In this episode I confront the horrible memory of my one and only bad car crash. I only remember fragments, but the airbag was a big part of the memory. If you want to know how explosions save lives everyday on the road, then tune in.
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Sources
Airbag Technology
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbag
· https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbag
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_match
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_generator
Chemicals used in Airbags
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_azide
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitroguanidine
· https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitroguanidin
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanidine_nitrate
· https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanidiniumnitrat
Density, Avogadro’s constant and the Mole
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density
· https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichte
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avogadro_constant
· https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avogadro-Konstante
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(unit)
· https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mol
Further Reading on Airbags
· https://www.explainthatstuff.com/airbags.html
· http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~edudev/LabTutorials/CourseTutorials/bb/Airbags/151_T5_07_airbags.pdf
· https://www.chemie-azubi.de/detailansicht/news/klugscheisser-wissen-wie-funktioniert-ein-airbag/
Fun video on Airbag demonstration
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4I4hvy_hM
· General Chemistry Ebbing p. 27ff, 190-197
Side Note: Seemingly a connection to rocket fuel
· https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raketentreibstoff
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_propellant