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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4KrIMZpwCY

100 year old production line footage. Very cool stuff.
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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Wow that was cool
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Safety and ergonomics were obviously not a concern back then.
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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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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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Wow the production line has come a long way
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