Pictures of children being squished into a glass contraption showing them getting X-rayed in a device called the Pigg-O-Stat have left internet users in stitches.
Pigg-O-Stats have been used since 1960 and according to the designers, it's meant to prevent children from moving and also protecting them from exposure to harmful radiation while being scanned.
"The Pigg-O-Stat is an all-in-one pediatric immobilisation device designed for positioning infants and young children for an appropriate X-ray without significant complications," piggostat.com wrote on its website.
READ MORE
NTSA banks on new initiative to promote road safety for school children
ODPP, UNODC enhance justice system response to crimes against children in Narok
Why returning Ukrainian children, detained civilians and prisoners of war is a pathway to peace
Displaced children can't wait for peace to return to go to school
The device is clearly uncomfortable for many children who were forced to endure the weird procedure that helps to keep them still.