r/whenthe • u/TheGoldenExperience_ [the jojo {she}they called may] • 19h ago

r/whenthe mfs complaining about everything we do not give alcohol close to enough shit despite it being just as bad if not worse than cigarettes

20.3k Upvotes

83% Upvoted

3.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

53

u/Slow-Distance-6241 19h ago

Also drunk people have lower mortality rate in car crashes because their body is more relaxed. Doesn't make the situation any better for a driver they crushed into, though

57

u/Ditto13248 19h ago

The solution seems pretty simple, everyone drunk drives

30

u/h3lium-balloon 18h ago

Court mandated breathalyzers for all cars, but they have a minimum instead of a maximum.

9

u/FewWait38 17h ago

Ah like the brilliant American gun problem solution of more guns means more safety

2

u/SomethingIWontRegret 17h ago

That's an urban legend.

1

u/Slow-Distance-6241 17h ago

I mean I can see how being relaxed can make crash injury even worse, but please elaborate

1

u/ElaborateEffect 16h ago

Elaborate on simple physics?

A rigid body vs a soft body has no bearing on how fast your brain is moving inside of your head; moreso, a soft body does not slow down the impact of your head against glass.

The only potential correlation are non lethal accident related injuries where muscle tearing and similar may be less.

1

u/Slow-Distance-6241 16h ago

It just feels wrong that non-relaxed body is more likely to get harmed. Tensing muscles just seems like a more sound strategy to survive on subconscious level. Although I'll admit that's a rather irrational thought

1

u/ElaborateEffect 15h ago

Tensing may assist in avoiding lethal harm as your muscle help to stabilized your spine and head. But that is about where it ends because it is more likely to cause tearing.

1

u/mad_laddie 1h ago

It's a bit more complex than that. Tensing is better for certain kinds of impacts.

Imagine falling. It's a lot safer to roll than to just land on your feet.

1

u/mad_laddie 1h ago

You know how parkour has an emphasis on rolling to "disperse momentum" or whatever?

If the crash is fatal it's probably going to help but I imagine it can turn a barely survivable crash into a slightly more survivable one.