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This Day In History June 4 1937 The world's first shopping carts were introduced at Humpty Dumpty grocery stores in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Sylvan Goldman, the Oklahoma grocer who in 1937 invented the shopping cart, had a business problem that was keeping him from increasing what we today would call in-store sales.

The women who came to Goldman's grocery stores (and in the thirties, they were mostly women) stopped shopping when their hand-carry baskets were full. I can just imagine Goldman sitting in his office after a long Saturday pondering the problem and thinking “how can I grow my business by making it easier for these women to shop?”

With a bigger basket, his customers could buy more things. Since the basket would be too heavy to lift, Goldman put it on wheels, using a folding chair for the frame. His “prototype” was kind of klunky, but Goldman figured it was good enough for a market test.

Like most entrepreneurs, Goldman discovered that his target market was hugely resistant to change. He studied his customers' objections. Women said the cart reminded them of pushing a baby carriage, and men resisted because pushing a cart didn't feel “manly enough.”

Confident that he was on to something, Goldman hired male and female “ringers” to shop for groceries, pushing carts. He also added a greeter to offer carts to shoppers as they came into the store. It worked. The carts caught on, Goldman patented his invention, and earned his way to becoming of Oklahoma's philanthropic multimillionaires.

Goldman also sought to grow his business by providing better service to his customers. And, like any outstanding entrepreneur, he had a solid exit strategy, ending up licensing his shopping cart patent to a company that improved the product to the telescoping baskets we use today.

Photo: Goldman with one of his carts in 1960

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Originally Posted by WPOZZZ (Post 12309769)

Aren't the Ferrari F1 drivers considered employees?

They don't buy them, they are gifted to them.

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Originally Posted by Icemaster (Post 12310317)

Nice rack.
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And this was back before racking got cool...

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera (Post 12310754)

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Worth the repeat
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John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich on to Gemini 3 and was the first astronaut to be yelled at by NASA.

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Coming from Flagstaff to Sedona on 89a is one of the most beautiful drives in America . This photo is all about the 17 miles of 89a thru oak creek canyon showing the switchbacks , and a change in elevation of about 2500 feet in just a few short miles looks crazy from the air but that’s why their called the switchbacks.
I have driven it, and it is fun and very pretty.

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And unfortunately, his two sons fought over the fortune. Both died of self inflicted gunshots.

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Originally Posted by Racerbvd (Post 12312981)

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That looks like a 3rd Gen F body. Used to have an 82 like this. No mullet.

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera (Post 12311766)

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I had a nipple tattooed on my belly. I reasoned, guys love 5 lbs of fat if it has a nipple on it. Haha

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera (Post 12313159)

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There used to be a hardware store just like this ↑ up at the corner of my street. Old fella who owned the place knew exactly where to find everything in there too.

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera (Post 12313466)

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I'll bet that would be exciting!

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Machining a Space Shuttle Main Engine injector, 1977.
A workman reams holes to the proper size and alignment in the Space Shuttle Main Engine’s main injector body, through which propellants will pass through on their way into the engine’s combustion chamber. Each of those injector nozzles is a separate piece; what we see in the picture is the whole assembly, with each of the nozzles poking through the “primary plate”. In all likelihood the injectors are prefabricated with a slightly undersized hole, pressed into the plate and reamed out to final size in this setup.

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In 1896, Thomas Edison, the great inventor of the electric bulb, was working on a car design when he learned that a young man in his company had created an experimental car. Edison met this young man, Henry Ford, at a company party in New York and was thoroughly impressed by his gasoline-powered car idea. Edison, who had been considering electricity as a power source, enthusiastically encouraged Ford, saying, "Young man, that's the thing! You have it! I think you are on to something! I encourage you to continue your pursuits!"

Encouraged by the respected inventor, Henry Ford continued his work, eventually inventing a car that made him wealthy.

On December 9, 1914, Edison's laboratory and factory were destroyed by fire. At 67 years old, the damage was too extensive for insurance to cover. Before the ashes were cold, Henry Ford handed Edison a check for $750,000 with a note saying Edison could have more if needed.

In 1916, Ford relocated his home next to Edison's. When Edison was later confined to a wheelchair, Ford also got a wheelchair so they could race each other.

Thomas Edison made Henry Ford believe in himself, creating a friendship for life.

LESSON:
Don't ever be jealous of others' success. If you can't win a race, help the person in front of you break the record. Your candle doesn't lose its light by lighting another. Let us follow this example of supporting and uplifting each other!
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