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To: MrShoop

Maybe they will find the finger of your mashed body still on the start button as they scoop you up. Air force planes have back up computers. And Air force planes have an eject button.


33 posted on 02/10/2011 1:04:03 AM PST by Revel
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To: Revel

There is nothing special about mechanical that makes it inherently more reliable than electronics, and vice-versa . I’ll give you an automotive example- I prefer manual transmission. Probably for some of the same irrational reasons that you don’t like electronics; I just like to be in direct control of the car. But is it some panacea beyond that? Over the years I have had a couple complete failures. Master cylinder failed and I couldn’t shift. the sifter mechanism physically got stuck in gear. Meanwhile the wife is happily driving along with her auto transmission, and has some pretty nifty paddle shifters in her current car.


44 posted on 02/10/2011 9:52:21 AM PST by Wayne07
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