Did You Know...
...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6468082 | Motion-imparting apparatus An apparatus for imparting motion to a load comprises means for applying a force to the load and a compliant support for the load, in which there are provided means for effecting dynamic variation of the compliance of the support during operation of the a... | 10/22/2002 |
| 5860808 | Rotating simulator and body holding apparatus therefor Disclosed is a simulator includes a substantially circular outer frame pivotally mounted on a base; an outer frame-driving tire which is pressed against an outer side of the outer frame by means of a spring disposed on the base and is adapted to drive the... | 01/19/1999 |
| 4584896 | Pivot and translation motion control apparatus A multiple axis pivot movement control mechanism includes an actuator operatively connected between the relatively pivotable elements at positions spaced laterally from the pivotal axis. The actuator preferably includes a threaded shaft, a threaded collar... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4461470 | System for adding realism to video display A video controlling and viewing system has a tiltable platform which supports a chair in spaced relation to a console that has a video screen; and a user seated on that chair can manipulate the control element of that console to simultaneously (a) move th... | 07/24/1984 |
