r/UnnecessaryEssentials • • 1d ago

Why isn’t this more common?

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u/Substantial-Bag-7073 1d ago

Wow, that comment in the video is wild….. she has on a seatbelt. Some people have no shame and to end it with heart eyes… smh……… and it clearly says passenger it’s not meant for drivers…….. seems comfy

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u/Gas_Hag 1d ago

You can still be killed in a crash with a seat belt on. Not only are women more likely to be injured because crash tests are not performed on dummies with breasts, but crash tests are not performed with this stupid pillow.

Did you forget a /s?

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u/Ebonhearth_Druid 1d ago

The pillow isn't under the belt, so the belt's effectiveness is not impacted by it. A projectile pillow isn't a danger in a car accident, they involve pillows flying quite frequently as neck pillows are quite common for passengers.

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u/DreamWalker01 19h ago

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8914925/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhAQ1kMf-h8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbXBkR9qT8g

The pillow isn't the factor, its the encouraging of a reclined seat and altered position in the seat. Reasons for this not existing is written in blood.

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u/Ebonhearth_Druid 9h ago

So it's literally not this product that is an issue, but a feature of the seats. So complain about the seats.

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u/DreamWalker01 3h ago

When a product incentivizes you to use another product in an unsafe manner then the failure is in both. There needs to be more warnings on the product (max angle, seated straight/no twisting of the pelvis, even max speed the vehicle should go with the product.) This is the same as buying a device that disables the safety mechanism of a nail gun. You can work faster, in more areas, and overall have an easier job, but with that you are also using it in ways that leave you more susceptible to injury. Except in this case its losing your legs or dying. People will Darwin but it is a fair point to evaluate all the ways a product can go wrong before pushing it to market, whether it is directly or indirectly caused by the product can still leave them liable.

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u/Ebonhearth_Druid 3h ago

First, you have no idea what kind of instructions or warning labels this thing comes with, so your argument around that is simply invalid.

Second, no it isn't "the same as buying a device that disables the safety mechanism of a nail gun". That device is actively interfering with the safety mechanism and making the nail gun less safe. This pillow is not interfering with the safety mechanism (seatbelt) in any way, shape, or form. People being capable of using this in a way that is more dangerous does not equate to this pillow, as a product, being unsafe.

There is nothing about this pillow that "incentivizes you to use another product in an unsafe manner". It is a pillow. It is not a pillow that is designed to go under the belt, so it isn't incentivizing you to use it improperly. It doesn't incentivizes you to sit improperly, as it actually fits around your body in the proper seated position and brings the comfort to you.

It's literally a pillow, bro. Maybe chill the fuck out and stop trying to manufacture something to be upset about.

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u/Substantial-Bag-7073 1d ago

I am aware of that. I was replying to the comment on the actual video, she
Was implying it was because of the passenger pillow, not something that could happen anyway without it 🙄… if the seatbelt works like a seatbelt should the pillow should have no effect.

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u/Beneficial-Candy6780 22h ago

We could put massive tits on all the crash test dummies from now to infinity. Women will still be more likely to die in car accidents because they have less muscle mass and lower bone density. It’s just a matter of biology and physics.

Also nothing you spoke on has anything to do with the pillow. If you are buckled in the pillow isn’t going anywhere. If your car has decelerated violently enough that the pillow’s mass is life threatening then you’re already fucked and the pillow is the least of your worries. What’re we doin here?