damkia Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-on-the-go/hands-on-wheeldock-smartphone-car-mount-20130326-2grvx.html Beggars belief........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 good bit of aussie innovation there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damkia Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 good bit of aussie innovation there. ...........apart from the explosive charge and airbag underneath. It is just a reinvention of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lark Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 no doubt people will still buy it though! Interesting that the authors biggest worry is he cant charge the phone on steering wheel!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cscotthendry Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I think people underestimate the charge that's in an airbag. I saw a video once where a guy deliberately sat on one and his workmates set it off. It threw him in the air and when he got up you could see that he was really hurting. I suspect he suffered some spinal injury akin to being ejected from a fighter jet. I wouldn't want my tablet on top of one of those if I had a fender-bender hard enough to set it off. As the first comment on the article said, you'd have it embedded in your forehead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damkia Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 no doubt people will still buy it though!Interesting that the authors biggest worry is he cant charge the phone on steering wheel!! ........and you wonder why the author is "freelance"? (ie "unemployed/casual employed") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 some small issues need to be addressed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damkia Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 A definite Darwin Award contender for product of the year. If you are not killed in the actual accident caused by fiddling with your phone, then all the energy of the explosive charge will most likely be directed down, severely hampering your reproductive possibilities by blowing your "bits" off if you do survive. Win-Win for the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lark Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 A mate of mine told me when airbags first became commonplace he had to attend "training"to be able to safely work on these cars. They were told when removing a steering wheel to always place the steering wheel on the ground airbag facing up. A demonstration of the power involved was shown by setting one off, airbag down. Apparentyly the steering wheel hit the roof! Had ayone been leaning over it at the time he reckons it would have been nasty to say the least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cscotthendry Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Witness the power of an airbag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth lacey Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 darwin award for these bright sparks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 They sound & look like Russian's who like their Vodka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Are there any other kind? nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 The "test pilot" didn't seemed to find it as funny as his mates did, lucky if he hasn't got some serious injuries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 His piles might now be fully imbeded !!.................................................Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabiru7252 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 God, I hope that clown has not bred yet, we have enough imbeciles now. Come to think of it, he has probably lost his nuts after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 A definite Darwin Award contender for product of the year. If you are not killed in the actual accident caused by fiddling with your phone, then all the energy of the explosive charge will most likely be directed down, severely hampering your reproductive possibilities by blowing your "bits" off if you do survive. Win-Win for the rest of us. And serving the Darwin Award Scheme well, by removing the risk of offspring production ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Witness the power of an airbag What an idiot! These things are supposed to save you?.... I hope I never need one!!! Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lark Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 And serving the Darwin Award Scheme well, by removing the risk of offspring production ?? Have you watched the movie "Idiocracy" ? Not a great movie, but it has some interesing observations about reproduction and society in general. Made me laugh, but not too loud or long. Although a comedy its pretty spot on in parts with the way society is going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andys@coffs Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Jeez you guys a bit of lateral thinking required........ so the problems:- 1) No power for phone recharge 2) The airbag... combine the two....disconnect the airbag and use the wiring for a phone charger......easy really..... Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Fil Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Hold this thought as you look around! Think how dumb you think the average person is .... Pause .... The realise that at least half the population is dumber than that! A sobering thought! Phil (For the statisticians amongst you, I know the flaws in this statement, it's still close enough for humour ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Hold this thought as you look around! Think how dumb you think the average person is .... Pause .... The realise that at least half the population is dumber than that! A sobering thought! Phil (For the statisticians amongst you, I know the flaws in this statement, it's still close enough for humour ...) Phil. . . . . . what a damning indictment of your fellow pilots, ( you WERE talking about half the poulation of your airfield I assume ? ? ? ? ) One of the Other Phils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I Like it Andy,. . . . But if the airbag rewire doesn't go exactly to plan. . . . . . . . approximately how far d'you think it will throw the phone ? Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andys@coffs Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Look if you are really worried about the air bag you just need to remember its not automatic, or even semi automatic, is merely a single shot. Once its blown it wont blow again. If you need to remove it then there is no faster way than by setting it off.....there may be some minor side effects like the car computer shuts everything down and you can no longer drive...but hey if that happens then you have truely solved the dangers of driving and phoning at he same time hey !! Stop making things more difficult than they need to be....Your a pilot right...I can tell...you (us!) guys just wanna make things complicated all the time!..... A further benefit!!! To set it off safely requires a little understanding of how the things work.....So there is a real opportunity here to cull those that we dont need to reproduce. In fact maybe we should set up a "Have you experienced an airbag going off in your face" booth at the local polling stations for Sat Sep 14th......We may well be able to lift the quotiant part of IQ of those that then proceed to vote.....A truely cunning plan.....I can see it now.."Are you going to vote for Craig Thompson, Mr Slipper or <insert the name of your pin repository effigy here> ......You are!!! Luck you youve just won an all expenses paidwell nearly all....but no medical costs exothermic reaction appreciation course, please stick your head in the hole and ignore any loud bang you might hear!! for the microseconds it takes to render you unconscious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Fil Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Sorry Phil, I obviously meant look around on the drive to the airport, not once you get amongst the enlightened ...... Baa ha ha ha. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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