FoxNo1738 t1_isw7rf8 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 3:38 AM

Reply to comment by coelurosauravus in TIL the first confirmed victim of Takata airbags was 18y/o Parham. As she drove around a car park, she lightly bumped another vehicle making the airbag inflate, sending metal pieces at such tremendous force that one hit the teen’s neck slicing open her carotid artery. She bled to death in her seat by ahm713

See this is where head office is meant to call up the brand managers and put the fear of god into them for playing stupid games on this.

FoxNo1738 t1_isw7nvf wrote on October 19, 2022 at 3:37 AM

Reply to comment by haveyouseenthebridge in TIL the first confirmed victim of Takata airbags was 18y/o Parham. As she drove around a car park, she lightly bumped another vehicle making the airbag inflate, sending metal pieces at such tremendous force that one hit the teen’s neck slicing open her carotid artery. She bled to death in her seat by ahm713

Because even if someone is a moron and refuses to bring their car back the media storm still makes Honda look bad.

FoxNo1738 t1_isw72cv wrote on October 19, 2022 at 3:32 AM

Reply to comment by momentimori in TIL the first confirmed victim of Takata airbags was 18y/o Parham. As she drove around a car park, she lightly bumped another vehicle making the airbag inflate, sending metal pieces at such tremendous force that one hit the teen’s neck slicing open her carotid artery. She bled to death in her seat by ahm713

The flaws also weren't consistent, so most places did a tiered replacement starting with the riskiest ones.

FoxNo1738 t1_ira072f wrote on October 6, 2022 at 1:20 PM

Reply to comment by euromonic in TIL: Regina Hall (Brenda from the "Scary Movie" franchise) wanted and tried to become a Catholic Nun in 2010, but was rejected by the order. by euromonic

I suspect maybe they judged that her desire to become a nun was somewhat transitory?

FoxNo1738 t1_ira01af wrote on October 6, 2022 at 1:18 PM

Reply to comment by xX609s-hartXx in TIL about Operation Bernhard. During WWII, Germany attempted to bring about the collapse of the British economy by forging ≈£130 million in British bank notes. The notes are considered among the most perfect counterfeits ever produced, and are very difficult to differentiate from legitimate notes. by rkadeYT

It's just hard to fight counterfeiters who have access to government resources, for a small time crook the one off costs/hassle to forge banknotes is hard to recoup,if you spend too much you'll get caught, for a government doing it on mass those costs are spread.

For example it's believed north korea produces many high end US banknotes