February 17, 2006

on speed and safety

if you play football, and you think you might hit something at 10 mph...you wear shin pads, elbow pads, a chest pad and a helmet. On a skateboard for 15-20 mph you wear elbow pads, knee pads and a helmet. In a car, anticipating a 60 mph collision, you wear a little belt around your waist and a chest strap. At 300 mph in an airplane you wear a little seat belt. Maybe someday we'll know how to travel fast enough to be naked.

Posted by zefrank at February 17, 2006 9:02 AM

Comments (7)

It is a nice idea although in a car or a plane it doesn't matter what clothes you're wearing within reason and probably in a serious aircraft accident a seatbelt doesn't make a difference so if you can't wait to travel naked you might as well just travel naked.

Posted by: Micro Soft Bubbles at February 17, 2006 5:31 PM

Personally, I'm thinking the protection should be the other way around.

We'll only be naked if we can figure out how to travel at the speed of light.

Posted by: Renee at February 18, 2006 11:57 AM

If we hold that as velocity increases, physical obstruction between our life and death decreases; as we approach the speed of light we would lose our clothes, our flesh, indeed all body, until we reach 3 x 10^8 m/s and we move as beings of pure energy through space.

Posted by: Uncle_Wally at February 18, 2006 7:08 PM

I wish we could somehow come up with a safe mode of transportation that involves propelling ourselves through space with farts.

Posted by: Mal at February 19, 2006 3:56 AM

in a vacuum with no gravity i think you could fart propel.

Posted by: zefrank at February 20, 2006 7:15 AM

Wouldn't it be so awesome? We should look into this...

Posted by: Mal at February 20, 2006 8:39 AM

Funny you should say (or said) that... did you ever read "The time traveller's wife"? :) someone beat you to it...

Posted by: Atalya at April 5, 2007 7:23 PM


Ads Via The Deck		« fun application \| Main \| hung over » February 17, 2006 on speed and safety if you play football, and you think you might hit something at 10 mph...you wear shin pads, elbow pads, a chest pad and a helmet. On a skateboard for 15-20 mph you wear elbow pads, knee pads and a helmet. In a car, anticipating a 60 mph collision, you wear a little belt around your waist and a chest strap. At 300 mph in an airplane you wear a little seat belt. Maybe someday we'll know how to travel fast enough to be naked. Posted by zefrank at February 17, 2006 9:02 AM Comments (7) It is a nice idea although in a car or a plane it doesn't matter what clothes you're wearing within reason and probably in a serious aircraft accident a seatbelt doesn't make a difference so if you can't wait to travel naked you might as well just travel naked. Posted by: Micro Soft Bubbles at February 17, 2006 5:31 PM Personally, I'm thinking the protection should be the other way around. We'll only be naked if we can figure out how to travel at the speed of light. Posted by: Renee at February 18, 2006 11:57 AM If we hold that as velocity increases, physical obstruction between our life and death decreases; as we approach the speed of light we would lose our clothes, our flesh, indeed all body, until we reach 3 x 10^8 m/s and we move as beings of pure energy through space. Posted by: Uncle_Wally at February 18, 2006 7:08 PM I wish we could somehow come up with a safe mode of transportation that involves propelling ourselves through space with farts. Posted by: Mal at February 19, 2006 3:56 AM in a vacuum with no gravity i think you could fart propel. Posted by: zefrank at February 20, 2006 7:15 AM Wouldn't it be so awesome? We should look into this... Posted by: Mal at February 20, 2006 8:39 AM Funny you should say (or said) that... did you ever read "The time traveller's wife"? :) someone beat you to it... Posted by: Atalya at April 5, 2007 7:23 PM Post a comment Name: Email Address: (required) URL: Remember Me? YesNo Comments: