This TV studio in Chicago had one problem: it was located in the same building as printing presses for the Chicago Tribune. Vibration from the rumbling presses would compromise TV production.
Solution: float the studio on air.
Rubber bags, each 14 x 30 inches, were inflated and placed under the flooring. The bags elevated the floor 1/4 inch.
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Source: Popular Mechanics November 1950
