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Startup develops inflatable fall-protection pants to prevent hip fractures
- rmason 9mo agoGiven the age on here it is doubtful you will see the virtue in what these guys are doing. But as someone older who has had friends fall and break hips, it's one of the worst things that can happen to a person. I cannot prove it but am absolutely certain that breaking a hip will shorten your life. I think they need to lose the LED's and bring the price way down but I am watching this one.
- Jblx2 9mo agoI thought it was still up in the air whether the majority of the time geriatric people fell and then broke their hip. Or their hip breaks first, causing them to fall.
- jerlam 9mo agoI've seen something like this before... Twelve years ago: Want: The airbag scarf that replaces a bulky bicycle helmet, inflates in 100ms https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6685798 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6685798 The Tragic End of The Hövding Airbag Helmet (2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS9Q6D992M4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS9Q6D992M4