Cutaway of TV Studio Floating on Air, 1950

Cutaway of TV Studio Floating on Air, 1950

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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Cutaway of TV Studio Floating on Air, 1950

Source:  Popular Mechanics November 1950

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