9/28/2010
Odor Tester
Think your job stinks? Try being an odor tester. These employees test the efficacy of deodorants and antiperspirants by sniffing subjects’ armpits. Thanks to all of their nosing around, we’re spared the results of faulty products. Photo courtesy of Nancy Rica Schiff.
IMAX Screen Cleaner
The magnificent, larger-than-life images on IMAX screens wouldn’t be quite as powerful if they were cloaked in a layer of dirt and dust. Luckily, there are companies dedicated to keeping your viewing experience crystal clear. According to Michael Quaranto, cofounder of IMAX screen cleaning company 1570 Cinema Services, the biggest challenge to keeping the screens clean is making sure they’re dust-free (they are so dusty, cleaners usually have to empty their vacuum two or three times per screen). Photo courtesy of 1570 Cinema Services.
Stanley Cup Keeper
Unlike other sports trophies, there’s only one Stanley Cup. Each year’s winning team and its players are engraved on it, but due to the trophy’s high value, it must be chaperoned at all times while it’s away from its permanent home, The Hockey Hall of Fame. So, a “Keeper of the Cup” is employed to accompany the trophy during its travels and make sure it doesn’t get into any trouble. Photo by Getty Images.
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