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Re:California teaches inmates code; some states ban them fro... by Dowwie on Monday August 21, 2017 @04:40PM (#15067693)
Heard a guest on NPR say that treadmills were invented as labor for prisoners that would create no sense of purpose nor pride in accomplishment
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Re:California teaches inmates code; some states ban them fro... by leggomylibro on Monday August 21, 2017 @04:49PM (#15067749)
Huh. I immediately thought 'bullshit' and googled it, but Wikipedia says that yes, treadmills were invented in the UK in 1818 for prison labor.

But depending on how you define a treadmill, I don't think that's true; beasts of burden have been walking in circles to drive mills since people started cultivating wheat.

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