Path: csiph.com!au2pb.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.supernews.com!news.supernews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 14:34:53 -0500 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.30.0.110427 Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 14:34:52 -0500 Subject: Re: [OT] I won! From: George Kerby Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Message-ID: Thread-Topic: [OT] I won! Thread-Index: AdDgOH1gM8F83ZNoLEimwQKHpit9ZQAxvQoa References: <210820151811270086%michelle@michelle.org> <55d7e7f4$0$41734$c3e8da3$5d8fb80f@news.astraweb.com> <210820152057277693%michelle@michelle.org> <250820150658415025%michelle@michelle.org> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Lines: 48 X-Trace: sv3-yOZ4l3qlJff17tkK3MHBmTXKfg+XWQvfeZMDFFZncwUEdmPrCXUTcSe+GOnPUVsZQGmWlrAcZDGYx7i!j9d+2Hx/doWgJ2a6sejA/sSEbcwavQrdi9tMkhZqSu3Kr/1G7/WjhB38Nf0nKD1kD9/NSvIQ1hHJ!Ow== X-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/abuse.html X-DMCA-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 3459 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:79005 On 8/26/15 2:50 PM, in article D20382C2.B86F0%ghost_topper@hotmail.com, "George Kerby" wrote: > > > > On 8/25/15 8:58 AM, in article 250820150658415025%michelle@michelle.org, > "Michelle Steiner" wrote: > >> In article , George Kerby >> wrote: >> >>>> The claims they make say that the so-called "tritium isolation cell" >>>> (terminology may have changed since I paid attention a couple years ago >>>> - I hope so... calling it "tritium" kicks in my gag reflex for some >>>> reason I haven't been able to pin down) is among the strongest passenger >>>> compartments ever designed. Supposedly designed so that just about >>>> anything short of the mythical "slammed into a metal pancake between two >>>> oncoming semis" crash would leave the passengers able to walk away - IF >>>> they could get the doors open afterwards, that is... >>>> >>>> True? Marketing hype? Something in between? You be the judge. >>>> Personally, I think the darn things are too hideously ugly to be >>>> permitted to exist. >>> >>> I will be skeptical and wait for Consumer Reports or another independent >>> testing firm to give non-skewed returns... >> >> Consumer Reports has not tested the car since 2008. However, the >> Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gives it a rating of Good (its >> highest rating) for moderate overlap front, side, and roof strength, >> and acceptable for head restraints and seats. Front crash prevention >> is "Not Available". Rollover gets three stars of five. > > Wonder why the "Not Available"? > > They don't realize that is the leading cause of death when oncoming drivers > simply do not *see* things like tiny cars and motorbikes?!? > Speaking of "Not Available", apparently the new Telsa is "Not Measurable"...