I suppose I can see the logic.
Kinda.
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I suppose I can see the logic.
Kinda.
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Well I think the idea is that it simulates the 'exhilaration thrill', but at low speeds, so it's therefore safer.
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Are BMW drivers that stupid that a little air in the face will make them think they're driving fast?
Couldn't you get a similar effect by making every road surface a backwards-running conveyor belt?
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lol. possibly....
I suppose if the emotional (serotonin) experience is the same or similar to that received from very fast (and therefore dangerous)driving, it might aid road safety. Maybe.
I'd like to see the stats first, but yeah, IF I had the money, I do know a nephew that certainly could do with one.
eta. AFAI can tell, orders accepted from the beginning of April. Will be interesting if there's much uptake.
Can't image there will be - at least not amongst the target mkt.
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Hey!... I'm a Mustanger and I resent that!
(Actually, all it takes is hearing that four-barrel sucking in air.)
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What they need is a button marked 'Warp Speed'. I might even consider buying a BMW if they had that.
And if I had the money.
In the meantime, I'll turn the fan up full blast and pretend.
And if I had the money.
In the meantime, I'll turn the fan up full blast and pretend.
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The Marching Morons by CM Kornbluth, 1951.
I don't recall exactly where he describes a car that simulates excessive speed to make the general populace think they're rocketing down the interstate, but it's in the first third of the story, I think.
I don't recall exactly where he describes a car that simulates excessive speed to make the general populace think they're rocketing down the interstate, but it's in the first third of the story, I think.
Interesting!
As Einstein's theory of relamativity says, it is impossible for an observer at rest in his local reference frame to tell whether he is accelerating, or if air is being blown in his face.
As Einstein's theory of relamativity says, it is impossible for an observer at rest in his local reference frame to tell whether he is accelerating, or if air is being blown in his face.
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A mild electric current through the seat, you say?
Hmmm...I will reserve judgement on this until the chaps at Top Gear offer their well-respected opinions.
Hmmm...I will reserve judgement on this until the chaps at Top Gear offer their well-respected opinions.
Oh no! That's such a sad place!
ETA: I know! We'll all pitch in and buy you a BMW Force Injection Booster!
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Have you seen the price BMW charges for a box to move one from point A to point B?
Or was that a rhetorical question?
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