I understand the crumple zone stuff
I was more curious if her positioning or restraint was different in some way, since @Zwack came out much better
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One of my first cars was a 73 Charger, with staggeringly thick chrome bumpers, lap belts and no headrests.
One day as I was pulling out of a parkng space on a McD parking lot, I put it in reverse instead of drive and pulled away. It backed up a couple feet and slammed into the concrete base of a lamppost. It literally split the concrete in two, and the only damage to the car was a few scratches in the chrome - much to my relief, as my Dad would have kicked my butt if I had busted the car.
I also remember coming out of the car properly jarred. Yet the crash musnāt have happened faster than walking speed.
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Ah yes, Jeepās old philosophy that the crumple zone should be built into the driverās brain
Looks like the frame could be a bit droopy on the passenger side, hopefully itās not too bad
Most of everything else seems to have held up well given the circumstances, hopefully itās doing okay
I wish the best for you, your wife, your mustache, and the Jeep. I hope youāre all doing okay
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To answer several questionsā¦ My wife and I were wearing seatbelts. We have airbags, but the passenger airbag is in the dash, while the driverās air bag is in the middle of the steering wheel. My wife keeps her seat as far back as possible so she has all of the legroom.
I do the same but because I am taller. Most of the space between me and the dash is filled with the steering wheel. My wife has more dead air between her and the dash, and as I said my air bag is a lot closer to me than hers is to her.
In addition the white car (that is it on the left with the roof balanced roughly where it should go after it was cut off) came from our left and clearly hit the left end of the front bumper hard. That bumper is much thicker sheet metal than the body panels on the jeep or indeed the white car.
So, adding to the speculation. The side of the jeep that my wife was in took more of the force. I was held by my seatbelt and stopped from moving too far by the air bag. My wife would have hit her seatbelt at least as hard as I did, but probably didnāt hit her air bag quite as quickly. This might mean that she bounced off a hard air bag. She certainly had more room to bounce.
She is also older than I am and osteoporosis might be a factor.
The driver of the other car had to be cut out as she was pinned below the dash, but she was about 3 months shy of 21. She took a lot less damage than my wife too.
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I meant speculatory in the case of his accident in particular, since I didnāt know all of the details about his wife and the accident itself. Wasnāt sure if there was any other cause that would have been a larger reason for her injuries.
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Hopefully my responses have helped provide some answers for you. I donāt have any specific extra knowledge though.
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How she was sitting answered my questions
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Random thoughtā¦
Anybody with a magnet implant play horseshoes? Can you feel the horseshoes when throwing them?
Wondering if something like a titan would impact you playingā¦
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Horse hoes? 
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Now, now, it was a typo. He has fixed itā¦ It is now Horses hoes. Presumably this means that the horse is a pimp?
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Anyone have any podcast suggestions?
In order to buy some more fun things + pay off some debt, I got a part-time job for the summer a few days ago at Meijer (Great Lakes/Midwest supermarket chain), working 3rd shift returns (putting shit back on the shelf, also handling product protection). 6 hours of my 8 hour shift the store is closed (12am-8am shift), so thereās no issue with me having an earbud in listening to stuff. Iāve got a few podcasts I listen to right now, but with up to 30 hours a week, Iām going to burn through them very quickly.
Especially into comedy podcasts, the Always Sunny podcast is great. I have a few history podcasts that Iām going to listen to as well, Iām a big history buff but never had any time for them. Iāve heard Behind the Bastards is insanely good, thatās #1 on the list.
Also considering maybe trying some audiobooks, but I havenāt been a fan of them before. Iāve never tried speeding up the playback speed though, my main issue was that they felt way too slow.
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Hardcore History should keep you entertained for a while.
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There are two main styles of audiobook from my experience. Full Cast and not full cast. I personally like both as long as it is done well. It is really hit or miss if Iām going to like a narrator at all. I mostly stick to scifi but occasionally listen to Fantasy. Let me know if you want some suggestions.
Oh and have you considered listening to old radio shows? A good one you would probably like isā¦ The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
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do you know safety third?
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SCP foundation is kinda fun
Could also do critical role is you like DND, 4 hour episodes times 4-5 yearsā¦ plenty of listen time
I used to listen to it a lot at work
I left my wallet at work,
Iām currently sick so work doesnāt want me to come get it, I donāt want to travel there if I donāt have to cause itās far
I was all set to use one of my implants with my drivers license on it, at the last second both the dr and pharmacy āwas able to look it upā
Sad pirate noises
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