1973
Mount Everest is not the best
“According to Robert L. Birch, the tallest mountain is probably Mount Chimborazo in the Ecuadorian Andes. Everest is 29,028 feet above sea level and Chimborazo he is 20,561 feet above sea level. However, because the Earth is oblate, the equatorial sea level is about 14 miles further from the Earth’s center than the polar sea level. Indeed, distance from the center of the Earth seems to be a more reasonable measure of mountain height. It is about two miles higher than distant Everest. “
paranoid computer
“Doctor: Are you depressed? Patient: No. Doctor: Did you take any medication? Patient: No. Doctor: What is your problem? Patient: People make me nervous. Doctor: Patient: They stare at me Doctor: Why? Patient: Maybe they don’t like the way I look or something. Patient: Why are you interested in my appearance? , unknown to the psychiatrist, the patient is a computer programmed to simulate the human delusional process. I decided it was delusional.”
Creationism in science class
“In California, God’s creation doesn’t seem to be taught as a substitute for evolution, at least in natural science classes. We decided that it was not necessary to equate human evolution with human evolution.
1923
Electric vehicles have their advantages
“Recently, a manufacturer in Württemberg, Germany, introduced a new electric-powered small car. [cars] with liquid fuel. The drive mechanism that connects the motor and wheels has a simpler structure. Maintenance costs are similarly cheap, and the care required is never too great. The car can drive at top speeds of 20-30 kilometers per hour and drive 80-100 kilometers back on flat roads. At night, it can be connected to any DC power source for recharging. Alternating current can also be used by inserting a suitable device between the battery and the current source. “
1873
Hudson Ice Cake in New York City
“In New York, ice harvesting is at its peak on the Hudson River, and along its banks you can see a number of very large and expensive icehouses. The ice is first scraped over 3-4 acres near the house and then glazed. [sawed] 22 x 32 inches, in some places 44 inch square blocks or cakes. A canal is then cut from the sawn acre to the elevator entrance of the house. Pohlman pushes the ice until it reaches a steam-operated elevator, opening slideways on each floor of the building. Each house can accommodate his 30 cakes of ice weighing about 250 pounds per minute. This is he 18,000 cakes per day and on the river he has 42 icehouses. The total stocked in our city’s markets is 1.5 million tons, the equivalent of almost 1 ton for all residents of New York and Brooklyn. “
