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While staring at the live feed of a crash dummy in a convertible in outer space, I was wondering: Is this crash dummy following safety conventions and wearing a seat belt? I somehow doubt that it would help in case of impact with an astroid, but...

starman

I don't see any seatbelt, but it's not close enough for me to tell.

Was Starman sent up wearing a seatbelt or not?

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    Why did this get an "opinion based" close vote? – gerrit Feb 07 '18 at 01:40
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    Related question - is that all that's keeping him in? I doubt it, I'd think they glued (or something) him to the seat just to be positive no movements are made. – BruceWayne Feb 07 '18 at 06:15
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    @BruceWayne, that must have happened, or how would the arm stay in that super cool position. ;) – AnoE Feb 07 '18 at 14:45
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    He's not a crash dummy. Crash dummies are intended to crash. Starman has no intention of crashing for the next billion years. – corsiKa Feb 07 '18 at 16:16
  • Neither Starman nor Jenny Hayden wore seatbelts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NEFYCaKakE – Adrian McCarthy Feb 08 '18 at 00:05

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He most certainly is.

Belt it out baby

The seatbelt can be seen clearly across both his shoulders. It is currently unclear whether or not the miniature Starman sat on the dashboard has a seatbelt.

Apparently he is also sewn into the seat. Source is Quora, so meh, but interesting.

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