<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">On May 27, 2021, at 10:24 AM, Dan TheBookMan <danust2012@gmail.com> wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite">On May 27, 2021, at 8:32 AM, spike jones via extropy-chat <extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="WordSection1"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal">> <b>On Behalf Of </b>William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ExI] restoration-ready<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">>…<span style="color:black">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 </span>w</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">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 beneficial.</span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I believe you’re thinking of the sleepers outgassing— not the ties (or rails). Actually, wooden railroad track sleepers might not be such a bad thing for cushioning an impact. The wood would likely splinter or crumble or collapse absorbing some of the force. Well, more than a tie or a rail would, no?</div></div></blockquote><br><style><!--
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--></style><div>Retract that! My mistake. I was confusing ties with spikes. ;)</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Dan</div></body></html>