Scientists "designed" a person who can survive in a car crash

By raising standards, driving has never been more secure. Ultimately, the distribution of unmanned vehicles can lead to the fact that we can forget about accidents on the road. Nevertheless, it was only last year that 1,260,000 people died worldwide as a result of road traffic accidents. This is much more than from any other mode of transport.

Dangers associated with cars

In fact, car accidents kill one in 5,000 people. These figures can be compared with the risks of using air transport - 1 out of 11 million. In order to emphasize how dangerous the driving can be, the Australian Road Traffic Accident Commission demonstrated a rather unusual sculpture that depicts a person who evolved specifically to survive in Car crash.

This sculpture, created in Melbourne on the basis of the work of the artist Patrick Piccinini, looks somewhat otherworldly and scary, but as soon as you see it, you can not forget. With the help of surgeon-traumatologist Christian Kenfield and researcher of accidents David Logan, the artist gave life to a sculpture that, according to an ordinary person, demonstrates physical deformities. She even was given a harmless name Graham.

What Graham Looks Like

Once you overcome the disgust caused by this strange creature, you will notice that he does not have a neck. Many people who get into an accident, get neck injuries or even can break it when their metal box on wheels encounters an obstacle. But since Graham does not have a neck, he can not break it.

Its enhanced skull is designed to protect the brain in the event of a collision at high speed. A flat, greasy face is needed to ensure that the almost absent nose and ears are not pressed against the steering wheel.

Graham has thick, hard skin, backed by air pockets in between the ribs. They serve as a biological airbag and must prevent damage to internal organs. In addition, knees bend in all directions, and this ensures that during an accident they will not be clamped in the wrong position.

Where to look

"Cars have evolved far faster than humans," said the Australian Commission's executive director of the accident. "Graham helps us understand why we need to consider every aspect of our road system to protect ourselves and protect ourselves from errors."

Earlier, Graham was exhibited in the State Library of Victoria in Australia, but now he went on a "tour" around the country. If you do not have the opportunity to see it personally, but there is a desire to look at this rather strange sculpture made of silicone, fiberglass, resin and hair, you can do it on a site specially created for Graham.