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Suit simulates physical effects of ageing

By T.K. Randall
January 6, 2012 · Comment icon 15 comments

Image Credit: Youtube / MIT
Scientists at MIT have created a special suit that simulates the physical difficulties of old age.
Volunteers tried out the suit on a trip to the supermarket to get an idea of what being in their mid 70s might be like. The suit features large rubber bands to keep the arms from extending, braces to stiffen the shoulders, a spine-curving helmet and a pair of glasses that make the wearer short-sighted.
By putting on this suit, architects, store designers, and other professionals preoccupied with how people interact with the physical world can get a sense of what old age is like, and design accordingly.



Source: Discover Magazine | Comments (15)




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Comment icon #6 Posted by Paracelse 14 years ago
I would have preferred a suit that would make me behave like a 25 years old
Comment icon #7 Posted by Drev 14 years ago
I would have preferred a suit that would make me behave like a 25 years old Sittng behind a pc/console and playing games while enjoying a beer?
Comment icon #8 Posted by Paracelse 14 years ago
Sittng behind a pc/console and playing games while enjoying a beer? Hey .. I don't need a suit for that. I was more thinking about running the Dakar or the Bol d'or (Golden bowl the 24hrs of Le Mans for motorcycles)
Comment icon #9 Posted by aquatus1 14 years ago
I would have preferred a suit that would make me behave like a 25 years old My mom has a dress that does that. We try to hide it from her.
Comment icon #10 Posted by Lilly 14 years ago
My mom has a dress that does that. We try to hide it from her. Shame on you, give the dress back...your Mom deserves to have fun too.
Comment icon #11 Posted by Mentalcase 14 years ago
Sittng behind a pc/console and playing games while enjoying a beer? There's an average age for that?
Comment icon #12 Posted by Paracelse 14 years ago
My mom has a dress that does that. We try to hide it from her. Does she have something a guy could wear without being whistled at???
Comment icon #13 Posted by aquatus1 14 years ago
Wow, there's about a dozen different kinky comments I had to edit out of my head before posting...
Comment icon #14 Posted by Mike the Autist-ic 14 years ago
Japan...what are they thinking? They compete against American invention, but we keep trying. We had the empathy belly for like 3 decades and the same maker invented the empathy lungs to simulate lung disease used in medical clinics and sensitivity training/bedside manner seminars. I can't say the "aging or senior suit" makes more adult children of the elderly want to take care of their parents alot more, but our modern society should feel shame and remorse for involuntarily commitment of the elderly into senior homes. In most of the world, that is an anathema or violates traditional customs of... [More]
Comment icon #15 Posted by Paracelse 14 years ago
Wow, there's about a dozen different kinky comments I had to edit out of my head before posting... Naughty naughty naughty


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