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This record (127 mph or 204 km/h) was not broken by any automobile until 1911, although Glen Curtiss beat the record in 1907 with a V-8-powered motorcycle at 136 mph (219 km/h). The record for steam-powered automobiles was not broken until 2009. Production rose to 500 cars in 1917.
- Francis Edgar Stanley
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- Francis Edgar Stanley
It was a frail vehicle that looked like a canoe turned upside down and mounted on spindly wheels. The press of the day had dubbed it “The Flying Teapot.” As the Steamer started its run, it was silent except for a low, soft whistle. This rose to a faint whine, and a jetlike white stream flowed from the tail of the car.
Russell's teapot is an analogy, formulated by the philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), to illustrate that the philosophic burden of proof lies upon a person making empirically unfalsifiable claims, as opposed to shifting the burden of disproof to others. Russell specifically applied his analogy in the context of religion. [1]
It was January 26 of 1906, on the hard-packed sands of Ormond Beach, just north of Daytona Beach, Florida. Fred Marriott, an employee of the Stanley Motor Company won the Dewar Trophy when he set the record: the fastest mile at 28.2 seconds, or 127.66 miles per hour (204 k.p.h.). According to Daniel Vaughn, the Rocket had limited drag.
Flying teapot may refer to: Russell's teapot, a philosophical analogy first coined by Bertrand Russell. Flying Teapot (album), a 1973 album by the progressive rock band Gong. The Stanley Steamer, a vehicle made by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company. Category:
The Flying Teapot In 1907 Stanley's locomotive took wing at 197m.p.h March 1 1959 GARDNER SOULE The Flying Teapot GARDNER SOULE March 1 1959. View Article Pages ...
The Rose of Paris. The Rose of Paris is a 1924 American drama film directed by Irving Cummings and written by Melville W. Brown, Edward T. Lowe Jr., Lenore Coffee, and Bernard McConville. It is based on the 1922 novel Mitsi by Ethel M. Dell. The film stars Mary Philbin, Robert Cain, John St. Polis, Rose Dione, Dorothy Revier, and Gino Corrado.
