1976 360 engine swap

Any idea WHAT detroit was thinking of when they started this STUPID idea in the first place ????

Engineer #1 "Hey I got an idea ! Lets take a balanced flywheel, and drill a bunch of holes in it. Then lets make the crankshaft out-of-balance to match the flywheel"

Engineer #2 "Why don't we just leave it the way it's been for 50 years ?"

Engineer #1 "That would make too much sense, and in Detroit, we don't make cents, we make cars !"