See how the human body would have to be built in order to survive a catastrophic car crash

As part of a road safety campaign in the
Australian state of Victoria, Melbourne, sculptor
Patricia Piccinini created a model of what a
human body built to survive bad car accidents
would look like.
The model named Graham features a huge
chest, inflated head, extra nipples and absence
of a neck. Piccinini drew from the knowledge of
trauma surgeon Christian Kenfield and road
safety engineer David Logan to build a body
that could withstand a high-speed crash.
Graham's huge chest and extra nipples are
meant to mimic air bags and protect his rib
cage.
His lack of neck rules out broken bones and
whiplash, while his flat, fatty face is designed
to protect his nose and ears.
The padded up chest with airbags between
each rib protects his heart.Graham also has
thicker and tougher skin to shield and reduce
abrasions and road rash.
Graham's features also come in handy if he is a
pedestrian. He has strong legs allowing him to
jump out of the way of oncoming cars, and his
knees bend in all directions to save him
breaking his leg when hit by a car.
According to Dr Kenfield, even the strongest
man could not hold himself in place in a car
accident because the force of crash was so
great.
'The dangers of even low speeds such as 25,30,
35 kilometres an hour is quite great,' he said.
'The most significant part of body for injury is
the head. So as the head stops the brain
actually keeps moving forward, smashing
against the front part of the skull and then
bouncing backwards and getting an injury on
the back of the head as well.'
Piccinini also consulted with Dr Logan who is a
road safety expert at Monash University.
'In the modern world we're subjecting ourselves
to much higher speeds, and the body just
doesn't have the physiology to absorb the
energy when things go wrong,' Dr Logan said.
'A crash is about managing energy so when
we're moving along the road we have energy.
'When we suddenly stop the car because we're
in a crash that energy has to be absorbed by
the car and by the driver.'
The interactive sculpture is part of a creative
Victorian road safety campaign.
Students are not left out as school curriculum
has been developed to enhance the learning
experience for students visiting Graham in
person or online.
BREAKDOWN OF GRAHAM'S FEATURES
• No neck, ruling out broken necks and whiplash
• Flat, fatty face to protect the nose and ears
• Several airbags in between each rib and a
huge chest to protect the heart
• Thicker and tougher skin to shield and reduce
abrasions and road rash
• Strong legs to allow him to jump out of the
way of oncoming cars
• Knees bend in all directions to save him
breaking his leg when hit by a car