[ltp] [OT] thinkpad resistant for inline skating?

[Eben King]

On Tue, 5 Jul 2005, Christopher Sawtell wrote:

> On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 04:13, slack _usr wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > Sorry for offtopic, I hope moderators won't be very angry (I don't
> > know other so big thinkpad community). I have one simple/stupid
> > question - is thinkpad able to  hold out inline skating? Sorry for
> > such expression, it's hard to say :/  For example, latpop is in a back
> > pack, and skating is not extreme - just for pleasure.
> I would not do that, not because of any risk to the computer, ThinkPads are 
> built to withstand serious mechanical abuse, but because of the risk of 
> damage to your back. Back injuries can be seriously debilitating.

Yeah, I had a motorcycle wreck with a transformer (wall wart style) in my
backpack, and it broke my shoulderblade.  (Broke the transformer too, but
that's not as serious.)  A doctor said that's hard to do.  Afterward, I
always lashed the bag to the rear seat.

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