Archive for October 26th, 2007

October 26th, 2007

Automatic Transmissions

Howstuffworks “How Automatic Transmissions Work”
It turns out that the way an automatic transmission does it is absolutely amazing!
Yes, automatic transmissions work by “friggin magic” and even after reading the howstuffworks article that is still the best explanation i can come up with.  I understand manual transmissions, there is direct gear linkage and what not.  synchronizers [...]

October 26th, 2007

Airbags

Airbag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An airbag, A.K.A. a Supplementary Restraint System (SRS), an Air Cushion Restraint System (ACRS), or the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) is a flexible membrane or envelope. Air bags are most commonly used for cushioning, in particular for rapid inflation in the case of an automobile collision.
How I ended up at [...]