The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month ago"Bar car" on the NYC subway, 1962media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1264arrow-down1image"Bar car" on the NYC subway, 1962media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
It was a temporary stunt as part of a city-wide cleanup. The goal was to give a “first class experience” to commuters.
minus-squaredrolex@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·1 month agoWell, first of all, absolutely nobody was kung-fu fighting. It was virtually unheard of.
minus-squarePhobosAnomaly@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoWho were going to be as fast as lightning then?
minus-squareFaygoRedPop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoWell, that’s more than a little bit frightening.
minus-squareAkasazh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoLet your fears be assuaged by the fact that their timing was masterful.
Well, first of all, absolutely nobody was kung-fu fighting. It was virtually unheard of.
Who were going to be as fast as lightning then?
Chuck Yeager
Well, that’s more than a little bit frightening.
Huh.
Let your fears be assuaged by the fact that their timing was masterful.