The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months ago"Bar car" on the NYC subway, 1962media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1280arrow-down1image"Bar car" on the NYC subway, 1962media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square30linkfedilinkfile-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-squaredrolexlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·3 months agoWell, first of all, absolutely nobody was kung-fu fighting. It was virtually unheard of.
minus-squareFaygoRedPop@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoWell, that’s more than a little bit frightening.
minus-squareAkasazh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoLet your fears be assuaged by the fact that their timing was masterful.
minus-squarePhobosAnomaly@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoWho were going to be as fast as lightning then?
Well, first of all, absolutely nobody was kung-fu fighting. It was virtually unheard of.
Well, that’s more than a little bit frightening.
Huh.
Let your fears be assuaged by the fact that their timing was masterful.
Who were going to be as fast as lightning then?
Chuck Yeager