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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I read that the person in the wheel was often blind. It was one way for them to make a living.

[–] Wigners_friend@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So what happened when they weren't blind? Did people just do shifts when blind?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Just get a hot poker and fix the problem