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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From an industrial engineering standpoint, I'm surprised a cruise ship would have open windows like that.  I'm not saying that RC was responsible, per se, but hopefully this lawsuit will compel all cruise ships to design their boats with better safety in mind  by accounting for the human factor.  I remember in grad school, we looked at studies where the majority of people who bought chain saws never read the directions; as such, new designs of chains saws accounted for this by incorporating a two-factor process (using two hands to operate the chain saw and if one had was removed, the chain saw stopped operating).  Again, I'm not saying RC was responsible, but hopefully this whole thing will lead to better design.[/quote]

You have never been on a cruise ship. They all have open windows and open balconies on the 9th, 10th, 11th, and even 12th floors. Millions of people have cruised and only one toddler has fallen out an open window. You absolutely can feel a breeze on a cruise ship on the 10th floor. It would be too hot and stuffy for the boat to be docked in Puerto Rico and not have ventilation. No one wants to cruise and have their views obstructed by safety bars. The open windows are chest high. This was just a terrible tragedy. Sometimes awful things happen and it isn't anyone's fault. Toddlers can be unexpectedly wiggly and lunge foreward or to the side. [/quote]

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