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more about #airbags Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Poor dummy. They forgot to tell him he's flying Air Face-plant... #airplaneairbags more » FooSchnickens - Full of SCAR: Nuts to that! Install self-inflating pillows that activate when the passenger is feeling drowsy! Airplane ergonomics are probably the worst in the wo... more » curious-character: Doesn't anybody read the story before making snarky comments? These are only installed in certain locations where a passenger's head would smash into ... more » Canoehead: So THAT'S what they are - I have actually seen these belts on a few Cathay pacific flights. It just looks like a big piece of padding on one side of ... more » Curves: I hope they are detachable and can be used as floatation devices too. On the slimmmmm chance you survive the crash, of course. #airplaneairbags more » rivercat: Pointless! They'd do better to equip each seat with an ejection seat system. #airplaneairbags more » FriarNurgle: The cost of replacing all those "what to do in an accident" pamphlets is going to be astronomical. #airplaneairbags more » froggy: this is so silly on so many levels... a) do you really think an airbag is going to save you on a plane crash? really?; b) the weight added to the plan... more » Curves: I am still pretty upset that everyone doesnt have an assigned and available parachute. And whats with the tiny air sick bags? Have you seen anyone get... more » Geraldo: I wish airlines would be required to have seats that actually had legroom, didn't make your ass hurt, and had armrests that didn't cut off the circula... more » Hello Mister Walrus: This might be just me, but I'd rather have lower air fares than airbags that probably won't prevent my death in an already extremely unlikely event of... more » daqman: It's very simple. You have alternate rows of seats facing backwards, like on trains, then put all the overweight people in the seats pointing backward... more » frigg: Investigators have found that in mid air explosions, passengers often fracture their faces due to rapid deceleration of the plane, causing them to lur... more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: Is it safe to have combustible gas as in the airbags in the case of a crash as theorized above? more » Jake Beinborn: Is there a such an in-line that you can just use your street shoes in, rather than the whole boot kind of thing? more » nutbastard: AWESOME! i've been looking for a new way to get to the weekly Pog tournaments. more » AreWeThereYeti: Aside from the basic FAIL, your feet would snap right off. Yoo yoo lame designers... ever heard of ankle support? more » bosskev: This is incredibly good news for the world's six or seven remaining inline skaters! Oh, I kid. But it wasn't that long ago that I saw inliner skaters ... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Reminds me of that joke. You know what the hardest thing about rollerblading is? Telling your parents that you're gay. Are these things seriously ne... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Just wait til that shock ruptures and pierces the bottom of your foot like the anal-izing office chair.... more » -
#airplanes
Your Next Plane Seat May Well Have an Airbag
This week, a long-brewing FAA regulation requiring planes to protect passengers from 16 G crash forces will come into full effect. What does this mean for you? Well, your next seat—or more accurately, seat belt—could have an airbag. More » -
#planes
Airplanes Getting Stronger Seats and
Starting this fall, all new planes will be required to have heartier seats that can withstand 16x gravity without popping out of place. Plus, they'll be getting airbags in select areas. More »Better PillowsAirbags -
#skating
Mercury In-Line Skates Let You Glide On a Shock-Absorbed Cushion Of Air
Designed forRonald McDonaldoptimum comfort, these Mercury in-line skates feature a shock system to minimize vibration, a removable calf plate and an air cushioned interior for an optimum fit. More » -
