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> on the tracks. Trains have a huge clearance. When the trains collide they
Trains have minimal clearance. People are killed every day when they lay
down between the tracks. This is a BAD idea. Many tunnels have no clearance
on the sides, either. Chances are you are screwed in this scenario.
"Douglas D. Anderson" <dda@rr.rochester.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Robert Morpheal" <morpheal@sympatico.ca> wrote
>>
>>> Tunnels are lit at both ends; if there's no exit, it's a cave or a trap.
>>
>> You were in the middle of the tunnel with two trains, about to collide,
>> head on, where you were standing. That is a perfect analogy for many
>> situations in real life, as it is lived today. You could go in either
>> direction, but damned if you do and damned if you don't.
>
> There are solutions to every problem. In this case it would be to lay down
> on the tracks. Trains have a huge clearance. When the trains collide they
> will rise up and tend to one side or the other on impact. If you lay on
> your
> back you can see if they are coming back down on you, and try to get out
> of the way. If you survive this long, get up and run like hell either way,
> before the fuel catches on fire. You have a miraculous advantage over the
> trains- they are obeying simple laws of mechanics, you have a mind and
> instincts going for you. There are great stories of people surviving
> avalanches
> and other disasters, because they continued to act intelligently, and did
> not resign to an imaginary fate. You might die, you might get injured, but
> you always have a chance. People in tail sections of airliners have
> survived
> horrific crashes. Never say never, and never resign yourself to an
> imaginary
> fate. Death will get you eventually. But to stand there in the middle of
> the
> tunnel and say philosophically, "I guess this is it, man, it's been real."
> is
> silly. It is false pride which makes a man quit trying, because he is
> afraid
> he might lose.
>
>
>
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