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Yes, that's what it does. It's not zero, but it's definitely less. But you probably only hit an airbag a couple of times max over the course of your lifetime, w
by elliottkember 6y ago
Yes, that's what it does. It's not zero, but it's definitely less. But you probably only hit an airbag a couple of times max over the course of your lifetime, whereas on the field you'll hit your head the whole game. And I don't know how you could put an airbag in a helmet, there's not enough space to slow your impact
- WalterBright 6y agoMake the helmet bigger, and put a liner filled with gel in it.
- tomcam 6y agoNot to be overprotective or anything, but after reading this I am just going to put my kids in giant rolling blocks of gel to keep them safe. Look for my YC Winter ‘21 startup GelBlok.io. If we need another compiler writer I will DM you
- WalterBright 6y agoHaha, my degree is in mechanical engineering. So I do know a thing or two about kinematics :-) The nice thing about gel is it squishes out of the way, and that squishing turns the spike into a more gradual push. It wouldn't take much gel to substantially reduce the spices. Of course, this would have to be tested. It shouldn't be too hard to test various designs.
- modernerd 6y ago> I don't know how you could put an airbag in a helmet I own a Hövding, and they're supposedly six-to-eight times better than a traditional cycle helmet (particularly for neck stability): https://hovding.com/our-vision/ https://hovding.com/our-vision/ https://news.stanford.edu/2016/10/03/stanford-researchers-show-air-bag-bike-helmets-promise/ https://news.stanford.edu/2016/10/03/stanford-researchers-sh... Improvements to traditional helmets can definitely be made, although I'm not sure how practical an airbag helmet is for tobogganing, where it must also resist extended friction and multiple repeat impacts.