Perhaps you've never thought about what is inside your airbag,
other than air. This story might make you wonder. In 2010,
Ronald Smith of Scotland, was involved in a six-car accident,
during which his airbag deployed successfully. He wasn't hurt,
even though he had been hit from behind and had struck the car
in front. The crash was of sufficient force that his car window
broke and pierced the airbag of his Vauxhall Insignia. (Vauxhall
Motors is owned by General Motors.) After the crash, Smith, an
engineer, reported seeing white powder emerge from the airbag.
His face was also red from some sort of irritation, presumably
related to the white powder. As Scotland Daily Record reports,
he began to feel ill. He suffered from a cough and shortness of
breath. A few weeks after the crash, he was admitted to
hospital, where he died. He had not been a smoker. He had not
experienced any other obvious health problems. His widow, June,
told the Daily Record: "I knew from the very beginning that it
was the airbag. I just k