ST Guy
Well-known member
A friend sent me this:
I'll bet you didn't know this!
Many of the newer cars have a "Back-Up Sensor" that warns the driver before the rear bumper actually comes in contact with something.
Who invented this sensor?
I'll bet you think it was Ford, maybe GM.
No.
How about Chrysler?
No.
Then how about Mercedes Benz, or possibly the French or Italian car manufacturers?
No. It was a Japanese farmer by the name of Kawasaki. His invention was simple and effective. It emits a high-pitch squeal before the vehicle backs into something.
Here's his first prototype:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAF_I/wDtZm2PXI0A/s2560/1414645187530.jpeg
I'll bet you didn't know this!
Many of the newer cars have a "Back-Up Sensor" that warns the driver before the rear bumper actually comes in contact with something.
Who invented this sensor?
I'll bet you think it was Ford, maybe GM.
No.
How about Chrysler?
No.
Then how about Mercedes Benz, or possibly the French or Italian car manufacturers?
No. It was a Japanese farmer by the name of Kawasaki. His invention was simple and effective. It emits a high-pitch squeal before the vehicle backs into something.
Here's his first prototype:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAF_I/wDtZm2PXI0A/s2560/1414645187530.jpeg