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Airbags For the Elderly

Posted by samzenpus on from the I've-fallen-and-bounced-back-up dept.

Prop, a Japanese company, has come up with a novel way of protecting the elderly from sudden slips and falls: airbags. The airbags inflate with 15 litres of compressed air in 0.1 seconds if an electric sensor detects a sudden movement towards the ground. However, the airbags only work if you fall backwards, so pushing grandma down the stairs for the inheritance should still work.

3 comments

  1. airbags by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    you did say you wanted your grandparent blown up right?

  2. Nothing special by Nasajin · · Score: 2, Funny

    My elderly relatives don't need technology to released 15 litres of compressed anything in 0.1 seconds. Hell, I bet they could do it even quicker.

  3. Pak chooie unf by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Oh, good. It won't interfere with protecting Grandma from the terrible secret of space.