Project "Iron Auntie" Success! Helping one of the last polio survivors in an iron lung.
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The repair effort centers on the iron lung’s neck collar. Reproducing its outline leaves unanswered how the material stretches and seals in motion. The film follows the search for a replacement using a surviving sample.
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that collar was very tricky.the right material, with just the right amount of elasticity.