The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 13 days ago"Bar car" on the NYC subway, 1962media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1278arrow-down1image"Bar car" on the NYC subway, 1962media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square33linkfedilinkfile-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-down1·13 days agoWell, first of all, absolutely nobody was kung-fu fighting. It was virtually unheard of.
minus-squareFaygoRedPop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·13 days agoWell, that’s more than a little bit frightening.
minus-squareAkasazh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoLet your fears be assuaged by the fact that their timing was masterful.
minus-squarePhobosAnomaly@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 days 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