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Airbag systems are fascinating. They sit around for years, perhaps decades, deciding over and over again whether or not a crash is occurring. Then, when a collision does occur, they have to make a decision -- the right decision -- and take action within a few milliseconds.

A false-negative could exacerbate the injuries of the passengers. A false-positive could cause a fatal crash. No room for error.

Amazing stuff.



Your comment reminded me of the Neal Stephenson short story Jipi and the Paranoid Chip: http://www.vanemden.com/books/neals/jipi.html

Worth a read, and very apropos.


Hilariously appropriate!

I enjoyed that a lot, thanks.


When I had my car accident, front end collision, which then spun the car around to hit the side, the front air bag didn't deploy, but the side one did.




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