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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / June 2005Got Projectiles Inside Your Car?
Thought this clip was interesting enough to share: -- There's a famous case about a guy in Wisconsin who was coming around a curve and didn't see the ice on the road. There was hidden ice, black ice. He skidded on the ice and hit a little tree on the side of the road going 30 mph. He had his safety belt on, even a shoulder harness. The man was killed by a box of Kleenex from the back-dashboard of his vehicle. The point of the box severed his spine. If you took a box of Kleenex, and shot it out of a cannon into the back of somebody's head, it would kill them. There was another case where a box of Sucrets killed a woman. The little cough medicine in the metal box. She was killed by that box hitting her in the head from the back-dashboard. Anything you have on your back-dashboard, get rid of it! Those cans of soda, eyeglasses, bowling balls on your back-dash, get rid of it! Can you imagine getting killed by one of those bobbing head dogs that they sell in the store? Everybody at your funeral will be bobbin' their heads, and saying "That's how he died!" Police say that in crashes of 60 mph, an ink pen from the back-dashboard will go through the front windshield. If a pen can go through the front windshield, it will go through your head. -- Patrick '93 Cobra Good point for all to consider. I for one will not be leaving a Bull Mastiff on the back shelf of my car. However, I will keep in mind the part about firing a box of Kleenex from a cannon.... just in case our local militia group runs out of ammo : ) I investigated an accident where a college girl returning home for the holiday, took an off ramp a little too fast. The car, a Triumph, left the ramp at low speed and kind of rolled up against a light pole. The roof was crushed down even with the top of the doors, bearing the indent of the metal pole. The driver was laying across the seats. Not one piece of glass was broken, yet the young lady was deceased, having suffered a very small impact mark on the side of her head. Sometimes the simple things are what get you. >Thought this clip was interesting enough to share: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >back-dashboard will go through the front windshield. If a pen can go >through the front windshield, it will go through your head. Hey! Spikey Likes IT! 1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16 > Thought this clip was interesting enough to share: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Patrick > '93 Cobra I call bullshit. If that were the case, any stone thrown up in front of a car moving at 60+ mph would go right through. We'd be replacing windshields every day of the week. - Jafo '02 GT Black Not eggzackly stock. This may be an exaggeration, however, loose items on a back shelf remain at the same speed the vehicle was traveling if it suddenly comes to a stop.... Think of the crash test dummy. It does not stay sitting upright when the vehicle hits something... Granted, the winds are considerably higher, but straw can be driven deep into a telephone pole as light as it is. Then consider that a small caliber round like a 9mm penetrates more easily than a large caliber like a .45. The .45 induces more "blunt force trauma". So, it would seem "possible" that a ball point pen shaped like a missile might penetrate more easily than a box of Kleenex... Not saying it does or doesn't, but I would think it's possible. I've seen some mighty strange things at accident scenes. Things which don't seem like they should be, but they obviously are. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion unless acted upon by some other force. >> Thought this clip was interesting enough to share: >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >'02 GT Black >Not eggzackly stock. Hey! Spikey Likes IT! 1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16 On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:51:30 -0700, NoOption5L rearranged some electrons to form: > Thought this clip was interesting enough to share: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > back-dashboard will go through the front windshield. If a pen can go > through the front windshield, it will go through your head. Urban legend.  SignatureDavid M (dmacchiarolo) http://home.triad.rr.com/redsled T/S 53 sled351 Linux 2.4.18-14 has been up 18 days 7 min > On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:51:30 -0700, NoOption5L rearranged some electrons > to form: > > Thought this clip was interesting enough to share: > > -- > > There's a famous case about a guy in Wisconsin who was coming around a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Kleenex, and shot it out of a cannon into the back of somebody's head, > > it would kill them. > > There was another case where a box of Sucrets killed a woman. The > > little cough medicine in the metal box. She was killed by that box > > hitting her in the head from the back-dashboard. > > Anything you have on your back-dashboard, get rid of it! Those cans of > > soda, eyeglasses, bowling balls on your back-dash, get rid of it! Can > > you imagine getting killed by one of those bobbing head dogs that they > > sell in the store? Everybody at your funeral will be bobbin' their > > heads, and saying "That's how he died!" > > Police say that in crashes of 60 mph, an ink pen from the > > back-dashboard will go through the front windshield. If a pen can go > > through the front windshield, it will go through your head. > Urban legend. David M, I would guess that too. However, know that this clip of information was taken from a state-sponsored Florida driving school. Patrick '93 Cobra <NoOption5L@aol.com> wrote in message | I would guess that too. However, know that this clip of information | was taken from a state-sponsored Florida driving school. | | Patrick | '93 Cobra Then was it translated into Chinese then back again? Chinese drive, too : ) ><NoOption5L@aol.com> wrote in message >| [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Then was it translated into Chinese then back again? Hey! Spikey Likes IT! 1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16 >Chinese drive, too : ) So they have to watch out for those flying Ben-wa balls huh? >><NoOption5L@aol.com> wrote in message >>| [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" >w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16 Signature"Either kill me or take me as I am, because I'll be damned if I ever change..." The Marquis de Sade I hope they were on the package shelf and not in use.... >>Chinese drive, too : ) >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" >>w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16 Hey! Spikey Likes IT! 1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16 >>Chinese drive, too : ) >> > So they have to watch out for those flying Ben-wa balls huh? Eeeeeeeeeewwwww! FB On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 18:16:35 -0700, NoOption5L rearranged some electrons to form: >> On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:51:30 -0700, NoOption5L rearranged some electrons >> to form: [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > Patrick > '93 Cobra Well you shouldn't believe everything you read. ;-) SignatureDavid M (dmacchiarolo) http://home.triad.rr.com/redsled T/S 53 sled351 Linux 2.4.18-14 has been up 18 days 11:02 > Thought this clip was interesting enough to share: > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Patrick > '93 Cobra This is why the crash test done on the considered optional SSS (Super Sound System) never made production in our 93s. Conducted tests concluded the subwoofer enclosure could potentially go airborne. Think about that one... -- Mike 93 Cobra > This is why the crash test done on the considered optional SSS (Super > Sound System) never made production in our 93s. Conducted tests concluded [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Mike > 93 Cobra It gives me a headache.... Signature3am is _never_ a good hour for a summoning - a moment of lost concentration and you've got Nader instead of Nyarlathotep. Amphetamines are not a good idea either: unsafe at any speed. - Cadbury Moose I have PLENTY of Excedrin.... need some? : ) >> This is why the crash test done on the considered optional SSS (Super >> Sound System) never made production in our 93s. Conducted tests concluded [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > It gives me a headache.... Hey! Spikey Likes IT! 1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16 > Thought this clip was interesting enough to share: > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Patrick > '93 Cobra An old movie cowboy named Tom Mix was killed when his car went into a ditch North of Tucson. Rumors had it that he was killed by a bag of coins he had on the rear package shelf. (That's right above the back of the rear seat for you youngsters:) Most likely a bunch of BS. Al I call BS on the box of tissues. I know, LEt's call Mythbusters. :)~ SignatureMark -- "I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates who once said, "I drank what?". " Val Kilmer in Real Genius. >> Thought this clip was interesting enough to share: >> [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Al Go for it. You might also check www.snopes.com >I call BS on the box of tissues. I know, LEt's call Mythbusters. :)~ Hey! Spikey Likes IT! 1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16 > I call BS on the box of tissues. I know, LEt's call Mythbusters. :)~ LOL Video of Adam hurdling into a brick wall behind the wheel of "Earl" with 3 kleenex boxes on the back deck.... Signature3am is _never_ a good hour for a summoning - a moment of lost concentration and you've got Nader instead of Nyarlathotep. Amphetamines are not a good idea either: unsafe at any speed. - Cadbury Moose Was that the cube, the rectangle, or the pocket pack? >> I call BS on the box of tissues. I know, LEt's call Mythbusters. :)~ > > LOL Video of Adam hurdling into a brick wall behind the wheel of >"Earl" with 3 kleenex boxes on the back deck.... Hey! Spikey Likes IT! 1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16 > I call BS on the box of tissues. I know, LEt's call Mythbusters. :)~ I love that show! SignatureDavid M (dmacchiarolo) http://home.triad.rr.com/redsled T/S 53 sled351 Linux 2.4.18-14 has been up 18 days 11:01 > An old movie cowboy named Tom Mix was killed when his car went into a ditch > North of Tucson. Rumors had it that he was killed by a bag of coins he had > on the rear package shelf. (That's right above the back of the rear seat for > you youngsters:) Most likely a bunch of BS. > > Al No, I would believe that. More so than a kleenex box anyway. Signature3am is _never_ a good hour for a summoning - a moment of lost concentration and you've got Nader instead of Nyarlathotep. Amphetamines are not a good idea either: unsafe at any speed. - Cadbury Moose >> Thought this clip was interesting enough to share: >> [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >on the rear package shelf. (That's right above the back of the rear seat for >you youngsters:) Most likely a bunch of BS. Perhaps not. "Tom died in 1940 in a weird automobile accident, the back of his head walloped by a suitcase that flew off the rear shelf of his single-seated roadster in the middle of the desert." (http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/CELtommix.html) Signature"Either kill me or take me as I am, because I'll be damned if I ever change..." The Marquis de Sade Sounds like urban ledgend to me. The writing style is suspicious too. There is some merit in the concept though. "back-dashboard" ??? ROFL!! Kate | Thought this clip was interesting enough to share: | [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] | Patrick | '93 Cobra I guess I shouldn't carry my ginsu knives back there anymore :) Seriously though, I think the story is exaggerated, BUT it does make a good point. In an accident there's all kinds of crap in your car that gets tossed around. Take a look around and think of what you WOULDN'T like to be violently hurled at your face ! ! > Sounds like urban ledgend to me. > The writing style is suspicious too. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > | Patrick > | '93 Cobra While staying at a motel overlooking the interstate near Minneapolis early one Sunday morning in July 1965, in the pre seatbelt requirement days, we were sitting by the pool when an idiot missed the off ramp directly below us and stopped dead in the travel lane. The driver began backing up. On that clear morning with only one other car in sight, they collided. The second car cruising in the travel lane had no sense that the other car was backing up in his lane. A granny in the back seat of the number 2 car nearly made it all the way into the number 1 car. All but one of the people in the number 2 car were killed, and two of those in the number 1 car were killed. Strange things happen at accident scenes. You do not want to be hit in the back of the head by a flying granny. On this same Sunday morning, with the only two cars visible involved in an accident, the state patrol was taking forever to arrive. A call to the dispatcher revealed that one patrol was flying down the interstate when another patrol entered via an onramp.... and they collided.... Additional patrols had to be dispatched from further away. >Thought this clip was interesting enough to share: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >back-dashboard will go through the front windshield. If a pen can go >through the front windshield, it will go through your head. Hey! Spikey Likes IT! 1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16 |
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