A strength tester machine is a type of amusement personality tester machine, which upon receiving credit rates the subject's

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, according to how strongly the person presses levers, squeezes a grip or punches a

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. In the past, strength testers could mainly be found in penny arcades and amusement parks, but they are now also common in

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-style locations as well as

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s and disco venues. Modern strength testing machines have become

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s and use LCDs for a video feedback, while some such as Sega's ''K.O. Punch'' (1981) use a

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display for feedback.

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'' features a restoration of a Punch-A-Bag strength tester machine from 1910 in the 6th episode "Knockout" and of a strength tester that had stood on the Santa Monica Pier in the 17th episode "Grippin' Mad". *''

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'' features a 1920s Advance Machine Company electric shock strength tester in the 22nd episode "Laurel and Hardy".

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Electric shock strength testers evaluate how long someone can stand unperilous electric shocks. However, most machines in amusement parks today only utilize vibrations that feels somewhat like an electric shock to someone not expecting it. Personality strength testers are a type of amusement personality tester machines that try to rate the strength of the subject's character. Such machines are for amusement purposes only and do not actually give a real result.

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in San Francisco has a collection of over 300 mechanical games, including strength testers: Musée Mécanique 065.JPG Musée Mécanique 088.JPG Musée Mécanique 122.JPG Musée Mécanique 134.JPG Musée Mécanique 058.JPG Uncle Sam carnival game....Hot Stuff meter.jpg, A personality strength tester at

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