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Interests => Around the House & In the Garage => Topic started by: franksolich on May 20, 2008, 10:00:14 AM

Title: air-bags
Post by: franksolich on May 20, 2008, 10:00:14 AM
Why do air-bags in automobiles stink when they inflate?

Is this on purpose, or is this something natural?

It's really a bad odor, especially up close.
Title: Re: air-bags
Post by: Chris_ on May 20, 2008, 11:07:25 AM
Gas bags from blue states?   :fuelfire:
Title: Re: air-bags
Post by: Lord Undies on May 20, 2008, 11:15:50 AM
Maybe it's a smelling salts in case you were knocked out by the bag. 
Title: Re: air-bags
Post by: RobJohnson on May 20, 2008, 12:27:20 PM
I can deal with an odor if it saves my life.


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Title: Re: air-bags
Post by: DixieBelle on May 20, 2008, 12:33:03 PM
I have never had one go off (knock wood). Must be the combinaton of plastic and whatever fine powder they put in there to make inflate properly.
Title: Re: air-bags
Post by: Wineslob on May 20, 2008, 02:45:18 PM
Why do air-bags in automobiles stink when they inflate?

Is this on purpose, or is this something natural?

It's really a bad odor, especially up close.



Soooo....care to tell us why these questions came up?
Title: Re: air-bags
Post by: Randy on May 20, 2008, 04:31:39 PM
Why do air-bags in automobiles stink when they inflate?

Is this on purpose, or is this something natural?

It's really a bad odor, especially up close.



Soooo....care to tell us why these questions came up?

http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,7497.0.html
Title: Re: air-bags
Post by: Randy on May 20, 2008, 04:35:31 PM
Why do air-bags in automobiles stink when they inflate?

Is this on purpose, or is this something natural?

It's really a bad odor, especially up close.

It's natural. The chemical reaction needed to blow the bags as fast as they go off is from a couple of nasty burned smelling chemicals. The nitrogen they produce is harmless which is why they use them.
Title: Re: air-bags
Post by: Zeus on May 21, 2008, 07:08:22 AM
Air bags are definitely lifesavers. They also don't  beat ya up like they did when they were first out. Buddy of mine way back when was in an accident and the airbag deployed and his face looked like someone used it for a punching bag. I was in an accident a couple months back and the airbag didn't rough me up at all. All the dang powder floating around in my car made me think my car was on fire though. Both front & side airbags deployed.
Title: Re: air-bags
Post by: Chris_ on May 21, 2008, 08:06:50 AM
Imagine what an airbag would do to a passenger riding along with their feet on the dashboard.   :o
Title: Re: air-bags
Post by: Wineslob on June 06, 2008, 03:03:39 PM
Why do air-bags in automobiles stink when they inflate?

Is this on purpose, or is this something natural?

It's really a bad odor, especially up close.


TY, quite an "ordeal". Glad your OK Frank.  :thumbs:


Soooo....care to tell us why these questions came up?

http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,7497.0.html