Mrs. Housewife's washer stopped in the middle of its cycle.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Day the Earth Stood Still (1954) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:36:09 in the radio play.
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[...]
- Electric clocks stopped on the dot of noon.
- All across the powered world, the machines stood still.
- Toasters failed to pop and battle fleets on maneuvers drifted aimlessly on their dead propellers.
- Joe Smith's milkshake didn't spin.
- And the humming turbines deep in Hoover Dam didn't produce current.
- Mrs. Housewife's washer stopped in the middle of its cycle.
- And electric lights went out all over the world.
- At a conference table in Washington, a hasty council of the armed services was held.
- I wish I could be more specific, but all communications are out.
[...]
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