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[–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Bedazzled steering wheels are like hunting with Dick Cheney, there's always a chance you are going to get a face full of bird shot.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Surely airbags are constructed in a way that doesn’t include slamming the hard plastic into your face?

    I’ll retract that question mark. Designing it that way would just be too dumb.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    An airbag is just a carefuly sized explosion instead of a kevlar pillow case, in a crash the airbag is deployed in a fraction of a second, lots of engineering goes into making them safe. However, the rind sones aren't an intended part of the system and can be separated from the wheel and "knocked" out of the way at high speeds, much like ball barberings in a claymore.

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