{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"183. The Pie Up: Brain Buster 26","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/183-the-pie-up-brain-buster-26","audioUrl":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hotboxing/BB26.mp3?dest-id=1059140","description":"Emily learns about horseless carriages, Rose explains the process of japanning.  Recorded @iapdx  Recorded & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans Editor: Emdognightmare  Production & research Queen of the Vans & Emdognightmare  Find us: Car Krush Stay updated w/ our newsletter  Hugs, thank you & high fives to Greg Meleney for the killer tunez!"},"annotations":[{"startTime":4.0,"endTime":6.0,"type":"concept","title":"horseless carriages","url":"/glossary/horseless-carriages","quote":"Emily BB26: [4.0s] in the late 1800s, the horseless carriages were a j- the transition between a carriage and a car. Uh, and many were designed like carriages, so they had, like, large wheels.","canonicalId":"concept:horseless-carriages","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Horseless carriages” is an early term for the first automobiles—vehicles meant to replace horse-drawn carriages. The key idea is the transition period where the new technology was still styled and sized like carriage travel.","simplifiedExplanation":"“Horseless carriages” means early cars that were basically trying to replace horse-drawn carriages. They often looked like carriages even though they didn’t use horses."}},{"startTime":6.0,"endTime":8.0,"type":"car","title":"Ford Model T","url":"/cars/ford/model-t","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/1912_Ford_Model_T_Speedster.jpg","quote":"Emily BB26: Well, the answer to my question is it's a gray area. Yeah, it is. [10.0s] Rose BB26: ... “Century of Style,” ... [6.0s] Emily BB26: So car became a widely used term in the early 1900s, especially after the advent of the Model T Emily BB26: karros.","canonicalId":"car:ford:model t","priority":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Ford Model T was a landmark early mass-market car that helped popularize automobiles in the early 1900s. The hosts connect it to the era when “car” became a widely used term, reflecting how quickly cars entered everyday life.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Ford Model T was one of the first cars that many regular people could afford. It helped make cars common, not just a novelty.","imageAttribution":"Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden (CC BY-SA 3.0)"}},{"startTime":14.0,"endTime":15.0,"type":"car","title":"1896 Quadricycle","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/1896_Ford_Quadricycle%2C_1985_replica_%282015-01-01%29_01.jpg","quote":"Rose BB26: Still others, including Henry Ford, borrowed bicycle technology. Ford's first self-propelled motor car, the 1896 Quadricycle, was basically a four-wheeled bike, just as the earliest German Benz and French De Dion-Bouton had been motorized tricycles.","canonicalId":"car:ford:quadricycle","priority":0.65,"confidence":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The 1896 Quadricycle is an early Ford self-propelled vehicle that the hosts describe as essentially a four-wheeled bicycle concept. It’s notable because it shows how early car designs borrowed familiar bicycle technology before dedicated automotive engineering became standard.","simplifiedExplanation":"The 1896 Quadricycle was one of Ford’s earliest attempts at a self-propelled vehicle. The idea was close to a bicycle, but with a motor—an early step toward real cars.","imageAttribution":"OSX (Public domain)"}},{"startTime":15.0,"endTime":16.0,"type":"car","title":"1901 Duryea","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/1901_Hampden_Phaeton_described_as_1902_Stevens-Duryea_in_Automobile_Topics.jpg","quote":"Rose BB26: ...and the Duryea. The 1901 Duryea used a body style originally designed for carriages. Fish motif had a symbolic Christian significance.","canonicalId":"car:duryea:duryea","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The 1901 Duryea is discussed as an early car that originally used a body style designed for horse-drawn carriages. That’s a key historical point: early automobiles often reused carriage coachwork before automotive-specific body design became common.","simplifiedExplanation":"The 1901 Duryea is an early car that started with a body design meant for horse carriages. It shows how early cars borrowed a lot from carriage design.","imageAttribution":"J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company (Public domain)"}},{"startTime":15.0,"endTime":16.0,"type":"car","title":"Oldsmobile Curved Dash","url":"/cars/oldsmobile/curved-dash","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/1901_Oldsmobile_Replicar_%281472462578%29.jpg","quote":"Emily BB26: ...clamor for inexpensive cars like the Curved Dash Olds and the Model T Ford. The Curved Dash Old is a big one. That's a fucking big one.","canonicalId":"car:oldsmobile:curved dash","priority":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Curved Dash Olds (Oldsmobile) is highlighted as an early, popular inexpensive car. The hosts emphasize its distinctive styling—especially the short front—which helped it stand out in the early mass-market era.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Curved Dash Olds was an early Oldsmobile that lots of people wanted because it was relatively affordable. It also had a recognizable look, including a short front end.","imageAttribution":"Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0"}},{"startTime":20.0,"endTime":21.0,"type":"term","title":"linseed","quote":"The average commercial Japan usually comprises the following ingredients: linseed or other oxidizing oil, gums or pitches, dryer, color, and solvent.","canonicalId":"term:linseed","priority":0.4,"confidence":0.65,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Linseed (flaxseed oil) is an ingredient used in traditional coatings because it can oxidize and form a tougher film as it dries. In the quoted “Japanning” description, it’s part of the base chemistry for the finish.","simplifiedExplanation":"Linseed is a type of oil (from flax) that’s used in old paint/coating recipes. It helps the coating dry and harden into a protective layer."}},{"startTime":20.0,"endTime":23.0,"type":"term","title":"Japanning","url":"/glossary/japanning","quote":"The average commercial Japan usually comprises the following ingredients: linseed or other oxidizing oil, gums or pitches, dryer, color, and solvent.\" I mean, so like I think this is kinda interesting. This is how the article starts.","canonicalId":"term:japanning","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Japanning is a traditional finishing process used to create a glossy, durable surface on products—here, applied to automobile manufacturing. The hosts quote an old industry description of the ingredients and emphasize that it was considered important for appearance and “finish.”","simplifiedExplanation":"Japanning is an old-school way of coating or finishing surfaces to make them look shiny and last longer. In this segment, it’s discussed as a paint/finish step used on early cars."}},{"startTime":20.0,"endTime":21.0,"type":"term","title":"solvent","url":"/glossary/solvent","quote":"The average commercial Japan usually comprises the following ingredients: linseed or other oxidizing oil, gums or pitches, dryer, color, and solvent.","canonicalId":"term:solvent","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A solvent is a liquid used to dissolve or thin materials so they can be applied as a coating. In the quoted “Japanning” recipe, solvent is part of the mixture that helps the finish be spread before it dries.","simplifiedExplanation":"A solvent is a liquid that helps paint or coating mix and spread evenly. It usually evaporates as the finish dries."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Car Krush","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/183-the-pie-up-brain-buster-26/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}