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Podcast: FBC CTX Growing in Grace Podcast
Episode: Choosing between Life's Escalators (Proverbs 12:24-28)
Description: Jesse Reno invented a moving device he dubbed an “inclined elevator”. He publicly introduced it at Coney Island in the Fall of 1896 where within one week 75,00 people took a ride on the innovative conveyor belt.He had submitted a patent for his invention in 1892. It had no steps, just a single platform that could move 3,000 individuals per hour. He even equipped it with handrails for safety. The motor moved the belt at a speed of 90 feet per minute (for comparison, adults can walk at the average speed of 270 feet per minute).It was not until 1897 when...