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Old 01-28-09, 04:22 PM
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100 year old production line footage. Very cool stuff.
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Old 01-28-09, 05:38 PM
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Wow that was cool
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Old 01-28-09, 07:13 PM
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Safety and ergonomics were obviously not a concern back then.
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Old 01-28-09, 07:42 PM
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35 miles an hour if you were lucky and found a road long and smooth enough to do it on since there were no roads......... safety and ergonomics........YA THINK? LOL!

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Old 01-29-09, 02:05 PM
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People moved so fast back in those days
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People moved so fast back in those days
Thats why robots weren't invented back then, but people got too lazy so they needed someone else to move fast and do the work.
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Old 01-29-09, 09:25 PM
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Wow the production line has come a long way
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