Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] computer and car prices (was Re: [MLUG])

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, John Engelbrecht wrote:

> I remember on Discovery Channel they had a Car with a Plastic shell
> instead of metal, the plastic is some 2 combined materials that allows
> the car's to reflect away from each other instead of the plastic
> breaking, or the hood getting smashed.


Here's a really brilliant idea:  Make car bumpers of a uniform height so
that whenever cars bump, their bumpers do the bumping.  The government
could mandate a standard.

Good idea?  It's at least 25 years old.  I remember seeing a rerun of a
part of an old "60 Minutes" episode where they advocated for a standard
bumper height.  The evidence was overwhelming that it was a good idea.
Our government has been totally unable to make any progress on this issue,
as far as I can tell.

Mike

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