jcstokes wrote on 05/19/19 at 01:40:30:Pushing technological boundaries can go wrong, eg Titanic, early DC6's and early Comet aircraft. The Salk anti polio vaccine of the 1950@s might be another one, not to mention the Chev Corvair.
In the 1950’s when I was in elementary school we had several kids at school who had contracted Polio and had to wear braces on a leg or both legs and many on crutches for life, and I went to a very small rural school, maybe 150 students. When the Salk vaccine came out it was a game changer at the time. The number of kids getting Polio was reduced drastically over the next few years.
Were there issues with it ? Perhaps, but it did a lot of good, until something better could be developed.
It saved lives.
I drove a Corvair for a couple of years and it was fun to drive, handled very well even on snow and ice. The engine over the rear tires made for great traction. I don’t know if it was a better than average Corvair but it had good power. I liked it. Just my experience.
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