This one pegs the bullshit meter to the max. I used to live in Texas and had an Impala. Sitting in traffic in 105 degree heat with dew points near 90 degrees had zero effect on how hot the engine ran. Police cars have upgraded cooling systems to help them deal with being used harder than civilian cars. They’re…
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I don’t like the idea of this law. A better law would definitely be to improve that system you just mentioned, especially since it sounds like any yahoo can break into a car claiming to see a pink elephant.
Former veterinary nurse here. I obviously know about dogs overheating in cars, but I question this. You can’t just smash the window, you also have to get the dog out of there and cooled down. I’ve seen really experienced animal nurses be mauled to hell when trying to help a distressed animal. Breaking the window in a…
That... typically is considered a subset of psychology. As in... I’m getting a graduate degree in psychology, and I work in the department of cognition and neuroscience.
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