The treadmill's dark and twisted past - Conor Heffernan
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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.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Conor Heffernan
- Director Yukai Du
- Animator Jiaqi Liu
- Composer Cem Misirlioglu
- Narrator Addison Anderson
