Who Decided to Put 60 Seconds in a Minute?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr9Y0C3pPxk 2:07 vertical living got a major game changer when Louis XV commissioned an early elevator to his apartment in Versailles from his mistress one floor above him. the King was known to hoist her down on her chair so she could love him. but without reliable brakes to assuage the common man's dread, a feared contraption that went up and down could take down somebody's head. ルイ15世は自分の住居の上階の愛人を椅子に座ったまま自分の部屋に下ろせるように初期のエレベーターを設置させたが、これに乗る人の不安を解消させるほどの信頼できるブレーキを備えていなかったので、上下を繰り返すエレベーターはギロチンの如くだった。
A Short History of the Highrise: Part 1 | Op-Docs | The New York Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TdMUcNQEbw 1:21 I know that I can never fully assuage the pain that I inflicted on those closest to me and on a number of others. （自分が浮気をして）妻とその他多くの人に与えたダメージは癒しきれるものではないことは重々承知している。
David Petraeus Apologizes for Affair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQnq28HLSgw 0:30 however those concerned have really been assuaged by the latest two job readings 二ヶ月連続の大幅な伸びが続く直近のアメリカの雇用統計は投資家の不安を和らげている。
US jobs numbers explained | FT World
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