Spinning levers

Another Jam Handy video from the 1930s. This is very well done. It explains how powerful a lever (one of the six simple machines).

Towards the end, to demonstrate the utility of synchromesh transmission, they get a car going 60 MPH down hill. “[The driver] will shift into second speed and bring her car easily and safely under control before it reaches the bottom of the hill.” Cars where much harder to drive 80 years ago.