Album releases contributing to higher road fatalities

[Shut Up Legs]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...al-crashes-as-distracted-drivers-access-music

Personally, I think this falls under "Released by the Dept of the Bleeding Obvious".

 

[Punkawallah]

It’s almost as if people are controlling a two ton metal vehicle at high speed without paying attention to what goes on around them.
More at 11.

Latest in. Apparently there have been some 15 million cars ‘recalled’ in the US because they might randomly burst into flames. Cause stated to be increased heat build up due to modern electronics.

 

[Drago]

Album releases, eh?

This is semi off topic, but quite amusing.

About 25 years ago my Dad asked me what Mihi D#1 wanted for her Birthday. I said that's she'd be rather chuffed with the new Slipknot CD.

So off he went to HMV, had a browse and found the CD. He took it to the till and the rather bemused lass looked at my Dad, looked at the CD, and said...

"Are you sure you want this Sir?"

"Yes."

"Its heavy metal."

"Is it?"

"Yes. Its, er, very heavy metal."

"Oh."

And they had a bit of a back and forth like that and they took a bit of persuading before they would sell it to the poor auld feller.

 

[MontyVeda]

Album releases, eh?

This is semi off topic, but quite amusing.

About 25 years ago my Dad asked me what Mihi D#1 wanted for her Birthday. I said that's she'd be rather chuffed with the new Slipknot CD.

So off he went to HMV, had a browse and found the CD. He took it to the till and the rather bemused lass looked at my Dad, looked at the CD, and said...

"Are you sure you want this Sir?"

"Yes."

"Its heavy metal."

"Is it?"

"Yes. Its, er, very heavy metal."

"Oh."

And they had a bit of a back and forth like that and they took a bit of persuading before they would sell it to the poor auld feller.

I had similar in a shop selling ex-rental DVDs. A guy fetched the Zorro movie to my till.

"Are you sure you want this Sir?"

"Yes."

"Its sh!t."

"I like it."

"Fecking hell!"

I'm too honest for a job in sales.

 

[Mr.B-Campag]

I assume this is correlation, unless they've done some clever stuff with the album being released on different dates in different places (and even then I imagine it would be hard to demonstrate causality...)

 

[Drago]

Is suspect a lot of these crashes are desperate attempts to end it all before the next Lady Ga Ga or Jedward track starts playing.

 

[postman]

Album releases, eh?

This is semi off topic, but quite amusing.

About 25 years ago my Dad asked me what Mihi D#1 wanted for her Birthday. I said that's she'd be rather chuffed with the new Slipknot CD.

So off he went to HMV, had a browse and found the CD. He took it to the till and the rather bemused lass looked at my Dad, looked at the CD, and said...

"Are you sure you want this Sir?"

"Yes."

"Its heavy metal."

"Is it?"

"Yes. Its, er, very heavy metal."

"Oh."

And they had a bit of a back and forth like that and they took a bit of persuading before they would sell it to the poor auld feller.

I would have said,Young man i know more about Heavy Metal at my age than you.Hip, shoulder and knee replacements.Me and magnets are not best pals.