![]() 11/14/2016 at 19:17 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Are we running out of safety innovations to make? Because !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! seems to be reaching a bit. It’s called PRE-SAFE Sound, and the way it works sounds like a device they would use on the show Fringe.
When the car detects an imminent crash it blasts a certain frequency of pink noise through the speakers. This triggers a reflex that causes our ear bones to contract and effectively disconnects our hearing for a short while. This is intended to reduce hearing damage that may be caused by the crash.
![]() 11/14/2016 at 19:27 |
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If it’s safety related in any way, I’m fine with it. Lexus made knee airbags and you don’t see me complaining about it.
![]() 11/14/2016 at 19:34 |
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But if they’re coming up with stuff like this it must mean we’re approaching peak safety. Innovations are gonna be getting incrementally smaller and smaller until they stop.
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No, it doesn’t mean that at all.
![]() 11/14/2016 at 19:40 |
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So essentially its plays Gilbert Godfrey screaming.
![]() 11/14/2016 at 19:43 |
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Ya pretty much.
![]() 11/14/2016 at 19:44 |
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Minority Report in car form.
![]() 11/14/2016 at 19:52 |
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Not safe for lunch
![]() 11/14/2016 at 20:00 |
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Not to be outdone, Volvo has trained elves to plain soothing violin concertos when a crash is imminent.
![]() 11/14/2016 at 20:08 |
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Before getting axed, Saab was developing a unit in the center console that would dispense blankets and hot chocolate after a crash.
![]() 11/14/2016 at 22:13 |
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This actually seems like a great idea, if a bit over-the-top.
![]() 11/15/2016 at 13:00 |
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Ah yes, because when my car is about to crash, what I really need is a distracting sound to abruptly overwhelm my senses.
![]() 12/13/2016 at 19:41 |
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No they’re going to put a rhino on the top of the car, when a crash if detected the rhino will be launched toward the threat. The rhino will destroy , or deflect it so it won’t hit you,