[www.keralites.net] Super Graham - The Only Man Who Can Survive A Car Crash!

 

Super Graham - The Only Man Who Can Survive A Car Crash! Meet Graham. He might look a little different but I assure you that he's human. Well, sort of. The reason he looks the way he does is because his body has been modified to withstand a car crash.   Graham was created as part of a new Australian road safety campaign by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC). He was designed by sculptor Patricia Piccinini, a leading trauma surgeon, and a road safety engineer, who modified him based on their own knowledge of traffic accidents. The result isn't a pretty sight but it's certainly a sobering one. As you can see, Graham doesn't have a neck because these snap easily in car accidents. He also has a flat, fleshy face to protect his ears and nose. And if you're wondering about all those extra nipples, they're to protect his ribs like a natural set of airbags.   Don't have a body like Graham's? Then think about slowing down next time you're behind the wheel.   Meet Graham. He might look different but I assure you that he's human   The reason he looks the way he does is because his body has been modified to withstand a car crash     Graham was created as part of a new Australian road safety campaign     He was designed by sculptor Patricia Piccinini, a leading trauma surgeon, and a road safety engineer     He has multiple nipples to protect his ribs like a natural set of airbags     Graham's brain is the same as yours, but his skull is bigger with more fluid and more ligaments to support the brain when a collision occurs     The brain is one of the most vulnerable parts of our body. It sits delicately surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid, which acts as an inbuilt safety mechanism to protect the brain from day-to-day knocks and jolts. Graham has a rather flat face and a lot of fatty tissue to absorb the energy of an impact     Our faces are a delicate mix of bone, muscle and cartilage. Many people injured in car accidents receive fractures to their nose, damaging not only the bone but disrupting sinuses and the delicate parts behind the cheekbone. To combat this, Graham has a rather flat face. His nose is reduced and his ears are protected by the larger structure of his skull and neck   Graham has been designed with airbag-like ribs with sacks that do a similar job to that of an airbag     Car seat belts are designed to use the strength of the ribs to help us withstand the forces of a crash. That's why the three-point seatbelt rests across your ribs and sternum and across your pelvis. It loads the centre of your chest, spreading the force over the ribcage until the ribs break when the force becomes too great. Graham's skull is a lot bigger, it's almost helmet like and it's got these inbuilt crumple zones that would absorb the energy on impact     The skull absorbs a lot of force on impact simply by fracturing. Essentially this stops the force from carrying through to the brain in much the same way a helmet works. Graham's skull has been engineered to absorb more of the impact earlier, much like a helmet.   Graham's knees have movement in all directions so they are less likely to be injured     When a pedestrian is hit by a car it's usually when they're stepping out from a curb. On impact, the immediate problem is that the knee is only built to bend in one direction, so it will almost always break first. Depending on the force of the impact, the tendons can also pull, twist and hyperextend well beyond their intended radius. Graham's neck is fortified with a brace-like structure that protects his head from injury when there is a sudden movement     When a pedestrian is hit by a car it's usually when they're stepping out from a curb. On impact, the immediate problem is that the knee is only built to bend in one direction, so it will almost always break first. Depending on the force of the impact, the tendons can also pull, twist and hyperextend well beyond their intended radius. Graham's neck is fortified with a brace-like structure that protects his head from injury when there is a sudden movement     A pedestrian impact is mostly blunt force trauma. However, if our bodies are pitched to the road or if broken glass is involved, then cuts and abrasions can occur. Skin is vulnerable to the road, with bitumen potentially wearing through clothing. This is even more important for motorcyclists and cyclists, who only have minimal protection between themselves and the road.   Strong, hoof-like legs with added joints allow him to jump out of the way quickly in a "spring-loaded" fashion     For pedestrian crashes, there are now so many variables that affect injury severity – the size of the vehicle, height, speed and angle of impact. And there are many situations where legs are badly damaged. In fact, injuries to the legs, feet and ankles can cause long-term debilitation because we are so reliant on them for everyday movement. The shin itself is the least protected bone in the body, with only a thin layer of skin covering it.

 

 

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