Counterfeit Chinese Airbags Blow Up

[Thanatopsis]

This is a bit scary.

Exploding Airbags

[Mike D]

Always wanted one of those 'H' logos embedded in my forehead.....

[GWL]

Only the tip of the ice burg. We are so stupid......

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee has found that counterfeit electronic parts are finding their way into the U.S. military supply chain at an alarming rate.
Made in China: U.S. Military Finding Fake Chinese Electronics in Gear

The Senate released a report that claims that on 1,800 separate occasions, the U.S. military or contractors have purchased electronics materials for defense systems that were either fake or poorly recycled.

Read on:
‘Made in China’: U.S. Military Finding Fake Chinese Electronics in Gear | TheBlaze.com

George

[raceral]

Great news... my company makes the REAL air bag material.

[raceral]

Why is the US using anything in their goods made in China... Please don't tell me that is the only place we can get the parts

[AAMW]

The Chinese can't make drywall, what in the hell makes them think they can make anything more complicated than that?

[dukegrad98]

Originally Posted by AAMW

The Chinese can't make drywall, what in the hell makes them think they can make anything more complicated than that?

Congratulations, sir, on the comment of the week.

Cheers, John

[VPR-KLR]

Or baby formula
or dog food
or chew treats
or lead-free toys
or an olympics with actual "non-cg supplemented fireworks"
or ... well, you get the point

[RedJoker]

This is really simple to fix, just convince everyone to not buy the cheapest item at Wal-Mart. Oh wait, that might not be so easy...

Heck, half of us use Harbour Freight for those rarely used tools.

[expat]

thank God they don't make breast implants

[Thanatopsis]

Originally Posted by expat

thank God they don't make breast implants

OH NOES!