SYSK Selects: How Pinball Works

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Pinball was actually illegal until the 1970s in NY and other cities, hidden in the backs of pornography shops. The game was finally legalized, thanks to a Babe Ruth-style shot by the best player in the world.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.0	Hey everybody, it's your old pal Josh.
0:33.8	And for this week's S.Y.S. case selects, I've chosen how Pimball works.
0:38.8	One of my all-time favorite episodes and it was recorded in September of 2014,
0:43.8	which seems like just yesterday, doesn't it?
0:46.6	Well at any rate, this episode has it all.
0:48.9	Weird history, electro dynamics, the tilt, sign, everything.
0:55.2	So I hope you enjoy it in good health.
1:01.0	Welcome to Steffi Shedno from House Stuff Works.com.
1:10.9	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
1:12.2	I'm Josh Clark with Charles W. Chuck Bryant.
1:14.5	And there's Jerry.
1:16.6	This is Steffi Shedno, the podcast.
1:20.1	What was that?
1:21.1	Pinball?
1:22.1	It was the new desk.
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