The treadmill's dark and twisted past | Conor Heffernan
TED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing
TED
4.4 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 7 September 2017
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Summary
The constant thud underneath your feet. The constrained space. The monotony of going nowhere fast. Running on a treadmill can certainly feel like torture, but did you know it was originally used for that very purpose? Conor Heffernan details the dark and twisted history of the treadmill. [Directed by Yukai Du, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by WORKPLAYWORK and Cem Misirlioglu].
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