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The tiny weight that locks your seatbelt
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When you slam the brakes, a tiny swinging weight hidden in the wall decides whether you survive the commute. Under normal driving, the spool lets the belt unroll freely. But during sudden deceleration, inertia forces a weighted pendulum forward, causing a metal lever to aggressively jam into the gears of the spool, instantly locking you into your seat.
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