"Bad Idea Hat" (taoistlumberjack)
05/04/2014 at 00:27 • Filed to: None
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"Bad Idea Hat" (taoistlumberjack)
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Beautiful car women; Bertha Ringer
Put yourself into the era; it's 1871, and the 22 year old Miss Ringer helped out her struggling fiance by investing in his workshop. This is a huge deal, because a woman marrying at that time lost all of her power of attorney once the act had taken place.
Her fiance? Karl Benz. Without that investment, chances are that he doesn't patent the automobile.
A number of years later, with Karl having finally built a working automobile, Ms. Benz decides that A) she wants to visit her mom, who is 66 miles away, and B) her husband is terrible at marketing his product. So she loads up the kids, and without telling her husband or, really anyone else, heads off.
There were, as with any road trip, some problems. Wikipedia explains;
On the way, she solved numerous problems. She had to find ligroin as a fuel; this was available only at apothecary shops, so she stopped in Wiesloch at the city pharmacy to purchase the fuel. A blacksmith had to help mend a chain at one point. The brakes needed to be repaired and, in doing so, Bertha Benz invented brake lining. She also had to use a long, straight hatpin to clean a fuel pipe, which had become blocked, and to insulate a wire with a garter. She left Mannheim around dawn and reached Pforzheim somewhat after dusk, notifying her husband of her successful journey by telegram. She drove back to Mannheim the next day.
World's first road trip. That's a huge deal, because the automobile isn't exactly well known as a reliable means of transport at this point. 66 miles in a short time is a huge deal.
Not only beautiful, but also smart and exceptionally resourceful. Here's to Bertha Benz, the world's first female jalop.
Your boy, BJR
> Bad Idea Hat
05/04/2014 at 00:32 |
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My grandparents on my dads side are german, and this is apparently a big deal. My grandmother used to tell me the tale of "Bertha Benz and the Patent-Motorwagen" as a bedtime story.
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Bad Idea Hat
> Your boy, BJR
05/04/2014 at 00:34 |
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I hadn't even heard about this until last night. I can't remember how I stumbled upon her, but I did. I mean...she's enough that when they invent a time machine, I'm going back and threatening Karl with a beating if he ever were to treat her wrong.
I'd have to learn German first.
CAcoalminer
> Bad Idea Hat
05/04/2014 at 00:59 |
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Thanks for sharing this story. Amazing lady for sure and not bad looking either.
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Your boy, BJR
> Bad Idea Hat
05/04/2014 at 01:13 |
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Just start yelling "YOUR KAMPF!" And wave a luger at him
jdrgoat - Ponticrack?
> Bad Idea Hat
05/04/2014 at 13:24 |
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Wow, she is a real Ringer! *ba*dum*tish*