Wayback Machine: Multitasking, 1935 Version
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 09. 4.07
In an age where we have electric everything, we forget that things were not always so easy. This Oregon woman thought that pedalling her sewing machine was not an efficient use of her energy, so she "devised a plan whereby her sewing machine pedal could be made to do the work of several things at once.
One length of wood was fastened to the machine pedal, for the driving piston. Another length extending over a frame work fulcrum operated the two lengths of wood which served as connecting rods.
When all was ready, the baby’s cradle was attached to one connecting rod, and the churn to the other. Then as she sewed, the baby rocked, and as the baby rocked, the cream was churned. " ::Modern Mechanix
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Woah!! this is excellent... Now I guess this is a perfect example of multitasking
This looks like a joke photo to me. Even the caption has the feel of a joke.
I have one of those old-fashioned Singer sewing machines at home that was given to me by my grandmother. I fixed it up so that my wife can use it. She has made a number of things with it already, but it can be tricky getting it going. And sewing requires a lot of starting and stopping. I fing it a little hard to believe that such a contraption would actually work well, if at all, unless the woman has the legs of the Incredible Hulk.
Now that should be our inspiration, rather then having one device that can let you do several things, we need one device that can let you perform those several things all at once. Don't just listen to music, but listen to music while you send out e-mails and talk on the phone.
I fixed it up so that my wife can use it. She has made a number of things with it already,..
I fixed it up so that my wife can use it. She has made a number of things with it already,..