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A crash test dummy, or simply dummy, is a full-scale anthropomorphic test device (ATD) that simulates the dimensions, weight proportions and articulation of the human body during a traffic collision. Dummies are used by researchers, automobile and aircraft manufacturers to predict the injuries a person might sustain in a crash. [ 1 ]
The first recorded use of cadaver crash test dummies was performed by Lawrence Patrick, in the 1930s, after using his own body, and of his students, to test the limits of the human body. His first cadaver use was when he tossed a cadaver down an elevator shaft.
Practicing cosmetic surgery on cadaver heads; Body snatching and the early years of human dissection; The nature of decomposition; Cadavers for use as crash test dummies; Using cadavers to analyze a crash site; Army tests on cadavers; Crucifixion experiments; Beating heart cadavers, the soul, and being buried alive; Decapitation and human head ...
The crash dummies are joining the slippers from the Wizard of Oz in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History's collection. The Department of Transportation and the Smithsonian ...
Crash test dummy is a former featured article. ... "King's calculations indicate that since 1987, cadaver research has saved 8500 lives annually" is vague. Does this ...
Roberts began performing with Paul James and Curtis Riddell at the Blue Note Cafe in Winnipeg. Curtis, without consulting Brad, advertised them under the moniker Bad Brad Roberts and the St. James Rhythm Pigs. The band dropped this name quickly at Brad's insistence, and after Curtis left, they evolved into The Crash Test Dummies.
Samuel W. Alderson (October 21, 1914 – February 11, 2005) was an American inventor best known for his development of the crash test dummy, a device that, during the last half of the twentieth century, was widely used by automobile manufacturers to test the reliability of automobile seat belts and other safety protocols.
Animal rights organization PETA published a scathing critique of a group of Chinese researchers on Thursday, accusing them of using live animals as crash test dummies.