Word: deafen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Needless to say, the Ramones are the most pernicious band playing before American audiences today, advocating mindlessness and even lobotomy. And more than any other group, the Ramones--with their phenomenal energy and very frequent schedule--threaten to deafen a significant portion of the American population, leaving the nation helpless in the event of hostile thermonuclear assault...
...after the bags suddenly expand. "When you're firing four large air bags, you can reasonably expect that the car will be a wreck," he warns. "The scheme is safety overkill." Moreover, Government tests show that when air bags explode into shape, the noise (170 decibels) could permanently deafen some motorists. Chrysler officials, going farthest of all, have bluntly informed Douglas Toms, director of the Transportation Department's enforcement agency, that they will simply not install the bags but instead will "pursue our suit in federal court...