Google patents human flypaper for car crashes

By Hannah Francis
Updated May 20 2016 - 2:23pm, first published 1:41pm
Oof! Photo: US Patent & Trademark Office
Oof! Photo: US Patent & Trademark Office
The adhesive layer would be covered by an eggshell-like coating which breaks on impact (left), potentially with a layer of air between (right). Photo: US Patent & Trademark Office
The adhesive layer would be covered by an eggshell-like coating which breaks on impact (left), potentially with a layer of air between (right). Photo: US Patent & Trademark Office
One of Google's self-driving cars was damaged after clipping a bus. Photo: YouTube
One of Google's self-driving cars was damaged after clipping a bus. Photo: YouTube

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