[extropy-chat] over the river and thru the woods...

[David Lubkin]

Spike wrote:

>Of course this did have its drawbacks.  Cars occasionally hit
>large immobile objects or objects hurtling the opposite
>direction, at which time the larvae would go thru the
>windshield and become protoplasm projectiles, possibly
>striking innocent bystanders.  Actual people could be
>injured or seriously killed.

Last study I saw said that seat belts in rear seats were of marginal 
value. The larvae don't go through the windshield; they hit the rear 
of the front seats and stop. I think the study was based on accident reports.

When *I* was a kid, I loved the "way back", which would have put two 
rows of seats between me and the windshield. Being claustrophilic, I 
also loved the floor area between the rear and front seats, as did my 
dog. In that space, a crash would have been even less significant.

And, of course, the cars all had an acre of steel surrounding the passengers.

I understand that as boomers have acquired wealth and nostalgia, 
those cars -- Dodge Dart, Plymouth Fury, etc. -- have become 
collectables. At least I still have my baseball cards from the 60's 
to retire on.

>Dad:  Hey kids!  Who wants to go to grandma's house?
>
>Larvae, in unison:  Noooooooooooooo!...

Except now people buy DVD players for their cars to entertain the 
young'uns. Even my sister who doesn't watch tv.


-- David.