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From: Chambers
Date: 22 Mar 2008 20:05:18
Message: <47e5acce@news.povray.org>
Darren New wrote:
> Ever notice how in movies, whenever a train runs into something, the 
> train never stops?
> 
> People need to get rid of evidence, so they park on the tracks. Or they 
> barely escape the car stalled on the tracks. Or they land the stolen 
> military helicopter in front of the freight train to keep it from 
> falling into the wrong hands.
> 
> And the train driver never stops. Nobody gets in trouble for potentially 
> derailing the train. Nobody even seems to feel bad that they've just 
> risked the life of the train passengers to get rid of something.
> 

What about all those warning signs meant to scare you, things like 
"Trains take two whole miles to stop, so don't play on the tracks or 
you'll die!"

Maybe the trains DO stop, just after the interesting scene in the movie 
is over.

-- 
...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com


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