Martin Baker ejection seat

Now the main component of a vaguely disquieting sculpture in a shop window on Queen St West in Toronto;

Pudendal nerve of shame by J V Doucette, this Martin Baker ejection seat had, in its intended use, a bad habit:

"We had a number of failures over the years, including one when I was flying 60 miles out at sea. The Martin-Baker ejection seat (subjecting ejecting pilots to 22 Gs) broke my back. “As it usually does,” replied the Martin-Baker technical representative when R.Y. informed him about the incident."

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