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You see, at that time
boats used things called blocks by the thousand, complicated bits of wood
with pulley wheels inside; great for sailors with no muscles,
because it gives you a pull three times your own strength
boats used things called blocks by the thousand, complicated bits of wood
with pulley wheels inside; great for sailors with no muscles,
because it gives you a pull three times your own strength
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You see, at that time
boats used things called blocks
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by the thousand,
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complicated bits of wood
with pulley wheels inside;
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great for sailors with no muscles,
because it gives you a pull
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three times your own strength.
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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."
