Before a new vehicle can receive any crash certification, it must be crashed endlessly from almost every angle imaginable. The result of these tests then determines the safety rating awarded. However, crash test dummies are perhaps the most integral part of these experiments. That’s because these dummies are filled with sensors and can record data over 10,000 times per second. Technology that advanced certainly isn’t cheap. According to Vanderbilt University, a single crash test dummy can cost up to $500,000.

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