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19. ABS
®
– HOW IT WORKS
With the ABS
®
Avalanche Airbag you have purchased
a device based on many years of experience in system
development and avalanche research.
The functioning of the ABS
®
Avalanche Airbag is based
on the physical principle of inverse segregation, also
known as the Brazil nut effect:
the moving snow flushes large-volume objects to the
surface. The 3D shape of the ABS
®
P.RIDE Airbag
means that it has the greatest possible stable surface;
this is the decisive factor in the event of an avalanche.
A large surface area that fits close to the body converts
the flow force into buoyancy. Reducing density is
only a secondary factor here for buoyancy during an
avalanche. The primary factor is increasing surface
area. One pull of the activation handle and within sec-
onds the ABS
®
P.RIDE Avalanche Airbag provides the
physical prerequisites for this to happen, with a 30%
increase in surface area.
Subject to technical alterations.
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