En 1967, USPS [el Servicio Postal de EE.UU.] encargó una película de 15 minutos para explicar su novedoso sistema de códigos Zone Improvement Program, más conocido como códigos ZIP [códigos postales] . Contrataron el talento de un grupo de folk-pop llamado The Swingin' Six para que interpretaran canciones y sketches sobre el sistema ZIP. Con 15 minutos, la película es unas cinco veces más larga de lo necesario, pero merece la pena quedarse hasta el final para ver la presentación de Mr. Zip, la mascota de USPS (...)
With fear of Communism still strong in Cold War America, some people feared that the creation of ZIP Code was a conspiracy to depersonalize or dehumanize them.(3) Personality and individuality were at the heart of American identity; being assigned an identification number was not. Thus, at the time of their implementation, ZIP Codes were seen by some as distinctly un-American and even possibly part of a Communist plot to undermine American culture!
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With fear of Communism still strong in Cold War America, some people feared that the creation of ZIP Code was a conspiracy to depersonalize or dehumanize them.(3) Personality and individuality were at the heart of American identity; being assigned an identification number was not. Thus, at the time of their implementation, ZIP Codes were seen by some as distinctly un-American and even possibly part of a Communist plot to undermine American culture!
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/research-articles/flashing-across-the-country/the-zip-code-challenge-response-of-the-american-public
a mí me gustó el videoclip de presentación del nuevo número de emergencias de UK:
#3 Cinturón de seguridad "sexy" en lo coches:
Pero este creo que en plan serio
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Joder 15 min...
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En categoría vídeos promocionales chorra, yo recuerdo un promodocumental de Windows 95 presentado por los actores de Friends