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We have all experienced the soul ripping tragedy of opening
your car door and having the small amount of suction
created
by opening the door suck the fine snow around the door
seal
into the car and depositing it on the seat.
The demoralizing feeling you get when no matter how hard
you
try you can't brush it away, and the OOky feeling of
your
but getting damp as you drive to work, are finally a thing of
the past!
P.O.O.F.S. is the newest automotive technology to hit the
streets.
The Pressurized Obstruction Of Fine Snow system uses the
vehicles HVAC system to create a cabin overpressure when
it
detects the approach of the owner. Then when the door is
opened, the overpressure pushes the fine snow out and
away
from the door seal thus changing your snowy day
experience
to one of happy dryness.
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While I like the spirit of the idea, suffering of this type
should be eliminated wherever it is found, why not just
leave the car running with the heater on? Snow should melt
off nicely on the metal surface of the car roof heated by the
balmy interior. It's possible you live somewhere extremely
cold, in which case the car may not generate enough heat to
raise the car surface above 0C. I think you could offset this
by placing a brick on the accelerator the night before each
workday. |
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Why not just fire all the airbags in circuit with the courtesy light, if snow is detected ? That makes use of existing systems, and overcomes the problem of the air intake becoming clogged with snow. |
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If you are concerned about the cost of reloading the airbags, then a simple, cheap thermite grenade would do the same job for a fraction of the cost, and de-ice the glass* at the same time. |
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*Quite possibly including the exterior mirrors, and headlight lenses. |
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If you leave the car windows open overnight then that also reduces the amount of inconvenience caused by a small amount of snow puffing in when you open the doors. |
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Why not have an open-top car then, and leave the roof down ? |
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Small, detachable awning? |
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This is a daily frustration for me this time of year. Bun for
the acronym alone. [+] |
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"We have all experienced the soul ripping tragedy of opening your car door and having the small amount of suction created by opening the door suck the fine snow around the door seal into the car and depositing it on the seat." |
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It would appear you do not live in San Diego. I spent two winters in Denver, and swore each of them would be my last. |
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I hitchhiked to work. People would fling their passenger door open, and shout "Jump in, if you can, but I can't stop!" |
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Or they would get stuck at the curb, and say " I don't pick up hitchhikers, but if you can push me off this curb I'll let you in ". |
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What were we talking about again? |
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"hitchhike to work or work to hitchhike?" |
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If any of you miss travelling as a backpacker you can host couchsurfing.com travellers. You're a real person, but you act like a youth hostel! They are real travelers, and very diverse. They stay with you free. It's moderately active even with Covid-19. |
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Cough/sneeze proof to boot. |
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We just had our first significant snow of the season last night.
You lucked out. Big fat bun. + |
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norm, I think you are right! I think maybe an
ancillary idea is coallecing in my mind. In order to
help those less privileged souls in the hot places of
the world truly appreciate the scope of human
emotion, we should set up a series of simulation
centers where southerners can go, park their car for
a short time while it is flash chilled and then coated
in fine snow. Then they can experience what true
tragedy is as they slide into a cold seat that melts
under their butts. |
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Perhaps such an endeavor could lead to greater
peace and stability in the central climates as people
begin to understand how much more awful life could
be then what they experience on a daily basis. |
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Personal Exposure to Accelerate Compassion
Experience |
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P.E.A.C.E. Centers could be a path to true
understanding and peace across the planet. |
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Give P.E.A.C.E. a chance! |
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