I’m in H’s hometown right now for a family celebration (maybe more on this later). Anyway, I saw this marvellous new gadget, which according to H is being used by ‘everyone’ out here.
Why don’t you gaze upon the simplicity of this invention for a while and ponder what it’s used for before clicking on to find out:
I predict a ROSPA award at minimum if the inventor was British
You know when you get in the car, start driving and that really annoying buzzer starts sounding telling you that you don’t have your safety belt fastened. It’s EXTREMELY annoying and not only that, it’s distracting, accidents could clearly happen while you angrily thump the dashboard trying to shut it up.
Or, at least, that was the case until someone invented dummy seatbelt clips, simply plug one into the driver and passenger seat buckles and leave them there to silence that annoying beep forever, increasing safety for everyone!!
Marvellous eh!!!!!!”
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Ah pure genius. I usually get around this problem by fastening the seatbelt but this is both uncomfortable and dangerous as in an emergency you may not be able to get out of the car quickly. And if like me you wear a tie the belt across the body will crease the tie and shirt so you arrive for an important meeting and give a bad impression losing out on a big contract. So your device saves lives and makes money. Where can I get one?
I feel safer already!
oh my god i thought it was a beer bottle opener
maybe it doubles as a beer bottle opener
Don’t drink and drive Jill! It’s really dangerous! You might spill your beer!
The company that made that should also consider:
- air bag puncture needles – no more vision hazards when bashing past fire hydrants
- steel reinforcement for crumple zones
- heavily tinted windshields to protect from traffic light glare.
They could even design a whole new car that does away with that placebo pedal next to the accelerator
Ana, you might have a point actually, the slot at the top probably serves as a beer opener when the clip is in-situ, you just pick up one of the bottles which are rolling around the footwell and open it at waist level on the clip. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve almost crashed while fumbling around for a bottle opener while steering with my knees!
on most cars in the USA, if you turn the car on (but not turn the engine) and insert and release the seat belt buckle 30-50 times in less than 60 seconds, you can over-ride the seat belt alarm. =)
I would love to have one. Save me from having to fasten seat belt for my handbag on the passenger seat to shut the alarm up.
Angie, that sounds a much bigger pain than just wearing the seatbelt!
N, just send me some cash, I’ll sort one out for you, they’re expensive though, solid platinum they are. Best send about 200 british pounds..
how about 200 japanese money? you know, yen is so strong now(and pound so weak) this really isn’t a bad deal.
I’m all for compromising N, how about US Dollars?? about 300 of them?