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The thread from each camera shutter
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The thread from eachcamera shutter was stretched acrossthe racetrack. As the galloping...

The thread from each
camera shutter was stretched across
the racetrack. As the galloping horse passed,
it would break the thread, triggering the camera. They even put numbers
across the track, to process the photographs
in the right order

Full Transcript

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The thread from each camera shutter
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was stretched across the racetrack.
00:00:04.118 --> 00:00:07.218
As the galloping horse passed, it would break the thread,
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triggering the camera.
00:00:08.736 --> 00:00:10.429
They even put numbers across the track,
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to process the photographs in the right order.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:57
Uploaded
Jan 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
9
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 • E04 The name of the game was to get the most unexpected things - Connections 00:16
The name of the game was to get the most unexpected things
S01 • E09 As it turned out, the governor was wrong; - Connections 00:06
As it turned out, the governor was wrong;
S01 • E09 But this particular photography session - Connections 00:07
But this particular photography session
S01 • E02 After all, was the whole thing - Connections 00:06
After all, was the whole thing
S01 • E02 The really nice thing - Connections 00:17
The really nice thing
S01 • E08 It was at the port of New Orleans, in 1869, - Connections 00:28
It was at the port of New Orleans, in 1869,
S01 • E02 At 9 am, the party began their trek up the mountain, - Connections 00:21
At 9 am, the party began their trek up the mountain,
S01 • E02 As more and more stations like Ben Nevis were set up, - Connections 00:22
As more and more stations like Ben Nevis were set up,
S01 • E02 And this catalog of clouds is the next clue - Connections 00:30
And this catalog of clouds is the next clue
S01 • E05 You see, at that time boats used things called blocks - Connections 00:14
You see, at that time boats used things called blocks
S01 • E02 This is called 'a glory' and the strange thing about it - Connections 00:12
This is called 'a glory' and the strange thing abo...
S01 • E06 By then, these yankee whaling ships were having to go - Connections 00:29
By then, these yankee whaling ships were having to go
S01 • E03 On his way home from his observatory, - Connections 00:08
On his way home from his observatory,
S01 • E06 Now, I'm sorry to do this to you, - Connections 00:07
Now, I'm sorry to do this to you,
S01 • E06 Well, guess where his soda water went over very big? - Connections 00:29
Well, guess where his soda water went over very big?
S01 • E05 With Maudslay's line of machines, - Connections 00:23
With Maudslay's line of machines,
S01 • E02 You know, considering the amazing thing - Connections 00:29
You know, considering the amazing thing
S01 • E08 What happens next has to do with the drinking habits - Connections 00:19
What happens next has to do with the drinking habits
S01 • E08 Hundreds of thousands of people come here - Connections 00:24
Hundreds of thousands of people come here
S01 • E07 When the monorail opened in 1900, - Connections 00:17
When the monorail opened in 1900,