Word: smoothers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...astronaut's disposal, fly-by-wire, uses the jets and fuel supply of the automatic system, but is controlled by the hand stick. Instead of opening the peroxide valves directly, fly-by-wire works them through a set of electrical actuators. It is faster than automatic and smoother than manual control, but if it is used impatiently, it quickly drains the fuel of the automatic system...
...easy enough to share this rural point of view, to refuse to struggle toward the smoother-faced people the movie views so coldly. Why, you ask, can't they be different from what they are? But the fact is that they aren't different, and much of this movie's rage seems wasted. In the end, you can take The Savage Eye's values, or you can leave them. It certainly makes no attempt to persuade you of them. You can condemn the West Coast as a bucket of obscene crabs--the way The Savage Eye does...
...market a line of proprietary drugs (Thorexin, cough syrup and cough tablets) in 1957-and continued bringing out a stream of toilet accessories (latest: an aerosol deodorant) to boost Gillette sales. To combat the inroads of electric shavers, Gillette's technicians went to work to perfect a sharper, smoother-cutting Super Blue Blade (by chemically treating the edges of the steel). Introduced last year, the Super Blue now accounts for 45% of Gillette's blade sales in the U.S. Once a major threat to Gillette, electric shaver sales have fallen from a high of $138 million...
...blanket all of its competitors' new models with Chrysler equivalents. And except for its intermediate gamble, Chrysler was playing its cards cautiously. Like almost all the 1962s-some of which have finally been exposed to public view (see cuts)-the new Chrysler cars reflect a trend toward smoother lines. For the first time since 1957, the Imperial and Chrysler models have lost their once-lofty fins. The new Imperials have a sharp, straight rear fender line, the Chryslers a more rakish one that blends into a tapered rear deck. Chrysler's two handsome compacts, Valiant and Lancer, remain...
...girl timidly raised her hand: "It's smoother than a pencil...