Thomas Edison and his friends were prone to recording short movies for amusement. This particular one reveals how the brilliant inventor was just like most men when it came down to it: He just wanted to watch women box.
The women in the video are identified as the Gordon sisters and I’m not certain why they were trading punches, but I’m definitely glad there was a camera around for it. [YouTube via Maria Popova]
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Matt L
Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 12:55 PMThey probably broke a nail
David Gray
Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 11:53 PMGood to see they had those ankles covered up. Don’t want to be arrested for indecent exposure now, would we?
Annette Skirka
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 11:17 AMThe Monkees would be great repeated again on tv.