Aharpo.175 net.cycle utzoo!decvax!duke!chico!harpo!jdc Fri Dec 25 13:07:09 1981 a little extra flame well here goes... fuel pressure up... ignition on... Nitrous on... Boost @20psi... ... My thoughts are wearing a helmet as you plummet across the landscape at 55 or 85 or 185 mph. are fairly simple... 1. Wearing a helmet around town makes a hell of a lot more sense then wearing one on the "high"way. 'wondered about crashing and burning @ 180mph. does'nt seem like there would be a hell of a lot left... the same at 80,60,50... but... what about around town??? 2. What the ____ do you do when you're cruising down the local boulavard and "BANG" some mother/intercourser decides to broad-slide you??? you're speed is a breath-taking 25-35 mph and the other which has now decided to occupy the same place in time as you do. is irelevant. You're headed for slow motion crash an burn... chances are you could get up and walk away... chances are that you could end up intact physically... or chances are that there isn't a mind left to ... well I try to rest my case... ignition off... nitrous off... fuel off... boost 0 psi brakes and chute set an released... joe carvalho BTL,Whippany ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.