Wednesday, March 09, 2005

ISN'T IT TIME FOR PRESSURIZED POLICE CARS?

A prototype police cruiser capable of operating in the highest atmospheric pressures found anywhere on Earth has some law enforcement officials wondering, "Why didn't we think of this sooner?"
Only slightly bulkier than the Ford LTD's commonly favored by police agencies, the prototype car is equipped with extra-fat tires and thick exterior walls and can withstand up to 30,000 pounds per square inch.
Such extreme pressures can be found at ocean depths three to four miles below sea level.
Though police vehicles generally do not need to operate in sub-oceanic environments, some officials have stated that providing high-pressure capability is more a matter of pride than necessity.
Said one commissioner, "If fish and even microbes can exist at 30,000
psi, then so should our police cars."