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How 'bout this *invisible* bike helmet

  • 17-07-2012 1:57pm
    #1
    davenewt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 482 ✭✭


    Linky: Invisible bike helmet... cool :)
    They began surveying people on the streets to understand exactly why urban cyclists were choosing not to wear a helmet. This research led Haupt and Alstin to believe the best helmet they could create would need to be invisible. The Hövding Invisible Helmet is a fabric collar containing a built-in airbag designed to inflate around a cyclist's head on impact. The fabric shells of the collar are replaceable and meant to be changed based on weather and style, which makes for a stylish piece of safety gear that will save your hair and, most importantly, your life.

    Only $600...!


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  • #2
    hardCopy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    davenewt wrote: »
    Linky: Invisible bike helmet... cool :)



    Only $600...!

    invisible-helmet2.jpg

    It looks like a gurning collar

    gurn.jpg


  • #3
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,573 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    just had this flash in my head
    They were a double pair of Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses, which had been specially designed to help people develop a relaxed attitude to danger. At the first hint of trouble they turn totally black and thus prevent you from seeing anything that might alarm you.

    (hitchhikers guide to the galaxy)

    i was think that you would get a curtain in front of your face to protect that

    zaphod.gif

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #4
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,393 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Invisible helmet?

    Seen it all before;)


  • #5
    davenewt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 482 ✭✭davenewt


    Ah ok, sorry for duplication :)


  • #6
    doozerie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,830 ✭✭✭doozerie


    Apparently it is "by far the best cycling helmet" according to Swedish insurance company Folksam. Running Google Translate on the article makes for amusing reading, at least, with phrases like "[the helmet] is blown up in an accident" creating some interesting images.

    And then there is "Every day, hit four cyclists in Sweden of head injuries, which is the most dangerous thing you can experience when you bicycle." which I read in the voice of the Swedish Chef from the Muppets.

    Of course there is also "Half of all head injuries are avoided if the rider has a helmet,..." which I read in the voice of someone who is just making sh1t up as they go along. Much like the author of the article linked to does, with their reference to "it'll save your life in an accident", without even a hint of a self conscious disclaimer.


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