Step into the shoes of the elderly in an ageing simulator suit

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The Straits Times journalist Vanessa Liu completes a series of tasks while wearing an ageing simulation suit that restricts movement, vision and hearing to mimic some of the physical challenges that might be faced by the elderly.
Reporter Vanessa Liu, 29, playing basketball while wearing the ageing simulator suit. The suit, which visitors to the Science Centre Singapore can put on this weekend, consists of goggles, earmuffs and weighted wrist and ankle cuffs, among other thin
Reporter Vanessa Liu, 29, playing basketball while wearing the ageing simulator suit. The suit, which visitors to the Science Centre Singapore can put on this weekend, consists of goggles, earmuffs and weighted wrist and ankle cuffs, among other things. ST PHOTO: GREGORY LOO
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It is said that youth is wasted on the young, but what exactly are the young ones frivolously squandering in their prime that they are not aware of?

To help young people understand that and more, the Science Centre Singapore (SCS) brought in an ageing simulator suit - one that propels the wearer 30 to 40 years into the future.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 04, 2019, with the headline Step into the shoes of the elderly in an ageing simulator suit. Subscribe