Jap Train Will Do 450 mph (They Say!) (Nov, 1959)
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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1959
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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1959
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Jap Train Will Do 450 mph (They Say!)
PROFESSOR Hisanojo Ozawa of Japan has designed a radically new type of train that he claims will do 450 mph, whizzing by jet propulsion between upper and lower rollers. Recently he tested a model, which did a modest 25 mph but functioned perfectly as a mechanically guided missile. A problem: how do you get around curves? Professor Ozawa has the answer: curve lines of no less than 2.48 miles radius. •
“Jap” train? Apparently, the writer of this article was still a little cheesed at the Japanese 15 years after the end of WW2.
Comment by John M. Hanna — February 2, 2009 @ 6:19 pm
People were less politically correct in those days and that wasn’t regarded as unacceptable. I still recall seeing WWII propaganda cartoons on TV in that timeframe with Popeye beating up Japanese with thick glasses and buck teeth. I even recall seeing the infamous 1943 COAL BLACK & DE SEBBEN DWARVES on TV when I was a kid … it wasn’t really mean-spirited in intent but it was extremely offensive anyway, and from 1968 it’s been hard to find. Cheers — MrG / http://gvgpd.proboards.com
Comment by MrG — February 2, 2009 @ 7:45 pm
I knew someone would make a comment about “Jap”, it wasn’t a bad thing until some white people decided they were offended for someone and and it became offensive.
I remember an auto repair shop called “Japanese Auto Professionals” (JAP) being protested because some people needed to feel better about themselves.
Comment by Mike — February 2, 2009 @ 8:02 pm
“The Japanese?! Those sandal-wearing goldfish tenders?!” Or something like that.
Comment by Torgo — February 2, 2009 @ 10:10 pm
Actually the usual comment was on eye orientation and parentage. Ironically I’ve read Japanese manga where a character is called a “fox-eyed wench” because of her extreme eye shape. Reminds me of some of the slam comments black GIs I knew would make about other black GIs with exaggerated black features … I wouldn’t even dare quote them. Cheers — MrG / http://www.vectorsite.net/gblog.html
Comment by MrG — February 3, 2009 @ 1:48 pm