[ExI] restoration-ready

[William Flynn Wallace]

Excuse me - not railroad ties - rails - heavy steel things.  bill w

On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 10:32 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> > *On Behalf Of *William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] restoration-ready
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> >…I remember a guy who was so into safety for his kids that he had
> railroad ties put in the side doors.  I wonder what that car weighed.  bill
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> Hard to say, but he is fooling himself if he thinks that would make the
> car safer.  It is likely to make the retrofitted ride more dangerous.  In a
> side impact, the passengers would be severely injured and perhaps expire
> from the blunt trauma of hitting the railroad ties.  The creosote
> offgassing on a hot day into the passenger compartment could scarcely be
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> Billw, our beloved Lincolns have side airbags, which provide a much softer
> landing than a railroad tie.  Those rigs can be procured for very modest
> sums with pleeeenty of wear left in them, plenty.
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> If you are still acquainted with the misinformed safety guy, do offer him
> a clue por favor.
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> spike
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