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Occam's seatbelt

No-jerk seatbelt.
 
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Seatbelts normally lock-fast when they recieve a certain amount of force. Occam's seatbelt will geometrically tighten upon impact so as to reduce the shock your body experiences normally(in a crash when the seatbelt locks).
Trodden, Jul 17 2003

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For [po]. Er, not *for* [po], but because [po] asked. [phoenix, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]

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       All other things being equal, the occupied seatbelt is the tightest.
egbert, Jul 17 2003
  

       Most seat-belts these days actually pull the seatbelt tighter in a crash. They work better this way.
silverstormer, Jul 17 2003
  

       yeah, it's baked, seat belts pre-tension nowadays. not sure if they do it geometerically though.
neilp, Jul 17 2003
  

       can you get a seatbelt for a dog?
po, Jul 17 2003
  

       Attach its lead to the grab handle. (Sorry Eric, don't mean it really).
egbert, Jul 17 2003
  

       Don't the belts stretch a bit anyway to reduce the shock? A bit like climbing ropes but less so.
Gordon Comstock, Jul 17 2003
  

       I was involved in a head on collision last year. My seatbelt saved my life. With the force of the impact the seatbelt melted to the top I was wearing at the time.
silverstormer, Jul 17 2003
  

       {{{shiver}}} poor old you.
po, Jul 17 2003
  

       [po] You don't know the half of it.
silverstormer, Jul 17 2003
  

       [po] Yes.
phoenix, Jul 17 2003
  
      
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