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This insane anti-distraction helmet from 1925 would fit into any modern open office https://t.co/6izMgBj0oH pic.twitter.com/vpBCjZPeL7

— Co.Exist (@FastCoExist) April 4, 2016

The Fast Company article hints that inventor Hugo Gernsback was merely ahead of his time. It wasn't hard for me to see the connection to Maxwell Smart and the Cone of Silence, but Fast Company makes sure it can't be missed in another story.