Intricate “What-Is-It” Gathers Cushion Data (Oct, 1940)
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Oct, 1940
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Oct, 1940
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This looks like it should be in a Dr. Seuss book.
Intricate “What-Is-It” Gathers Cushion Data
NO, it’s not a car of the future; nor the past either. The strange-looking contraption in which the young woman seems to be going for a drive is designed to gather information for engineers. Installed at the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, where thousands of persons have sat in it, the apparatus was built for a cushion manufacturer who hopes from countless measurements made on it to obtain an average-size automobile-seat cushion that will be comfortable for the majority of motorists.
“What-Is-It” gathers cushion data…
This is how they took measurements to determine what would be a good seat cushion size for cars in the 40’s – Link…….
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