Jezebel 
Jul 31, 2007 12:15 PM
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In 1953, Cornell University scholars "re-engineered the most used room in the house." New Kitchen Built To Fit Your Wife is an earnest, five page article via Modern Mechanix detailing the amazing improvements made to kitchen cabinets after researchers used super slow motion to "show a housewife's actions." Imagine the time, money and brain power that went into this project, which basically determined that cabinets should be at a height women can reach! [ModernMechanix]
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