On Wed, 14 Aug 1996 Ragthyme@aol.com wrote:
> There's been here a rash of young hooligans who steal
> cars with air bags and then drive them into walls .... just to get the airbag
> to inflate, thinking they are otherwise safe from a head-on collision with
> brick and masonry.
This is an urban legend, and has been fairly thoroughly debunked on
alt.folklore.urban.
OTOH, the Hats over at AFU *did* find the original cite that led to the
JATO/Darwin award story.
Bill "I know about this XK150 for sale for $500, that they can't get rid
of, because the owner's son committed suicide in the car..." D
1971 MGB (daily driver)
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billd@doa.net billd@voicenet.com (Bill D)
"Yesterday, apropos of nothing, one friend said to me 'Do you ever have
days where you just want to get everyone you know together in one place,
have them all take off their clothes, and let nature take its course?'"
--Susan Groppi
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