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 punching bag. In the past, strength testers could mainly be found in

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venues. Modern strength testing machines have become

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s for a video feedback, while some such as

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's ''K.O. Punch'' (1981) use a

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display for feedback.

In media

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

Special forms

Electric shock strength testers evaluate how long someone can stand unperilous

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s. However, most machines in

s 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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