Apparatus Used for Study of Punching and Slapping (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Apparatus Used for Study of Punching and Slapping

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Bird's-eye view (left) and side view (right) show how cadaver arms were placed in a pendulum-like device so they could punch a padded dumbbell weight (far right) during University of Utah experiments that showed a clenched fist protects the bones against strain and injury better than a punch with an open-fist punch or open-handed slap.

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Andre Mossman, University of Utah

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