Study: Average 19th-Century American Spent 93% Of Time Waving At Trains, BoatsPROVIDENCE, RI—Shedding new light on the everyday life of citizens during the Industrial Revolution, historians at Brown University concluded in a study published Tuesday that the average 19th-century American spent roughly 93% of their waking hours waving at trains and boats. “Journal entries from the period …#theonionhttps://theonion.com/study-average-19th-century-american-spent-93-of-time-waving-at-trains-boats/