Air Bags for the Elderly?
Weird • September 2008 • Views: 387
Elderly? Enfeebled? Just plain clumsy? Tokyo-based Prop has your back. Its newly announced personal, wearable airbag looks like a cool fanny-pack and weighs a mere 1.1 kilograms (2.4 pounds) — but springs forth in one-tenth of a second when sensors detect you’re headed for the floor, protecting your head and ass with two inflated bags that contain 3.9 gallons of gas each.