Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!fortune!mbr From: mbr@fortune.UUCP Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Seatbelt discussion -- new twist - (nf) Message-ID: <2453@fortune.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Feb-84 20:02:56 EST Article-I.D.: fortune.2453 Posted: Mon Feb 6 20:02:56 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Feb-84 10:09:52 EST Sender: notes@fortune.UUCP Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 19 #R:whuxj:-9300:fortune:1500029:000:786 fortune!mbr Feb 6 16:38:00 1984 My driver ed. teacher had a simple and very convincing demonstration of the effectiveness of seatbelts. Firmly attach a piece of string to an egg with tape. Poke holes at either end of a box and thread one end of the string through each hole. Tie firmly. Now throw this assembly around the room. Next, remove the string, place the egg back in the box, and throw it around the room again. Three guesses what happens to the egg in each case. Of course, it is possible to break the egg even when it is strapped in, if the string is not drawn tight enough. It is also possible to get severely injured while wearing a seatbelt, if it is not adjusted properly. {allegra,amd70,cbosgd,dsd,dual, harpo,hpda,ihnp4,megatest,nsc, oliveb,sri-unix,twg,varian,VisiA,wdl1}!fortune!mbr