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b"Ron Popeil, inventor of The Pocket Fisherman, the Amazing Smokeless Ashtray, and the Inside-The-Shell Egg Scrambler, was (satirically) awarded an Ignoble Award for Consumer Engineering on 7th November, 1993.\\nBut the \\u2018Infomercial King\\u2019 had spun an enviable career from his talent for selling; from humble beginnings shilling vegetable choppers on the shop floor of Woolworth\\u2019s to establishing Ronco, a $55 million \\u2018As Seen On TV\\u2019 company that eventually went bankrupt.\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider Popeil\\u2019s pathological hatred of runny egg whites and reveal an award-winning way to collect samples of whale snot. But wait, there\\u2019s more! They also talk about the magic price point for Popeil\\u2019s inventions. It\\u2019s just $19.99, so ACT QUICKLY...\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 Popeil interviewed by CBS Sunday Morning (2000):\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdLyKjKH_II\\n\\u2022 \\u2018All Ronco Product Commercials (Internal Reel)\\u2019 (1970s-1980s):\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfcIPuvZE9I\\n\\u2022 Homepage of the Ignoble Awards:\\xa0https://www.improbable.com/\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\\n#90s #Inventions #Technology #Person #White #Food #US\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"