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Originally Posted by civichatch982
yea, he has a point. I would say sit to where you feel comfortable, but keep in mind that if you do get in a bad wreck *knock on wood* that air bag doesn't quite hold up to how it sounds. don't think of it as a bag of air, think of it as a cinderblock. The thing has the capability of really messing you up.. and it comes out really fast. also keep in mind that the air in the air bag isn't nice normal outside air, its exhaust from your car. Thats how the term bag burn was made. Many ppl have gotten sevear burns from the air bag that saved thier lives. Pretty much just sit so your not crouching over the steering wheel. A good way to look at it is drive where you hold on to the steering wheel with your arms straight. That also has been tested and proven to help your responce time to evasive manuvers.
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you seriously think an aidbag is filled with exaust gases? i mean not only do most small 4cylenders not put out enough exaust to fill a 2-3cuft airbag with exaust in miliseconds but im sure that automotive companies would not blow carbonmonoxide prone gas that is 500+ degrees into the cab of any vehicle... what does inflate an airbag is Sodium azide (2NaN3) this compound is stored in pelets along with an igniter and iron oxide pellets inside a nylon bag. when electricity is applied to the igniter it starts an exothermic chemical reaction. 2NaN3 becomes 3N2+2Na...the iron oxide pellets react wih the now free soduim atoms to create 3Na2O and 2Fe. the sodium oxide then reacts with the watervapor in the air to form sodium hydrogen carbonate (2NaHCO3). all this happens in less than 0.1 seconds....the nitrogen gas and sodium hydrogen carbonate inflate the airbag and then escape throught holes all around the base of the airbag... the white powder yo usee is left over sodium and iron...the burns that are sometimes but rarely seen are either burns from the skin rubbing on the nylon or burns from the reaction since the reaction is exothermic (releases extra energy as heat)... sitting too close will do no more than give yo ua bad chest bruise...where as sitting too far away may do one or both of two things... give yo ua broken nose because yo uwernt immediatly stoped by the inflation, and/or brake your wrists or arms because your arms where straight and not slightly bent...now i dont suggest sitting os close your elbows are completely shut as bad bruises and even broken ribs may occur...but sitting too far away will be just as dangerous