10 Car facts that will shock you!!

In the past 15 years or so, FACTS have been an increasing topic. Facts on this or that or whatever. Usual facts range from basic encounters to how many gallons you urinate in your lifetime (3500 gallons by the way) so most have become oblivious to hear dum facts about sand and other boring stuff.. So I decided to search far and wide (use the internet) for cars facts, these are 10 facts that shocked me and probably will shock you too!

The Rolls Royce hood ornament is called the Spirit of Ecstacy. (Really? Out of all the options!)

The engine bay of a McLaren F1 road car is gold plated because it's the best material for reflecting heat.

The onboard computer in a typical modern car is more powerful than the one used to send astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s

On average a human being spends two weeks of their entire lives waiting for traffic lights to change

An airbag takes only 40 milliseconds to inflate after an accident.

The two-foot long bird called a Kea that lives in New Zealand likes to eat the strips of rubber around car windows.

In Tennessee, it is against the law to drive a car while sleeping. (Uhm duh!!)

The fastest time for removing a car engine, and replacing it is 42 seconds for a Ford Escort, on 21 November 1985.

In 1916, 55 percent of the cars in the world were Model T Fords.

And finally, in Switzerland its against the law to slam your Car door! (Why? Only they know!!)

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