Whenever my parents would take me to an amusement park when I was younger, I'd always ask to go on the bumper cars.
I'd let my siblings choose their cars first, then of course I'd choose one directly facing one of them so I could deliver the first whack.
I'd always marvel at the fact that essentially we were getting into accidents on purpose, yet the bumper cars remained unscathed.
So I started asking questions about why cars aren't made out of rubber so they'd just bounce off each other instead of dent. I've been told that not only would they be ugly, but it wouldn't work at the much higher rate of speed that actual cars go.
Well if this were true, then why do bumper guards exist? You know, those rubber pads you attach to the front and/or back license plates or fenders of your car so it doesn't get scratched if someone bumps it while parallel parking?
I still think it could work. So in Lichtenstein, the center circumference of all cars will be a wall of rubber so fender benders and minor bumps will be a thing of the past. We might have a few more whiplash cases, but at least those people won't have to pay the hospital and the mechanic.
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