The time-tested way to do that is to load a car with expensive options.

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Carrying too heavy a stress load is like running a car engine past the red line or leaving a toaster stuck in the 'on' position.

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Theoretically, if it weren't for having a job, she could load up the car tomorrow and leave -- a perfect option for those who haven't planned.

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The financial press will start writing and talking about a growth recession, and they'll find a car-load of economists to pontificate at length.

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After all, once you load everyone into the car, agree on a restaurant, wrangle the kids orders, etc. the convenience factor is wiped away.

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The extra weight could also rob the car of its full fuel load, forcing it to make extra pits stops during a race.

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Since the 1920s, the way to make a car has been to construct a metal shell bearing all the stresses, based on load-bearing floors, pillars and panels hammered out by huge presses costing millions of dollars.

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