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Hundreds of thousandsof people come here and get totally looped,in spite of the fact that...

Hundreds of thousands
of people come here and get totally looped,
in spite of the fact that it was a german
who said way back, beer spoils the blood,
burns it up, causes great thirst,
horrible red faces; also leprosy,
swelling of the body, injury to the head, and all internal parts
of the intestines. You'd think
that would put them off. it doesn't. [loud merrymaking]

Full Transcript

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Hundreds of thousands of people come here
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and get totally looped, in spite of the fact
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that it was a german who said way back,
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beer spoils the blood, burns it up,
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causes great thirst, horrible red faces;
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also leprosy, swelling of the body,
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injury to the head,
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and all internal parts of the intestines.
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You'd think that would put them off.
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it doesn't.
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[loud merrymaking]
Duration
24 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:21
Uploaded
Jan 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Frankfurter Filmwerkstatt

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Movie Summary

Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."
S01 • E07 When the monorail opened in 1900, - Connections 00:17
When the monorail opened in 1900,
S01 • E03 A fat German investigator called Housing - Connections 00:10
A fat German investigator called Housing
S01 • E07 How could poor old Dundonald all those years before, - Connections 00:08
How could poor old Dundonald all those years before,
S01 • E03 A flamboyant french friar called Knowles, - Connections 00:17
A flamboyant french friar called Knowles,
S01 • E01 And then, just when you think you've got the measure of Karnak, - Connections 00:16
And then, just when you think you've got the measure of...
S01 • E03 Well, it seemed obvious that electricity was good for you, - Connections 00:25
Well, it seemed obvious that electricity was good for you,
S01 • E04 It took only a few hours to be accepted or rejected, - Connections 00:26
It took only a few hours to be accepted or rejected,
S01 • E10 But once you start, can you stop?, - Connections 00:12
But once you start, can you stop?,
S01 • E01 Karnak was the first great statement - Connections 00:21
Karnak was the first great statement
S01 • E06 I said Daimler got a head start -- - Connections 00:12
I said Daimler got a head start --
S01 • E01 But, what it took the pharaohs 4,000 years to build, - Connections 00:18
But, what it took the pharaohs 4,000 years to build,
S01 • E06 By 1895, anybody who was anybody - Connections 00:15
By 1895, anybody who was anybody
S01 • E01 Kuwait represents the immense power of technology - Connections 00:16
Kuwait represents the immense power of technology
S01 • E07 You've already seen clues to why Fritz Klaetke - Connections 00:14
You've already seen clues to why Fritz Klaetke
S01 • E06 This is the short story of one Wilhelm Kress -- - Connections 00:20
This is the short story of one Wilhelm Kress --
S01 • E06 Back home on his little lake outside town, - Connections 00:21
Back home on his little lake outside town,
S01 • E06 In 1901, Kress launched his contraption, - Connections 00:19
In 1901, Kress launched his contraption,
S01 • E05 [gear noises] - Connections 00:06
[gear noises]