| Painless Parker’s Tooth Necklace | |
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Origin |
Painless Parker |
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Type |
Necklace of teeth |
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Effects |
Loosens up teeth until pulled, at which point they jump around and emit music |
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Downsides |
Causes simultaneous intense facial pain and numbness |
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Activation |
Being touched by the wearer |
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Collected by |
Warhouse 13 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
531179-4980 |
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Shelf |
178746-5652-517 |
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Date of Collection |
August 7, 2015 |
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Origin[]
Edgar R.R. "Painless" Parker (1872–1952) was a flamboyant street dentist despised by professional organizations and honored by patients for providing easy access to dental care. He began by advertising alongside the circus acts, traveling along in his own wagon. The band attracted large crowds and hid the moans and cries of patients who were given whiskey or a cocaine solution that he called “hydrocaine” to numb the pain. He charged 50 cents for each extraction and promised that if it hurt, he’d pay the patient $5. He legally changed his first name to "Painless” when he was accused of false advertisement law by claiming that his dentistry was truly painless. At one point, he pulled out 357 teeth in a single day, which were strung into a necklace he owned.
Effects[]
The necklace only affects those that touch the user, while the wearers themselves will remain unaffected. The patient’s weakest or unhealthiest tooth will slowly start to loosen on its own, painlessly disconnecting all the nerves between the tooth and gums. When the last one has been release, the tooth will shoot out from the user’s mouth onto the nearest surface. Happy to finally be out, it will spin, twist and make entertaining music for onlookers. Unfortunately, the patient will be unable to enjoy this wonderful demonstration. They’ll be too busy padding their face wondering why it’s both extremely pained and numb at the same time.