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Modern Marvels

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Pocket Tools

Nov 07, 2011 | 44m 15s | tv-pg | CC

Teddy Roosevelt carried a revolver. The night they each died, Abraham Lincoln carried a $5 Confederate note and nine newspaper clippings, while John Wilkes Booth carried a candle and pictures of five women, including his fianc e. Why? Most people don’t even think about it anymore. We simply put what we were carrying yesterday, and the day before that, back into our pockets. Do we really need everything we carry with us? In this hour we will take a look at the items we found in peoples’ pockets all across America. Not cell phones, which everybody has, but more intimate items. Personal things…both valuable and cheap. Work aids…both simple and high-tech. Even food! And we’ll not only see what they must have in their possession, but how some of it is made. Why does a search and rescue fireman carry a hockey puck? We’ll also discover how they make and carry a “personal escape” bailout system.

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