{"id":675,"date":"2010-10-24T19:13:28","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T00:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/?p=675"},"modified":"2010-10-24T19:13:28","modified_gmt":"2010-10-25T00:13:28","slug":"airbag-for-your-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/?p=675","title":{"rendered":"Airbag for Your Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More fun from Sweden.\u00a0 Below you will find the latest fashion-safety accessory.\u00a0 It is called the Hovding.\u00a0 It costs about $450 and will make you look like a supermodel.\u00a0 There is also a video for your viewing pleasure.\u00a0 At first I found it mildly interesting, then I thought &#8220;maybe this product has real Merritt&#8221;.\u00a0 But at some point it had turned very funny.\u00a0 I am used to seeing those &#8220;American crash tests&#8221; where cars or at least giant weights are moving at a high rate of speed and some serious dummy carnage ensues.\u00a0 At one point in the video, the alarm goes off and the bicycle is catapulted down the line at around 3mph and falls over.\u00a0 It was a Monty Python moment for me.\u00a0 Those Swedes have more of a sense of humor than I gave them credit for.\u00a0 Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hovding3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-683\" title=\"do you like my neck thing?\" src=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hovding3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hovding3.jpg 480w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hovding3-242x300.jpg 242w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hovding3-121x150.jpg 121w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hovding3-400x495.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hovding21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-684\" title=\"Shazam!\" src=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hovding21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hovding21.jpg 479w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hovding21-243x300.jpg 243w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hovding21-121x150.jpg 121w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/hovding21-400x492.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/d7Oud3iGXWY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/d7Oud3iGXWY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More fun from Sweden. Below you will find the latest fashion-safety accessory. It is called the Hovding. It costs about $450 and will make you look like a supermodel. There is also a video for your viewing pleasure. At first I found it mildly interesting, then I thought &#8220;maybe this product has real Merritt&#8221;. 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