It’s to justify the building of the ballroom that they now “need” to keep everyone safe.

Yes, you are technically right. Little too much hyperbole on my part, but the bulk modulus of solids in typically in the tens to hundreds of gigapascals

Static pressure on it’s own doesn’t really “do” anything though. You could have the thinest piece of solid material with 10 million atmospheres on either side and the material doesn’t care since forces cancel out. Difference in pressure is where shit goes pop or crush depending on the direction.

I’ve been begging my wife for a minivan. You can fit whole 8x4 sheets of material in them! Wanna buy a tree? Lay that thing down! Friend moving a small couch? Smash that baby in there! Anyone who thinks a pickup truck is a better work truck than a van just is afraid. Pickup trucks are really only good for bulk materials like mulch/dirt/stone/etc. Most of them can’t fit a sheet of plywood without propping it up. Minivans can hold like 10 sheets flat with the added bonus of keeping them out of the elements.

I rented a Jimny in Aruba and took it off road. Was one of the most fun driving cars I’ve been in.

Something else I didn’t see in the comments so far is the NFC allows for unique transaction codes each time and thus doesn’t reveal any information. A static QR code could be “stolen” if it isn’t regenerated each time for security purposes.

Not sure how the system currently works but if the QR code is the same code every time that opens you up to someone just taking a picture of it and scanning it again later to charge you. I’d hope it’s unique each time cause otherwise that’s a huge step back

Seconding goodr. Decent polarization and sturdiness for a very reasonable cost. Do have some issues with scratching but when they cost less than dinner at a restaurant I don’t feel as bad about it.