I didn’t know what I had done to deserve this, but now I realise I was experiencing the destructive impact of a white woman’s tears. Wary of me? What exactly had I done? I was confused and astounded. The group eventually told me that their friends and family were ‘wary’ of me.
When it's lowered, the Chief asks what he has to report. Max says to activate the Cone so he could make his report. The Cone is so silent that they can't hear each other, making communication impossible.Īgain they're not able to hear each other, but Hodgekins can hear every word that they say. Max asks to use the Cone and The Chief accepts. In the 2008 movie, Get Smart, the cone of silence is a temporary soundproof forcefield that is cast over the conference table. When Max visits the United Nations Security Council, he and the members each have an individual Cone of Silence lowered over them, resulting in total silence in the room. This results in it filling up with smoke from Commander Hathaway's pipe, causing the participants trouble in breathing and seeing each other, prompting Max to enquire whether the Commander had "considered the advantages of snuff". Although it appears to work as intended it lacks ventilation. Instead of dual cones, the device consists of a single large transparent umbrella which is lowered over a round conference table. In London, British CONTROL's equivalent of the Cone of Silence is the Umbrella of Silence. Max, the Chief and 99 confer with Commander Hathaway under the Umbrella of Silence. However, Larabee has been able to hear from outside and is shot through the door. The Chief calls for Larabee to let them out but Max says that Larabee will not hear because the walls are too thick and shoots the lock with his gun. After the conference is concluded, Max, 99 and the Chief find themselves locked in. When CONTROL suffers a budget cutback and the Cone of Silence is leased to the CIA, Max demands to use the Closet of Silence, located off the Chief's office, in its place. Max, 99 and the Chief in the Closet of Silence. Maxwell Smart and the Chief use it to talk about Rudolph Hubert's murder on the stage of Badeff Concert Hall but the Chief's head gets locked in his half. It consists of two large bubbles for each speaker's head, and a long connecting tube between the two bubbles, for communication purposes.
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In Hubert's Unfinished Symphony, the portable cone of silence was introduced. Max and the Chief use the Portable Cone of Silence at Badeff Concert Hall. Variations on the Cone of Silence Portable Cone of Silence In its place he devises the high-tech Scrambler. Duane had been to Radio Shack and Walmart and called the Army but nobody had parts for it. When CONTROL is revived in 1995, Max, now the chief, is informed by technician Duane that the Cone of Silence is worn out and cannot be fixed. Usually, the Chief and Max are unable to hear each other.Īfter CONTROL goes out of business, Max buys the Cone of Silence and has it installed over the bed at his and 99's house. When activated, the Cone of Silence lowers itself onto the Chief's desk, covering the speakers on either side of the desk. It is a clear plastic contraption consisting of two domes with a rectangular box in between. It has never worked properly, but Max sometimes asks to use it when he feels that the subject he and the Chief are talking about is Top Secret. In the episode "A Tale of Two Tails," it was mentioned that the Cone of Silence was invented by a Professor Cone.
The Cone of Silence is a gadget used by CONTROL.