Herb Stempel's Headset

Herb Stempel's Headset


Origin	Herb Stempel
Type	Headset
Effects	Gives the user the answer to any question asked to them
Downsides	User will be unable to resist lying if asked to do so
Activation	Wearing
Collected by	Frederick Benson
Section	Logie-453V
Aisle	Lucy-920A
Shelf	33623-3362-023
Date of Collection	March 29, 1995
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Origin[]

Herb Stempel was a game show contestant on the show Twenty One. He won the show for six weeks straight because the producers rigged the show and gave him the correct answers beforehand. His streak ended when he was defeated by Columbia University teacher Charles Van Doren, which was just as equally rigged. Afterwards, he told reporters of the fraud.

Effects[]

When worn, it allows user to know the answers to questions put to them. If they are specifically asked to lie, they will be forced to.

Scam and Con Artifacts
The Hoax Foyer
Alexander of Abonoteichus' Grimorie • Barry Larkin's Olympic Torch • Calaveras Skull • Cassie Chadwick's Pearl Necklace • Christopher Müller’s Gold Tooth • Craig Jackson's Watch • Doug Bower & Dave Chorley's Wood Planks • Elsie Wright’s Camera • Ferdinand Waldo Demara’s Medical Textbook • Fiji Mermaid • General Store from Agloe, New York • George C. Parker's Deed to the Brooklyn Bridge • HMS Dreadnought Hoax Costumes • ID Sniper Rifle • Jacques Aymar-Vernay’s Dowsing Rod • Lambert Simnel's Leggings • Left Handed Whopper Wrapper • Mary Bateman’s Eggs • ''Masked Marauders'' Vinyl Record • Melvin Dummar's Will • Original Copy of 'I, Libertine' • Orson Welles' Microphone • Ted Serios' Polaroid Camera • Uri Geller's Spoon • Wilhelm Voigt’s Army Uniform • William Robinson's Chest
Other
Brian G. Hughes Umbrella • C. L. Blood's Bellows • Charles Ponzi's Money Clip • Charles Wells’ Roulette Wheel • Dan Enright's Address Book • Elyesa Bazna's Counterfeit Banknotes • Emerich Juettner’s Counterfeit Dollar Bill • Frank Abagnale Jr.'s Checkbook • Henry Meigg's Warrant Book • Herb Stempel's Headset • Jefferson Randolph Smith's Soap Bar • Mary Butterworth's Iron • Matthew Hopkins' Witch-Pricking Pin • M.E. Clifton James's Fake Military Uniform • P.T. Barnum's Top Hat & Walking Stick • Richard Feynman's Safecracking Numerical Pad • Sophie Lyons' Gloves • Steven Jay Russell's Highlighters • William Chaloner's Groat • William Chaloner's Lottery Ticket