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Thread #102846   Message #2090481
Posted By: GUEST
29-Jun-07 - 07:34 PM
Thread Name: BS: Spark Plug Ceramics Breaking Windows
Subject: RE: BS: Spark Plug Ceramics Breaking Windows
A friend of mine, a car mechanic, witnessed the introduction of a new luxury car. The organisers challenged a retired car thief to get into it. He laid down in front of it and delivered a double-footed kick to the front bumper.
The airbags popped and the car unlocked itself.

I was a back-seat passenger, long ago, when a toughened windscreen shattered, whilst we were going about 65mph. A vivid memory. Instant blindness! The driver and frontseat passenger ducked from the bang, banging their heads together, straightened up, and punched holes through, in perfect unison.
Modern screens are actually double glass, with a tough plastic between them which bonds them together.

I got my background in cars honestly, too.   Honestly.