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22 December 2004

Bombarded with animals

OVER the past few months we have published many examples of unusual units of measurement sent in by our ever-alert readers. It turns out that Âé¶¹´«Ã½ readers are not alone in their interest: the UK-based online car humour magazine recently ran a summary of the unusual units people are in danger of encountering in their cars. We are grateful for permission to reproduce it here.

“Following a Department of Transport campaign which warned motorists that, in the event of an accident, an unbelted back seat passenger could hit the driver with the force of an elephant, an automotive science expert has…

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