The Muskegon Traction Company raised the ride fare by 1 cent in August of 1919, it began a riot that lasted through the night, destroying streetcars and causing chaos in the city.
Workers refused to pay more than 6 cents per fare ($1.06 in 2023 dollars).
[More here. h/t Pam M.]
The ‘Power Driven Articulated Dummy’ project was under Contract No. NAS 9-1370 and ran from May 22, 1963 through July 31, 1965. It was originally built for Nasa’s Manned Spacecraft Center by the Illinois Institute of Technology.
The reason for a test dummy was officials hoped to use it during design and testing of a spacesuits, which might otherwise be painful, tedious or even dangerous for human beings.
The 1965 robot was able to simulate 35 basic human motions and used sensors to gather data on how the human body acted in a pressurized suit – but it never made it off the ground due to its tendency to leak oil.
Only two of these robots were created, the one selling for $80,000 and another that is owned by the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
[All images found here.]
One Way Out, Elmore James (1960) James recorded the song in 1960 but it wasn’t released until 1965, two years after his death; Sonny Boy Williamson II covered it in 1961 (released in 1962); in 1965 G. L. Crockett reworked it and recorded It’s A Man Down There. There have been many covers since, with The Allman Bros. Band‘s 1971 version being the best known.
17 TIMES! [h/t Pam M.]
Don’t go here and don’t do that.
Corn snake boobs [via Neatorama].
Skibidi Toilet explained [h/t Gord S.].
Johnny Sang Barbie [via Memo Of The Air].
Gladys Ingle & the 13 Black Cats [via Bunkerville].
Bagel reviews [via Mme. Jujujive. She knows where to find excellent music].
Added to blogroll: Archie Archive’s Norty Blues. Nice eclectic collection from 1920s to the present, with brief commentary.
[Top image: The Ugly Grouper, h/t Gus_802.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
[Found here, here and here. The Mabel Normand clip was part of a damaged reel from the short film Won in a Cupboard (1914).]
[Crab golfing in 5-G found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 