Watch The treadmill's dark and twisted past - Conor Heffernan in New Channel | Channify

Educational_Informational_Videos 2751594 Al-30Z-aH8M
Views 2,530,190
Likes 39,058
Comments 1,544
Published Sep 22, 2015
Channel TED-Ed

Add More Videos To your Channel

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-treadmill-s-dark-and-twisted-past-conor-heffernan The constant thud underneath your feet. The constrained space. The monotony of going nowhere fast. Running on a treadmill can certainly feel like torture, but did you know it was originally used for that very purpose? Conor Heffernan details the dark and twisted history of the treadmill. Lesson by Conor Heffernan, animation by Yukai Du.