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me! wrote:
> Hmmm,, I thought you were a Bush supporter.... > > i am, but i have a right as a human being to not agree with everything... |
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Daniel J. Stern wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Bill Putney wrote: > > >>I doubt very seriously that the engineers involved in the evolution of >>the air bag said to each other one day: "You know guys - this pure >>nitrogen inflation gas works well, but it's too safe. We need to come >>up with some additonal components that will hurt people and make them >>sick." There had to be some technical reason that the other stuff was >>added - like maybe to make the proper firing more reliable, or more >>consistent over a very broad temperature range, or to prevent material >>deterioration - you know - something besides "Lets' make this dangerous >>for people". Usually when something that has some known downsides is >>incorporated, it's to gain an even greater benefit. > > > ...lower production cost. You're sure of that - they added these chemical to or instead of pure nitrogen to cut costs? In what way would that cut costs? Any documentation of that? Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my adddress with the letter 'x') ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Daniel J. Stern wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Bill Putney wrote: > > >>I doubt very seriously that the engineers involved in the evolution of >>the air bag said to each other one day: "You know guys - this pure >>nitrogen inflation gas works well, but it's too safe. We need to come >>up with some additonal components that will hurt people and make them >>sick." There had to be some technical reason that the other stuff was >>added - like maybe to make the proper firing more reliable, or more >>consistent over a very broad temperature range, or to prevent material >>deterioration - you know - something besides "Lets' make this dangerous >>for people". Usually when something that has some known downsides is >>incorporated, it's to gain an even greater benefit. > > > ...lower production cost. You're sure of that - they added these chemical to or instead of pure nitrogen to cut costs? In what way would that cut costs? Any documentation of that? Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my adddress with the letter 'x') ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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