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Treadmill inventor dies at 96.

carld256
carld256 Posts: 855 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
William Staub, who took the treadmill — that ubiquitous piece of exercise equipment that is loved and loathed by millions — into homes and gyms, has died. He was 96 and had been spied on a treadmill as recently as two months ago.

http://www.thespec.com/news/world/article/767420--treadmill-inventor-william-staub-dies-at-96

In his honor I'd like to thank him for his invention. I've made great use of it.

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  • legs_n_bacon
    legs_n_bacon Posts: 478 Member
    I've only ever been on a treadmill once, but here's to Billy Staub :drinker:
  • DieVixen
    DieVixen Posts: 790 Member
    thanks for inventing the human hamster wheel!
  • clydethecat
    clydethecat Posts: 1,087 Member
    oh how sad... i also love and use his invention daily...
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Treadmills are so depressing. You run and you run and that wall never gets any closer. Still, it's sad when people die.
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    I feel bad about all of the bad things I've said about the treadmill.

    OK not really. But I'm sad he died.
  • gogojodee
    gogojodee Posts: 1,243 Member
    Thanks Mr. Staub for the invention - it's helping me do timed intervals correctly. Very sad. :drinker:
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