black-and-white 8-ball,[3] which was possibly inspired by a gag in the 1940 Three Stooges short film, You Nazty Spy!.[4]
Cultural impact[edit]
Although originally sold as a paper-weight, like many toys and gadgets, the Magic 8-Ball would go on to become a fad, or "must-have" in several decades; with subsequent generations finding joy in its mystery. This was not just as an executive toy, but also a "craze" among youngsters.
In 1971, Bookman sold Alabe Crafts, Inc., to Ideal Toys[5] who marketed the ball firmly at children. In 1987, the rights were again sold to Tyco Toys,[6] spurring on another marketing campaign and resurgence in interest. Despite its numerous owners, the Magic 8-Ball has changed little in design and implementation.
Design and usage[edit].
One of the possible responses of the Magic 8-Ball.
The Magic 8-Ball is a hollow plastic sphere resembling a black-and-white 8-ball. Its standard size is larger than an ordinary pool ball, but it has been made in various sizes. Inside the ball, a cylindrical reservoir contains a white plastic icosahedron die floating in approximately 100mL (3½ fl. oz.) of alcohol dyed dark blue. Each of the die's 20 faces has an affirmative, negative, or non-committal statement printed in raised letters. These messages are read through a window on the ball's bottom.
To use the ball, it must be held with the window initially facing down to allow the die to float within the cylinder. After asking the ball a yes–no question, the user then turns the ball so that the window faces up. The die floats to the top, and one face presses against the window; the raised letters displace the blue liquid to reveal the message as white letters on a blue background. Although most users shake the ball before turning it upright, the instructions warn against doing so to avoid white bubbles. Many users find entertainment with this device. It has continued to be a popular gift item since its release.
While the Magic 8 Ball has undergone very few changes, an addition in 1975 by new owners, Ideal Toy Company, fixed the bubble problem.[7] Their patented "Bubble Free Die Agitator", an inverted funnel, rerouted the air trapped inside. The solution has been utilized ever since.

Why to worship the 8 ball

Playboy says because it is true and it tell you what to do. Its all true. Playboy will be building a church of The Magic 8 Ball. One time the magic 8 ball saved someone's life. There was a pencil in toyland. That was gonna jump off a bridge. He asked and sook the magic 8 ball if he would do it. It said "My Reply Is No" and he didn't jump. It also gives you pizza.

So worship The Magic 8 Ball. It's good for you.
WORSHIP IT.

ONE TIME IT WILL SAVE THE PLANET.

Since the 1950s, generation after generation of children have turned to one object to provide answers to the more burning yes/no questions of life: the Magic 8 Ball. But was the Magic 8 Ball always intended as a children's fortune-telling toy? And why, of all things, is it shaped like a billiard ball?
If you were to grab the Magic 8 Ball off your desk right now and ask it "Will this article answer all those questions and more?" the words "Without a Doubt" would hopefully emerge through the murky blue liquid. However, with mathematical probability taken into consideration, this might not be the case; after consulting Dr. Lucien Cohen, a psychology professor at the University of Cincinnati, the creators of the Magic 8 Ball decided upon 20 possible responses: 10 positive, five negative, and five indifferent.
IT BEGAN WITH A CLAIRVOYANT'S SON ...
From an early age, Albert C. Carter, the son of a Cincinnati clairvoyant, found himself surrounded by all things mystical. As his mother Mary's popularity as a medium increased, so too did Albert's interest in her work. In particular, he—like the majority of her clients—was fascinated by one of her fortune-telling inventions: the Psycho-Slate.
The Psycho-Slate consisted of a small chalkboard that could be placed inside of a sealed container. While with a client, Mary would close the lid of the container and ask a question aloud to the "other world." To her clients' amazement, the room would fill with the sounds of chalk scribbling across the board. When the scratchings died down, Mary would then open the container to reveal the answer as dictated by the spirits. While no one is quite sure exactly how Mary achieved the results, it is safe to say that this inspired Albert to create his own version of the Psycho-Slate—one that didn't require any psychic ability.
In 1944, Carter completed the device that he would call the Syco-Seer. The result was a liquid-filled tube, divided in the center. On each end, a clear window allowed a view of the worded dice Carter had placed in each half. By turning the tube upright, one die would slowly raise through the viscous liquid, revealing a response to the user's question. (In his book, Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them, author Tim Walsh claims that Carter used molasses early on.)
Feeling confident in the Syco-Seer, Carter presented the prototype to a local Cincinnati store owner, Max Levinson. Levinson immediately took to the idea, so much so that he expressed an interest in working with Carter to mass-produce the Syco-Seer. To accomplish this, Levinson contacted his brother-in-law, Abe Bookman.
ALONG CAME BOOKMAN
Abe Bookman, or Buchmann as he was known before the Anglicization of his name in 1955, was a first-generation American born to Russian Jewish parents. A smart and business-savvy man, Bookman graduated from the Ohio Mechanics Institute in 1921. Because of this, Carter and Levinson turned to Bookman to handle the logistics of producing the Syco-Seer on a larger scale.
They formed a novelty company, Alabe Crafts, Inc. (a combination of Abe and Albert's first names) in 1946. Under Bookman's guidance, Alabe Crafts produced and marketed the Syco-Seer as a "Miracle Home Fortune-Teller."
Though Carter had applied for a patent for his "Liquid Filled Dice Agitator" on September 23, 1944, he unfortunately didn't live to see it granted in 1948. While it is unclear what became of Carter in his final years or exactly when he died, most sources state the cause of his troubles stemmed from his "gypsy lifestyle" and alcoholism. Luckily for Alabe Crafts, Carter had shared the patent assignment credit with Bookman and Levinson.
REDESIGNS, RE-MARKETING, AND THE BIRTH OF THE MAGIC 8 BALL
Following Carter's passing, Bookman spearheaded a redesign of the Syco-Seer. In order to reduce to cost of production, Bookman removed one end of the tube, turning it into a smaller, single-windowed viewer. With this slimming change, Bookman decided to rebrand the Syco-Seer as the Syco-Slate: The Pocket Fortune Teller.
In 1948, Bookman opted for another redesign, this time in an attempt to tie in a marketing theme; he placed the Syco-Slate tube inside a crystal ball. While this did nothing to improve sales, it garnered the attention of Brunswick Billiards who, in 1950, were on the lookout for a fun item to use as a potential giveaway to promote their Chicago-based billiards company.
Bookman jumped at the opportunity. He changed the design once again, replacing the crystal ball with the iconic black 8 ball we know today. Once the promotion had ended and Bookman's contract with Brunswick was fulfilled, he decided to keep the 8 ball design, energized by the success of the giveaway.
Bookman then went on to market the Magic 8 Ball as a paperweight. It wasn't until he noticed the 8 Ball's popularity among children that Bookman decided to re-market the product as a toy. With this, the Magic 8 Ball quickly found its footing.
In 1971, Bookman sold Alabe Crafts and the Magic 8 Ball to Ideal Toys. Today, the Ball is owned by Mattel, who claims to sell a million Magic 8 Balls every year. In 2011, TIME Magazine named the Magic 8 Ball as one of the "All-TIME 100 Greatest Toys."