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    Image of Bos'un's Mate Bos'un's Mate
    07:03 PM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    It's a great idea except that Spaghetti Cat usually preempts during those "Oh, f*#k!" moments.
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    Image of ID Ron Burgundy ID Ron Burgundy
    02:53 PM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    1 simple solution: Don't pass a freaking huge semi in a no passing zone around a big curve.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    12:52 PM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    Considering the state of drivers nowadays, I think it's more likely that this will provoke some to run straight into the truck's back rather than prevent frontal collisions and other types of accidents......
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    Image of nikko1221 nikko1221
    12:44 PM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    Put a display up somewhere and within minutes some sleazebag will concoct a process to sell ads on it. A suitable client for this situation would be a coffin manufacturer.
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    Image of bonedog73 bonedog73
    11:46 AM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    i can slove tihs porbelm mcuh chaeeper - dun pas big turks on crrvy roods
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    Image of met2art met2art
    09:39 AM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    What an insanely stupid and useless idea. Yet another example of needlessly wasteful design concepts that could be easily sidestepped by using of a little common sense. Putting screens everywhere isn't going to change the fact that assholes who don't know how to drive are a danger to everyone else. (Especially peopl eon cellphones, and the dipshits in their little Fast and the Furious wannabe cars.)
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10:01 AM

    @met2art: Not to mention that if the idea is to make it easier for bad drivers....well....good luck getting them to perceive the difference between right in front of them and about to be right in front of them in a few seconds.

    This is a cool concept as far as tech goes, but just the demo photo above is visually disorienting even to me.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    09:35 AM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    I would pay attention more to the back screen on the truck than the truck itself.
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    Image of Segador Segador
    09:08 AM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    This would be distracting as hell, and probably cause more accidents than it prevented. Also, we're not at the tech level yet where this would make sense financially.
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    Image of madara madara
    09:03 AM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    WTF is a tank doing driving down the highway?
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    met2art promoted this comment Edited by madara at 12/22/09 9:03 AM madara was starred madara was unstarred
    Image of met2art met2art
    09:26 AM

    @madara: Stop asking questions, comrade...
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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    08:16 AM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    Aaaand you hit a pothole or a forklift taps the junction box then you are stuck looking at this for the next hour stuck in traffic.
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    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    08:15 AM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    I think it looks rather confusing, before you can figure out where the red car actually is, it's probably too late anyway to get any kind of safety benefit for it.
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    08:00 AM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    I would be so fascinated that I'm looking at a see through truck that I would drive off the road.
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    07:42 AM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    It is all fine and good until you forgot that you were looking at the back of the truck and not the real road....and rear-ends the truck.

    The one big job of any driver is to not hit what is in front of them. Stay a safe distance apart from what is directly in front of you and it would work a lot better.
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    Edited by RainyDayInterns at 12/22/09 7:44 AM RainyDayInterns was starred RainyDayInterns was unstarred
    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    08:13 AM

    @RainyDayInterns: Agreed. This attempts to fix a problem that is easily fixed by common sense and better training. All this does is encourage idiots to drive closer to the truck.

    If you're leaving the appropriate amount of space between you and the truck in front of you, a "solution" like this is not needed. You have enough time to brake.

    And I can only imagine how much staring at a backlit display will ruin your night vision and ability to see things on the peripheral of the road.
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    07:40 AM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    "WASH ME"

    "WOW" (not the warcraft one either)
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    Image of JasonCo JasonCo
    07:34 AM

    In reply to Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives
    what? Why? How about just go slow enough that you're not riding the tail of the trucker?
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/17/09

    In reply to One Day You'll Be Able to Touch, Sniff, and Taste the Entire Internet
    Why is that "futuristic" computer running Windows XP?

    Once again Rosa you totally buried the lede. "One Day You'll Be Able To Touch, Sniff And Taste The Entire Internet As Part Of The Windows XPerience"
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    Image of iheartpie iheartpie
    12/17/09

    In reply to One Day You'll Be Able to Touch, Sniff, and Taste the Entire Internet
    I think it's amusing that everyone assumes a smell feature would be disgusting ... I think it says more about Giz users than anything else :p

    My first thought was that it would be used as a marketing feature for say, a florists, or a grocers (tasty strawberry smell for example).

    However if you're a website owner and you really hate having any traffic, putting up a bad-smell-trigger would be a good idea... i guess.

    However I also think some people assume this would work with anything (4chan has been mentioned a few times). I'm 99.9% sure it wouldn't be automated and dynamic, but instead would require some kind of purpose built plugin.

    Sorry to be a kill joy but there's enough sillyness on this thread already :p
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    Image of Yerzriknot Yerzriknot
    12/17/09

    @iheartpie: Don't worry, all the shock sites would update to use this.
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    Image of ircmaster ircmaster
    12/17/09

    In reply to One Day You'll Be Able to Touch, Sniff, and Taste the Entire Internet
    the device might be cool but did anyone notice the totally awesome computer in the background?
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    Image of Lysdexia_NoKotakuEdition Lysdexia_NoKotakuEdition
    12/17/09

    @ircmaster: Why does the future still use WinXP?
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    Image of Yerzriknot Yerzriknot
    12/17/09

    In reply to One Day You'll Be Able to Touch, Sniff, and Taste the Entire Internet
    Do NOT use this on 4chan.
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    Image of Odin Odin
    12/17/09

    In reply to One Day You'll Be Able to Touch, Sniff, and Taste the Entire Internet
    As if 2G1C didn't need a whole new dimension.
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