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> We put men on the moon before we put wheels on luggage. This claim was so outlandish that I had to fact-check it. Wikipedia says: > Luggage carriers [...] d
by majewsky 7y ago
> We put men on the moon before we put wheels on luggage.
This claim was so outlandish that I had to fact-check it. Wikipedia says:
> Luggage carriers [...] date at least to the 1930s [...] However, the wheels were external to the suitcases. [...] The first commercially successful rolling suitcase was invented in 1970.
It appears you're technically correct. The best kind of correct.
- TylerE 7y agoIt's even whackier that it took them another 17 years to figure out the optimal design - the first two-wheeler with an extending handle didn't hit the market until 1987.