From the May/June Saturday Evening Post.
In 1925, when the top speed of a Model T was 45 mph, retired racing pioneer Barney Oldfield, the first man to break the 60 mph speed barrier, wrote in the pages of the Saturday Evening Post of how exciting it was to see cars at the Indy track exceeding 100 mph.
Of course, today you can even go faster than 100 mph in your own car. At this year's 100th running of the the Indy 500 (and I'll be at it) the winner will be traveling nearly 230 mph.
It is still a hard race. Back in the September 26, 1925, issue of the Saturday Evening Post, Oldfield wrote: "Conditions at the Indianapolis track are such that they demand driving skill and car stamina, as well as speed."
Vroom! Vroom! --CootFaster
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Things Most (Well Many) People Get Wrong
From the December 12, 2010, Listverse "15 Factlets Most People Get Wrong." Always interesting stuff here. I just picked out ones of interest to me.
1. When a person is livid they are ashen (pale), not red.
2. Model T Fords originally came in a variety of colors, not just black. But, between 1914 and 1925, they came in just black.
4. Black boxes on planes are not black. They are orange to make locating them easier.
5. Pirates did not have people walk the plank. They just threw them overboard.
7. Covered bridges were not done so as to protect people from the elements as they passed over it, but to make the bridge last longer.
10. The famous "Whistler's Mother" painting was originally called "Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: A Portrait of the Painter's Mother."
13. U.S. ship captains can not perform marriages unless they are ordained clergy.
I did not know 1, 2, 5 or 13.
Stuff You Learn Doing This. --DaCoot
1. When a person is livid they are ashen (pale), not red.
2. Model T Fords originally came in a variety of colors, not just black. But, between 1914 and 1925, they came in just black.
4. Black boxes on planes are not black. They are orange to make locating them easier.
5. Pirates did not have people walk the plank. They just threw them overboard.
7. Covered bridges were not done so as to protect people from the elements as they passed over it, but to make the bridge last longer.
10. The famous "Whistler's Mother" painting was originally called "Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: A Portrait of the Painter's Mother."
13. U.S. ship captains can not perform marriages unless they are ordained clergy.
I did not know 1, 2, 5 or 13.
Stuff You Learn Doing This. --DaCoot
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