Geez…
You would think that, ever since that whole Titanic thing, people would have realized that God has a pretty goddamned cruel sense of humor. But no, the uncrashable car is now being developed. First of all, so long as there are cars there will always be car crashes. It’s common sense: there is no gurantee against stupidity or mistakes. The entire concept is ridiculous. Second, this here car tries to solve the first problem by taking control out of the hands of the human and into the car itself–a robot, essentially. Now… I, for one, don’t trust robots. And no, it’s not because I’ve seen I, Robot and Doctor Who too much (I totally don’t watch Doctor Who at all…). No, the reason that I don’t like robots is because they are computer/electric-powered machines. Computers have a tendency to die after only a few years, and I wouldn’t want to have to pay for a whole new car that often. Also, I know from experience that anything electric has a tendency to fail sooner than, say, mechanical systems. Take my car(s), for example. The 300D has electric windows and sunroof. For a long while, three of the four windows would roll back up, and the sunroof stopped working altogether once the turn signals started up again. The 240D, on the other hand (and 3 years older), has those annoying roll-up windows and an electric sunroof. Not a single one of the windows has ever caused a problem, though I’ve never used the sunroof because the previous owner said it was broken.
My parents are both mechanical engineers–so sue me. The point is, robots should never be trusted. Ever.
They shouldn’t feel bad, though. I don’t really trust humans that much either.
So, for today’s video, the credit music from I, Robot! Just kidding, but here’s a YouTube video featuring it in case you feel like listening to it.
Naw, today’s video will be a YouTubeified version of that old flash video about a rabbit falling in love with a cat. Why, you ask? Because it’s Korean. Yeah.
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