Virtually every part of your vehicle that affects driver safety, from the steering column to the windshield, was tested by having a human corpse slammed against it, reports Wired. Computer modeling is used to design new safety features, company officials say, but when push comes to shove there's still no substitute for testing new equipment using a genuine human cadaver. "It's still very important," said a Ford safety specialist. "Even though we have very good math modeling of dummies, human modeling hasn't reached that state yet." The bodies are swaddled in stockings to protect their dignity, then used in exactly the same way as a conventional crash-test dummy; after a simulated crash, the cadavers are rushed away for X-rays and autopsies to check for organ damage.
I'm just happy to hear that the dignity of the deceased was accounted for.
I think the "research" we conduct on dead bodies is rather amusing. It's like when I hear about how the National Football League is working really hard to prevent concussions.... uhhh
It sure would save a lot of time and effort if all the bodies we put in cars were dead already.
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