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It's not just the roof distance .. when driving, it's significantly less comfortable to wear a hat with a (rear or full) brim against a headrest.
by alttag 14y ago
It's not just the roof distance .. when driving, it's significantly less comfortable to wear a hat with a (rear or full) brim against a headrest.
- dredmorbius 14y agoHeadrests really didn't start becoming commonplace until the late 1960s / early 1970s. They were made mandatory in the US only on January 1, 1969. http://www.webcitation.org/62vMMUPPX http://www.webcitation.org/62vMMUPPX This post-dates the hatless trend by about a decade, though it certainly wouldn't have helped the haberdasher's trade.
- alttag 14y agoGood points. Caused me to do some additional research (beyond my personal experience with hats). Patents for headrests were granted in 1921, 1930 and 1950. [1] According to some sources, they began to appear in cars in the 50s and 60s [2], which coincides with (and slightly pre-dates) the JFK theory. 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_restraint http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_restraint 2: http://www.ehow.com/facts_7597635_use-headrest.html http://www.ehow.com/facts_7597635_use-headrest.html