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- From: frank@molbio.cbs.umn.edu (Frank Williams)
- Subject: Re: Whoosh -- splat!!
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- Les Earnest (les@sail.stanford.edu) wrote:
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- : I asked him how it worked and he explained that they put a helmet on a
- : cadaver head with an accelerometer mounted in the center of the brain,
- : then fire it into a wall to see what kind of accelerations they get
- : inside the skull.
-
- What helmet manufacturer was it? I'm curious because, as somewone who
- has had the (dubious) privilege of teaching medical gross anatomy, I can
- attest that cadavers are, well, different from you and I! This does not
- sound pretty. I question the validity of the model because live brains
- resemble Jello while embalmed brains resemble hard-boiled eggs. This
- research should be conducted on dummys and Dave Harveys. Neither would
- be permanently damaged, and variances would decline appreciably. :-)
-
- : Just another warm-and-fuzzy Christmas story.
- Ditto.
-
- Frank Williams
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