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The treadmill's dark and twisted past - Conor Heffernan
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The treadmill's dark and twisted past - Conor Heffernan
  • Published_at:2015-09-22
  • Category:Education
  • Channel:TED-Ed
  • tags: Treadmill Running Conor Heffernan TED TED-Ed TED Education TED animation TEDx Prison Torture Prison reform Charles Dickens Sir William Cubitt Exercise Forced labor Monotony Aerobic fitness Weight loss
  • description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-treadmill-s-dark-and-twisted-past-conor-heffernan 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. Lesson by Conor Heffernan, animation by Yukai Du.
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