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If helmet size was no obstacle, could you add a thick inner layer of much softer foam to help gradually slow down the skull so the brain would crash into a sudd
by Pulcinella 8y ago
If helmet size was no obstacle, could you add a thick inner layer of much softer foam to help gradually slow down the skull so the brain would crash into a suddenly stopped skull?
- slg 8y agoAnything done to spread the acceleration out over a larger duration will help but once again it can only do so much. There is a point in which any additional padding is useless because the rest of the body has already come to a stop and there is only so much that your neck and spine can stretch before your skull will have to stop as well.
- joncrane 8y agoThere have been a couple (or more) guys throughout the years that designed and implemented their own extra cushioning on their helmets, like this: http://www.helmethut.com/DrDelrye/Dr102808a.jpg http://www.helmethut.com/DrDelrye/Dr102808a.jpg The extra foam was always on the outside, I believe. Not sure how well it worked.