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Auto tap
Taps the car windscreen when a stone strikes the surface | |
Noticed awhile back that whenever a stone hit the
windscreen, my grandad would tap the window with his back
of hand. He said it was to prevent cracking.
Why not have vibration sensors that passed through a micro
controller, when they detect vibration from the screen being
struck, then actuators
tapped the screen in a way to reduce
the stress. The thing I've seen like this is adapting tv's into
touch screen using acoustic monitoring of the surface.
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Because it's a persistent cultural idiom, that's why not. It's
the
crumbly side of folk wisdom, like saying that drinking hot
coffee cools you down or that cutting the ends off of
porcupine quills makes them easier to pull out. |
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so first would have to test such a concept |
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... or shaving makes your beard grow thicker or
pulling out certain weeds only makes them grow back
stronger ... |
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IIRC, Mythbusters tested whether pressing on the
glass *during* an impact prevented its breaking (it
didn't). The tapping thing seems implausible to me,
but yes, it should be tested. |
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Ahh mythbusters. haven't watched enough. i like
their get up and do attitude...sometimes their
simplifications lead somethin to be desired |
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… but their explosions, never. |
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The spectacular demise of the cement mixer
truck is a particular favourite. |
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"Oops. Think they want their truck back ??" |
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//… but their explosions, never.//
Unfortunately, they got it in their heads that the
audience only wants explosions, and forgot to include
any other content in the last ~3 seasons. |
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Yeah, and once upon a time Orange County Choppers was a
show about building custom motorcycles, but contrived
family drama is more popular with the TV-watching
majority than TIG welding. |
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