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SoulKiss

08-12-09 09:24 AM

Cool Helmet - Thermahelm

I cant decide whether this is a spoof or someone actually makes these...

http://www.thermahelm.com/

According to their website.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Website

Riding without ThermaHelm™ technology is like driving without an airbag.

Basically they add a bag of chemicals to the inside of the lining of your lid, which on taking a hit, turns it into an instant ice-pack, the idea being that current thinking is that cooling an injured brain reduces damage from trauma.

arcdef

08-12-09 10:20 AM

Re: Cool Helmet - Thermahelm

Sounds interesting, has been developed by Sussex uni though and been on the BBC. Does it work though?

the_lone_wolf

08-12-09 10:25 AM

Re: Cool Helmet - Thermahelm

I would imagine a great number of deaths from head injuries are more likely to be haemorrhaging / bleeding rather than post-accident heat related, but I'm no doctor

Grinch

08-12-09 10:37 AM

Re: Cool Helmet - Thermahelm

Not sure that lying on a cold road with a cold head too is such a great idea.

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