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Tommee Tippee is a feeding bottle and child care brand based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Its parent company, Mayborn Group is owned by Chinese insurance company Ping An Insurance . As of 2015, it was the fifth largest child care company in the world and is known for its spill-proof cups.
A crash test dummy, or simply dummy, is a full-scale anthropomorphic test device (ATD) that simulates the dimensions, weight proportions and articulation of the human body during a traffic collision. Dummies are used by researchers, automobile and aircraft manufacturers to predict the injuries a person might sustain in a crash. [ 1 ]
The Incredible Crash Dummies is a line of action figures designed by David McDonald and Jim Byrne, styled after the eponymous crash test dummy popularized in a public service advertising campaign of the late 1980s, to educate people on the safety of wearing seat belts. [1]
Over time, the band evolved into Crash Test Dummies, a name suggested by a friend of the band who was in medical school. The diagnostic mannequin, known colloquially as a crash test dummy, was known to the public already by this time. The band adopted the name as a joke, [3] but nevertheless kept it.
Resusci Anne in a storage case Rehearsing the use of an automated external defibrillator on a Resusci Anne. Resusci Anne, also known as Rescue Anne, Resusci Annie, CPR Annie, Resuscitation Annie, Little Annie, or CPR Doll is a model of medical simulator used for teaching both emergency workers and members of the general public.
A steam dummy or dummy engine, in the United States and Canada, was a steam locomotive enclosed in a wooden box structure made to resemble a passenger railroad car. [1] Steam dummies had some popularity in the first decades of railroading in the U.S., from the 1830s but passed from favor after the American Civil War .
A dummy candidate is a candidate who stands for election, usually with no intention or realistic chance of winning. A dummy candidate can serve any of the following purposes: In instant-runoff voting , a dummy candidate may direct preferences to other candidates in order to increase the serious candidate's share of the vote .
Free standing display units are designed to attract the attention of customers and promote key retail products or messages. They are often placed strategically within the customer journey, and utilize bright colours and graphics to stand out visually and encourage shoppers to buy. Retailers have been criticized for using FSDUs near checkouts to ...