Dear Friends,
I’ve been relaxing on a cruise through the Hawaiian Islands.
I’ve been offline for a while . . . The beautiful scenery is free (pics coming soon), but the internet is not. I’ll write more when I get back next week.
Peace and Aloha!
Rob
Archive for June, 2009
02 Jun, 2009
Did you ever wonder: Why are there no shoulder straps on airplanes?
Posted by: Dr. Rob In: Uncategorized
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Dr. Jerry D. Wilson – Emeritus Professor of Physics Lander University
(submitted to Rob’s Megaphone)
Question: Seats on airplanes have lap seatbelts, but not shoulder straps. Why is this? Wouldn’t it be safer if they did?
Reply: Well, there is probably a combination of reasons. First, the type of restraint needed in commercial aircraft differs from [...]
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