My in-laws are staying with us temporarily. While they're here, I sometimes drive their Cadillac, which is a very smart car. My car, a '93 Olds Cutlass, is by contrast as dumb as a sock full of chick peas. There are two keys to the Caddy, and it knows which one you have inserted. When I use my father-in-law's key, the car adjusts the seats and mirrors for him. He's a big guy, so I have to readjust the seat so I can reach the pedals. On the other hand, when I use my mother-in-law's key, I immediately feel like I'm in the trash compacter scene from Star Wars. It doesn't matter what controls you push, that seat is going to keep inching forward until it crushes you against the steering wheel. Only then will it return control to you so you can give yourself a little breathing space.
Does anyone else have a car that's too smart for its own good? Do you have any mechanical or electronic device that's "smart" in a dumb sort of way? Share some stories!
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Back when government mandated that cares have passive restraint devices, some models had automatic shoulder belts (that were soon replaced by airbags). When you closed the door, the shoulder belt would move back into place, and when you opened the door, it would move forward out of the way. I had a piece-of-junk Ford Escort that had this feature.
On more than one occasion (which might say something about my intelligence), I opened the door to look behind me as I backed into a parking space, and the belt moved forward, ripping my glasses off my face.
Not exactly a mechanical device but it's kind of sad that my son knows his left and right better than I do. I taught him after all and he can figure it out in 2 seconds but good old mom has to think about it for a good while before I can tell if he is correct or not.
BUT I can write the number 8 way better than him.
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