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Australian inventions that changed the world

Michelle Starr
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1984: Baby safety capsule

New laws in the 1970s made seatbelts compulsory in Australia, but, while this protected adults to an extent, infants were still at high risk. The makers of the Safe-n-Sound Child restraint, Rainsfords, came up with the Baby Safety Capsule, in which a baby can be safely cradled in a secure bassinette. A bubble of air between the bassinette and its base creates a cushion of air, and a release mechanism allows the bassinette to rotate in the event of a crash.

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