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The Car of
the Future

Do you like to stay up late?

If you do, drowsiness makes you at high-risk for an automobile accident! In the car of the future, a gradual drift between lanes or heading off the road accidentally will cause your car to give you a warning that will wake up any drowsy driver. The fully automated car of the future is closer than you think.

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:
OFF-ROAD RACING

What brings together the desert terrain in both Africa and Mexico? Beyond the jackrabbits, donkeys and sand, both countries host intense off-road races. Micron Technology’s CMOS Imagers and Lexar’s NAND Flash have brought the adrenaline and intense competitive spirit of off-road racing to a worldwide audience. Real-time experience of the Baja 1000 and the Dakar Rally have been captured to relay the grueling sport, the wide range of racing skill required, and the connection between the sport and the cultures of the hosting countries.

QUIZ

Recently a car whose driver had fallen asleep veered off the highway, plowed through a gas pump (which burst into flames), and into a convenience store narrowly missing several people. In the future, how can you protect yourself and others from an accident like this?

ANSWER

JOKE

Newton Revisited...

Law of Chicken inertia:
Chickens at rest tend to stay at rest. Chickens in motion tend to cross the road, unless acted on by an outside force. In that case, you’ll need to clean the feathers out of your car grill!
Law of Teenager inertia:
"Bodies in motion remain in motion, and bodies at rest stay in bed unless their mothers call them to get up."

Law of Cat inertia:
A cat at rest will tend to remain at rest, unless acted upon by some outside force - such as the opening of cat food, or a nearby scurrying mouse.

Law of Cat motion:
A cat will move in a straight line, unless there is a really good reason to change direction.

Laws of Nature:
There are only three laws of nature:
1) F=ma; 2) E=mc²; 3) You can't push a rope.
From these three laws all others can be derived.

Posted: February '09

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