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		seo-speedwagon on Dec 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The exploding Ford Pinto of 1973 (2021) Crazy how back in the 70s, manufacturing a car that turned into a giant fireball in collisions would make it unpopular.

noduerme on Dec 7, 2022 [–]

Back in the 70s you had to actually use your own hands to drive your car into the side of an 18 wheeler before it would explode. Now your self-guided lithium bomb will do it for you. Isn't progress amazing?

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