SansSuit 1 #1 August 10, 2011 Subject line says it all. 1936 Car FactoryPeace, -Dawson. http://www.SansSuit.com The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcsvader 1 #2 August 10, 2011 Holy freaking flywheels Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #3 August 10, 2011 I'm struck by: 1. How sophisticated the assembly lines were back then. 2. The huge opportunity for a human to get hurt by being in the wrong place at the wrong time."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SansSuit 1 #4 August 10, 2011 QuoteI'm struck by: 1. How sophisticated the assembly lines were back then. 2. The huge opportunity for a human to get hurt by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. This is what it looks like when it is all working smooth. I'm betting that there was a fair amount of down time for maintenance and/or breakdown.Peace, -Dawson. http://www.SansSuit.com The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #5 August 10, 2011 Quote I'm struck by: 1. How sophisticated the assembly lines were back then. You're not the only one. The massive factories and industrial prowess of the U.S. was admired around the world in those days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #6 August 10, 2011 QuoteI'm struck by: 1. How sophisticated the assembly lines were back then. 2. The huge opportunity for a human to get hurt by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Lots of fingers and hands. OSHA did a lot of good in regard to reducing factory injuries. Many of the workers thought they were interfering. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #7 August 10, 2011 Mechanical computers rock.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #8 August 10, 2011 Like the old IBM with those 'punch' cards? Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobMoore 0 #9 August 13, 2011 Monotonous, mindless, repetitive, endless work. No, thank you. I'll keep my job. I did notice that even back then the press operators had to push two widely spaced buttons to make the equipment work, thus insuring that one of their hands could not be in harms way."For you see, an airplane is an airplane. A landing area is a landing area. But a dropzone... a dropzone is the people." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #10 August 13, 2011 Those assembly-line jobs paid good and I'm guessing, because of the monotony. To think, there have been generations who have worked those jobs. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,047 #11 August 13, 2011 Hi Bob, Quote I did notice that even back then the press operators had to push two widely spaced buttons to make the equipment work, thus insuring that one of their hands could not be in harms way. I have been in many factories ( yes, some even here in the good old US of A ) in which the operator has a rock or brick holding down one switch while he operates the machine with the other switch. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #12 August 14, 2011 The cinematography really struck me. Large format, wide open lens, great angles, dollying, jibs...that would have cost a lot back then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SansSuit 1 #13 August 15, 2011 Quote The cinematography really struck me. Large format, wide open lens, great angles, dollying, jibs...that would have cost a lot back then. Probably all CGI. Peace, -Dawson. http://www.SansSuit.com The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcsvader 1 #14 August 15, 2011 I can't imagine how loud it must have been working in those factories. I have used a few pieces of industrail equipment that run on flywheels. One of them running is loud enough, but a whole assembly line Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #15 August 15, 2011 real men didnt need ear-protection back then.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #16 August 15, 2011 Quote real men didnt need ear-protection back then.. WHAT DID YOU SAY???"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #17 August 15, 2011 Quote Quote real men didnt need ear-protection back then.. WHAT DID YOU SAY??? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobMoore 0 #18 August 16, 2011 Quote Quote real men didnt need ear-protection back then.. WHAT DID YOU SAY??? I said ... Time for coffee break! DIDJA HEAR THAT?!?"For you see, an airplane is an airplane. A landing area is a landing area. But a dropzone... a dropzone is the people." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
csubl 0 #19 August 17, 2011 Here's a link to the full movie, called "Master Hands", from which the excerpt above was taken, and a link to the Wiki article about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bT6txm4RpA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Hands Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
