Did Emile Zola invent the jacuzzi like my Uncle Pete says?

Answer 1

no, this is a common mistake that is made due to Zola's unfortunate involvement in the infamous, "dry flush" affair, a primitive portable chemical toilet which was sold to the french army and caused a huge stink at the time on account of a basic design flaw.

Answer 2

In 1956, an idea was born. Why not treat a family member's arthritis symptoms with a hydrotherapy pump. The Jacuzzi brothers invented a pump and a small niche business was born. The J-300, a portable pump, was sold to hospitals and schools.

Thus the first Jacuzzi was invented by the Jacuzzi brothers.

Answer 3

The Jacuzzi has its origins in medieval Italy. Three poor but hard-working brothers -- Jack the Flatulent, Cooper the Curious and Zeke the Impressive -- were taking their monthly mudhole bath when, as he always did, Jack passed gas. The brothers usually bathed far apart, but, as it was fall and cold outside, they had their backs together. Cooper and Zeke enjoyed the warmth and sensation of Jack's intestinal emission, and Cooper wondered how they could re-create and market the feeling. The three got to work.

At first, Cooper considered renting out Jack for others' baths. So Zeke experimented, gradually raising Jack's intake of cabbage, gruel and mead. The results were impressive: Eventually, Jack could provide a consistent stream of bubbles for a 3-person, 15-minute bath. But the smell was extremely repellent: After 5 minutes, the brothers got sick. After 10, they all threw up. And after 15, they were near death. So that approach was scrapped.

The brothers considered alternatives: Gas from animals. Splashing around. Even a very early form of Alka-Seltzer from the village apothecary. They got advice from farmers, hunters, groundskeepers, and even the village witch. They were getting nowhere and were ready to give up.

But Cooper recently had taken notice of a new invention: the gutter. He brought it to the attention of Zeke, who reasoned that if water flowed downhill, then perhaps, if it's pressurized and infused with air, it could also provide the bubbles the brothers were looking for. After much thought, trial and error, Zeke built a primitive submersible mudhole pump.

There was no electricity in the Middle Ages, so the pump was animal-driven. Each animal presented challenges: Oxen were slow, horses were expensive and rats were plentiful but hard to harness and drive. The brothers never overcame the power problem, and they wound up poor and destitute.

But it wasn't so bad. They'd been poor and destitute all their lives, and so had everybody else in their village.

The primitive pump was put away, and it was forgotten until distant relatives dug it up. Immediately, they recognized the value of the find, emigrated to the United States and marketed the idea.

The rest is history.

Answer 4

No but his dad Gordon invented a kind of cheeze.

Answer 5

No - Snr Jacuzzi did!