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Invisible Women

99% Invisible

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Is There a Female Crash Test Dummy?

The car crash test dummy that is been used for decades to test car safety has been based on a fiftieth per centile male. Women have fewer neck muscles, we have less upper body muscle mass and our spinal columns are different. And the result is that sjus don't fit women very well. But i think it gets even worse because belatedly, regulators have realized that women do exist. In 20 11, the us. Realizes that women exist, and in 20 15, the e u. Realized that women existed. You mean they finally introduced ya female crastet dummies, ye? It's quite enraging really: there was actually a debate

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