A strange little side quest
Car Word Hunt may feel immediate, but the ideas around racing have been evolving for a very long time. A top Formula 1 tyre stop can happen in under two seconds; McLaren set a 1.80-second pit-stop record. It also connects to a different milestone: Arthur Wynne published a diamond-shaped 'Word-Cross' in the New York World on December 21, 1913; the name later shifted to 'Cross-Word' and then 'crossword'. Not bad for a few facts hiding behind a Play button.