Thursday, 13 August 2009

claidheamhmor: (Vendetta 2)
It's the 50th anniversary of the invention of the seatbelt today. The seatbelt, from a statistical point of view, is by far the biggest safety innovation in cars. The second-biggest, by the way, is electronic stability control, and third-biggest is airbags. ABS doesn't save lives, statistically speaking.

The modest seatbelt celebrates 50 years of lifesaving today )

Amazing how many people are still too ignorant to wear seatbelts, or worse, don't buckle up their kids.

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Thursday, 13 August 2009 14:53
claidheamhmor: (Conan)
You thought Arnold Schwarzenegger was a pretty big guy, eh?

Well, check out this picture, taken on the set of Conan the Destroyer:



The little guy in the middle? That's Arnold Schwarzenegger. He's flanked by Wilt Chamberlain and Andre the Giant...

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