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gRAHAM'S GOT IT

This model has the body you would need to survive a high speed car crash

Superhuman model is made of fibreglass, silicone and human hair and is on display at the State Library of Victoria, Australia

THIS bizarre-shaped model called Graham shows the body you would need to survive a high speed car crash.

according to the Transport Accident Commission (TAC).

As road vehicles develop at a rapid rate, the human body has not evolved to survive high impact collisions.

 Graham has a super-human body which is needed to survive a high impact collision
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Graham has a super-human body which is needed to survive a high impact collisionCredit: Transport Accident Commission

The striking model, which is is on display at the State Library of Victoria, Australia, is made of fibreglass, silicone and human hair and has been named 'Graham.'

Sculpted by Melbourne artist Patricia Piccinini, he has no neck, a sunken nose, air bags between each rib and limbs that bend in all directions.

Designed in collaboration with Melbourne Hospital trauma surgeon, Christian Kenfield, Graham has all the body parts a human would need to stay alive in a high impact road accident.

 The model was designed to promote Australia's latest road safety campaign
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The model was designed to promote Australia's latest road safety campaignCredit: Transport Accident Commission

Kenfield said: "The head has a much bigger skull so it acts like a bicycle helmet.

"Graham actually has no neck, he has no cervical spine that can be fractured in a whiplash injury.

"These ribs are super ribs absorbing much more of the force."

On show until August 8, visitors can use immersive augmented reality technology to look under the model's skin and learn about his unique features.

 

 He has no neck or spinal cord and his ribs are cushioned with air bags
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He has no neck or spinal cord and his ribs are cushioned with air bagsCredit: Transport Accident Commission

Graham's sculptor, Patricia Piccinini, believes his design allows people to really connect and empathise with him.

She said: "He's not patronising, he's not imposing, he's open to us and the eyes are where the work is.

"If he was aggressive or belligerent or sort of patronising we wouldn't be able to do that.

"He's very Australian, I think."

 Graham was designed by sculptor, Patricia Piccinini, in conjunction with Melbourne Hospital trauma team
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Graham was designed by sculptor, Patricia Piccinini, in conjunction with Melbourne Hospital trauma teamCredit: Twitter/Transport Accident Commission
 Visitors can use immersive augmented reality technology to look under Graham's skin and learn about his unique features
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Visitors can use immersive augmented reality technology to look under Graham's skin and learn about his unique featuresCredit: Twitter/Transport Accident Commission

Described by Australia's Transport Accident Commission as an 'education tool for discussion about human vulnerability,' the project's website says: "Graham shows us what we might look like if we were built to survive on the roads.

"He's a reminder of just how vulnerable our bodies really are when speed and impact forces as low as 30km/h are at play."

Graham will travel the state with his simple but effective message: "You haven't got what I've got and if you drive safely, you won't need it."

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