#common cold

Stories tagged “common cold” in the Weird Science History archive — 3 stories connected by this topic.

• The Cold Researchers Who Stood Volunteers in a Drafty Hallway in Wet Swimsuits — and Got Two Opposite Answers
• The Gas Mask Filter That Became a Makeup Wipe — Until America Started Blowing Its Nose in It
• The Head Cold That Made Apollo 7 Refuse Its Helmets

Related topics: #everyday objects #germ theory #NASA #space medicine