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I can't imagine how a dropped car seat could break. All the ones I've seen are made from very very strong plastic.

o-__-o 7y ago
Weaken internal structures down to a microscopic level that ultimately renders the car seat weaker to handle a major accident
- jeffdavis 7y ago
  I guess we go straight to the factory to maintain a chain of custody?
  - Slartie 7y ago
    Let's use a blockchain for that!
- pbhjpbhj 7y ago
  So, just like if it's banged unloading it at the shop (ie store), or dropped by a member of sales staff? If the seats are rendered useless/unsafe by unseeable damage then shouldn't they have integral g-force indicators (like you get to indicate proper parcel handling)?
  - o-__-o 7y ago
    You mean banged around the foam lined cushioned box it lives in? How about an analogy: My hard drives get banged around in shipping but they are relatively safe from failure in that shipped state. When it is unboxed, banging it is a bit dubious but may work without failure. While it’s running and banged around is a sure fire way to drive failure.
codeulike 7y ago
I think it was something to do with barely visible cracks in the polystyrene parts which might affect strength. Supposedly.
- dsfyu404ed 7y ago
  Sure, but if your car seat is being subject to the kind of force where any cracks that are not immediately obvious are a problem you're probably dead and the kid is too.
  - saiya-jin 7y ago
    Sssh, you can't argument with some logic here, you need to think about your kids first and foremost! And if you don't shelve out top dollars for anything/everything for them, then you are of course a bad parent and despicable human being. It might read as a sarcasm, but I've seen way too many mums (dads much less) that have mindset somewhere along those lines. Something about over-compensating otherwise non-ideal parenting approach to be polite.
CalRobert 7y ago
The foam inside cracks. In our case, due to airline handing.

Weaken internal structures down to a microscopic level that ultimately renders the car seat weaker to handle a major accident

jeffdavis 7y ago
I guess we go straight to the factory to maintain a chain of custody?
- Slartie 7y ago
  Let's use a blockchain for that!
pbhjpbhj 7y ago
So, just like if it's banged unloading it at the shop (ie store), or dropped by a member of sales staff? If the seats are rendered useless/unsafe by unseeable damage then shouldn't they have integral g-force indicators (like you get to indicate proper parcel handling)?
- o-__-o 7y ago
  You mean banged around the foam lined cushioned box it lives in? How about an analogy: My hard drives get banged around in shipping but they are relatively safe from failure in that shipped state. When it is unboxed, banging it is a bit dubious but may work without failure. While it’s running and banged around is a sure fire way to drive failure.

codeulike 7y ago

I think it was something to do with barely visible cracks in the polystyrene parts which might affect strength. Supposedly.

dsfyu404ed 7y ago
Sure, but if your car seat is being subject to the kind of force where any cracks that are not immediately obvious are a problem you're probably dead and the kid is too.
- saiya-jin 7y ago
  Sssh, you can't argument with some logic here, you need to think about your kids first and foremost! And if you don't shelve out top dollars for anything/everything for them, then you are of course a bad parent and despicable human being. It might read as a sarcasm, but I've seen way too many mums (dads much less) that have mindset somewhere along those lines. Something about over-compensating otherwise non-ideal parenting approach to be polite.

CalRobert 7y ago

The foam inside cracks. In our case, due to airline handing.