Pat Metheny used a toothbrush to hold the strap in place.
It became kind of his trademark, so he still put the toothbrush on his newer guitars, even though he doesn't need them.
Posted on 04/21/2018 7:10:12 PM PDT by SamAdams76
Wow, sonic technology to clean our teeth! That's what we have now, and it makes it easy to have cleaner, whiter teeth and healthier gums. The sonic technology drives the bristle tip velocity so that fluids can clean into tight spaces and the gum line. Healthy gums translate to a healthier heart. The toothbrush has come a long way.
But what did people use thousands of years ago before electricity or nylon was invented?
Well the first toothbrush was no doubt the human finger. It is recorded that people used salt, chalk or soot and rubbed it on their teeth with a finger or rag to clean their teeth.
In 3500 BC the Babylonians had "chewsticks" which were basically twigs that were chewed at one end to make "bristles" and left pointed at the other end to act as a kind of toothpick. Twigs were broken from trees with fresh aromas to help with a clean fresh feeling.
In 1223 a Zen master wrote that he observed monks using pieces of ox bone with short horsetail bristles attached.
China in 1498 European travelers could obtain a bristled toothbrush made of bamboo and hog bristles and they brought this invention back to Europe where it quickly caught on.
In 1770 a man named William Addis was incarcerated for rioting and while in jail came up with a bone handled, boar bristled brush he used in his cell. When he was released he started a family business, Wisdom Toothbrushes, that is still producing high quality toothbrushes today. He made a fortune!
Toothbrushes were mass produced in the USA in 1885 and had bone handles with boar hair bristles. These bristles were not sanitary and did not dry quickly. DuPont had produced a nylon bristled brush around 1938 but most Americans were not in the habit of regularly brushing until AFTER World War II. That's right! Soldiers were encouraged to brush regularly and they brought this habit back to their families after the war. The history of the toothbrush is fascinating!
Now we have toothbrushes of every shape and size and technology. They spin they vibrate they massage and whiten. You can have a toothbrush that beeps when you have brushed for 2 minutes or tells your kids "Good Job!" when they are done. Bristle heads are large, small, round and square. There are toothbrushes that cost one dollar or you can pay hundreds.
Cavity creeps! We make holes in teeth!
I grew up in the toothpaste age, but my dad always kept a can of tooth powder in his and my mom’s medicine cabinet.
I used to use it on occasion, and thought it cleaned my teeth better.
The Toothbrush was invented in West Virginia.
If had been invented in another state, it would be called a Teethbrush.
I see what you did there.
Soft,medium,firm...there are all sorts of Disney characters and even a rapper toothbrush.
Can you believe it? A rapper...Two-Pak!
AND you get TWO brushes!
‘In 3500 BC the Babylonians had “chewsticks”’
Still using chewsticks in India to this very day.
They sell water pick and sonic toothbrush units that are combined in one stand. That’s what I have. Takes up less counter space.
Blast out the big junk then polish the pearlies.
How about using baking soda. It works great. I take that backpacking as a weight saver.
I never knew about the history of the toothbrush...Very interesting...
Ironic considering Kensington is white trash central and has a huge druggie population, so intact teeth and healthy mouths are a rare thing.
How about Baking soda and salt?
In 12 years I've never heard it beep. Really? Two minutes?
I got it! A disposable razor that beeps after two minutes. It will say "All right already! That's close enough!" I'll get Kramerica Industries to produce it. It will come with a stick of butter.
Because if it were invented anywhere else, it would be called a "teehtbrush".
I took toothpowder with me when camping & hiking. Saved space, weight & mess.
Have you noticed that toothpaste seems to be more like liquid than paste anymore?
Definetly. Baking soda is all I've brushed with for the last twenty-thirty years.
Yep. It's all I use.
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