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Silicone was invented around World War II
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Silicone was inventedaround World War II, and it became this really wondermaterial

Silicone was invented
around World War II, and it became this really wonder
material

Full Transcript

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- Silicone was invented around World War II,
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and it became this really wonder material.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:45
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
World of Wonder,MTV Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

Breast Implant sickness. She has her 30 year old implants removed. No bra needed now.
Initially, it was used - Explant 00:05
Initially, it was used
After World War II, manufacturers of silicone - Explant 00:06
After World War II, manufacturers of silicone
And would you think about making a breast implant - Explant 00:05
And would you think about making a breast implant
- This was like the Wright brothers airplane. - Explant 00:05
- This was like the Wright brothers airplane.
We weren't the first to try to augment the breast - Explant 00:11
We weren't the first to try to augment the breast
- We saw some really odd materials, - Explant 00:06
- We saw some really odd materials,
Things like woodchips, glass balls, even kinds of yarn. - Explant 00:05
Things like woodchips, glass balls, even kinds of yarn.
- [Dr. Patten] And then at the end of World War II in Japan, - Explant 00:13
- [Dr. Patten] And then at the end of World War II in Japan,
- There were barrels of silicone on the harbor - Explant 00:07
- There were barrels of silicone on the harbor
And barrels of it started disappearing - Explant 00:10
And barrels of it started disappearing
- And it was a gigantic disaster - Explant 00:16
- And it was a gigantic disaster
Direct injection of silicone was outlawed right away. - Explant 00:05
Direct injection of silicone was outlawed right away.
- So one of these new silicone bags - Explant 00:09
- So one of these new silicone bags
- Dow Corning, they sent us - Explant 00:12
- Dow Corning, they sent us
Esmeralda was the dog, and the dog survived, - Explant 00:09
Esmeralda was the dog, and the dog survived,
And with that we told them, yes, - Explant 00:08
And with that we told them, yes,
(telephone ringing) - Explant 00:04
(telephone ringing)
I'm being interviewed right now, so I can't talk. - Explant 00:05
I'm being interviewed right now, so I can't talk.
So my implants were put in long about '62. - Explant 00:05
So my implants were put in long about '62.
I guess the world would be surprised to see - Explant 00:06
I guess the world would be surprised to see