| Johnny Weismuller's Loincloth | |
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Origin |
Johnny Weissmuller |
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Type |
Loincloth |
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Effects |
Increases overall athletic ability |
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Downsides |
Adapts limbs to environment |
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Activation |
Yelling and wearing during active movement |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
467904-9248 |
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Shelf |
151171-1829-490 |
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Date of Collection |
May 13, 2004 |
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Origin[]
Johnny Weissmuller (June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. He set numerous world records alongside winning five gold medals in the Olympics. He won the 100m freestyle and the 4 × 200 m relay team event in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Weissmuller also won gold in the 400m freestyle, as well as a bronze medal in the water polo competition in Paris.
Following his retirement from swimming, Weissmuller played Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan in twelve feature films from 1932 to 1948; six were produced by MGM, and six additional films by RKO. Weissmuller went on to star in sixteen Jungle Jim movies over an eight year period, then filmed 26 additional half-hour episodes of the Jungle Jim TV series. He originated the famous Tarzan yell, which was created by sound recordist Douglas Shearer. Shearer recorded Weissmuller's normal yell, but manipulated it and played it in reverse. The yell was a creation of the movies based on what Burroughs described in his books as simply "the victory cry of the bull ape." This sound effect is often used for comic effect in later, unrelated movies, particularly when a character is swinging on vines or doing other "Tarzanesque" things.
Weissmuller saved many peoples' lives throughout his own life. One very notable instance was in 1927: whilst training for the Chicago Marathon, Weissmuller saved 11 people from drowning after a boat accident. On July 28, 1927, sixteen children, ten women, and one man drowned, when the Favorite, a small excursion boat cruising from Lincoln Park to Municipal Pier (Navy Pier), capsized half a mile off North Avenue in a sudden, heavy squall. Seventy-five women and children and a half dozen men sank with the boat when it tipped over, but rescuers saved over fifty of them. Weissmuller was one of the Chicago lifeguards who saved many.
Effects[]
Increases physique to professional Olympic athlete levels. Muscle mass, dexterity, energy efficiency, mobility, breath saturation and more become several times stronger. Also weakens any deficiencies due to atrophy from age or injury.
Causes the arms and legs to physically change to perform better in the environment. Growing animal appendages such as fins, scales, hooves, claws and even prehensile tails are commons. Sometimes they may also change shape to become more streamlined for maneuverability or bulky for added mass. Does not dissipate until a new form is required or the loincloth fully neutralized.
Appearances[]
Mentioned in the tie-in novel, A Touch of Fever by Artie. Wished he had it to use while ziplining down the Warehouse aisles.