On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:43:52 +0100, "Tamas Rudnai" said: > Threatened of being your car crushed might worse than just loosing it > therefore it has a bigger impact.=20 I have raced in a series that was both a "claiming race" (the promoters could confiscate your car for $500 if they felt you put more money into your car than the rules allowed) and there was also one car each race, deemed "the people's curse" for unsportsmanlike conduct, that was crushed on-site.=20 Definitely crushing has the feeling of permanence about it. Interesting psychological experiment.=20 Cheerful regards, Bob --=20 http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .