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OfflineCrystal G
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Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!!
    #19098048 - 11/06/13 10:17 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

This is pretty amazing. Two Swedish female university students invented an "invisible" bicycle helmet that works like an airbag, and explodes prior to impact.

It's brilliant engineering and design, however not realistic to pay $600 for a bicycle helmet that will only work once. They added a great feature though, the black box that records the past 10 seconds prior to a crash.

See how it works upon impact:



Maybe in 10-20 years they will make these relatively cheap, and their designs will expand to other realms.

If in a few years these were available for under $30, would you wear it for bicycle riding or skateboarding or rollerblading?

I personally wouldn't because I would be afraid of mechanical failure, and always wear a traditional helmet when I rollerblade. But if they were statistically proven to be 100% guaranteed, I would definitely wear it, to look less like a nerd when I'm rollerblading lol. Now all they need to come up with are invisible elbow pads and knee pads to go with it.

As a matter of fact, maybe with this design they can invent a completely invisible inflatable air bag that envelops your entire body so when a car hits you you will be spared from the wreckage. Interesting ideas!


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: Crystal G]
    #19098070 - 11/06/13 10:22 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

thats neat technology but i do not see why you would chose that over a normal helmet...seems to be more stressful than either of the alternatives actually


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: Crystal G]
    #19098080 - 11/06/13 10:27 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

You rollerblade? :highfive:

also, this is not very practical, but with some finetuning it might be one day.


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: g00ru] * 1
    #19098086 - 11/06/13 10:28 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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g00ru said:
thats neat technology but i do not see why you would chose that over a normal helmet...seems to be more stressful than either of the alternatives actually




I think it's one of those starting inventions that leads to many other brilliant inventions surrounding it. For example, the inflatable epilepsy helmet is a great idea, for people who have severe epilepsy but want to live normally without being perceived as retarded or something by their school peers.

Who knows how this will change airbags in cars, not to mention for pedestrians as well.


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: TrentBoyett] * 1
    #19098088 - 11/06/13 10:29 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

"invisible" :snub:

I feel cheated


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: NWlight]
    #19098103 - 11/06/13 10:31 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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NWlight said:
"invisible" :snub:

I feel cheated




Well, if you wear it with a shirt that is the same color, then it will just look like a turtleneck, I think.


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: g00ru]
    #19098107 - 11/06/13 10:32 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

I don't know, middle of summer with this big ol thing wrapped around my neck.. no thank you.  Helmets aren't the coolest things in the world I agree, but I wear them non the less.


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: Crystal G] * 1
    #19098115 - 11/06/13 10:33 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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Crystal G said:
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NWlight said:
"invisible" :snub:

I feel cheated




Well, if you wear it with a shirt that is the same color, then it will just look like a turtleneck, I think.




here's an invisible bike lock to go with it



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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: Crystal G]
    #19098118 - 11/06/13 10:33 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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Crystal G said:
It's brilliant engineering and design, however not realistic to pay $600 for a bicycle helmet that will only work once.



Uh, what?  Almost ALL bicycle helmets only work once.


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: pwnasaurus]
    #19098134 - 11/06/13 10:38 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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NWlight said:
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Crystal G said:
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NWlight said:
"invisible" :snub:

I feel cheated




Well, if you wear it with a shirt that is the same color, then it will just look like a turtleneck, I think.




here's an invisible bike lock to go with it





QFT, I'd feel less douchey wearing an actual helmet

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Crystal G said:
It's brilliant engineering and design, however not realistic to pay $600 for a bicycle helmet that will only work once.



Uh, what?  Almost ALL bicycle helmets only work once.



Yeah technically, but you can still reuse your helemt if it's just a small fall where you don't even hit your head


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: volcomstoner]
    #19098153 - 11/06/13 10:42 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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pwnasaurus said:
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Crystal G said:
It's brilliant engineering and design, however not realistic to pay $600 for a bicycle helmet that will only work once.



Uh, what?  Almost ALL bicycle helmets only work once.



Yeah technically, but you can still reuse your helmet if it's just a small fall where you don't even hit your head



That's true, but if you head your head at all in a crash that helmet should be going in the garbage.  Even if it looks OK there's a high chance that it has lost it's structural integrity and it won't protect you in the event of a crash.


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: pwnasaurus]
    #19098159 - 11/06/13 10:42 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Yeah agreed, most people don't realize that :thumbup:


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: pwnasaurus]
    #19098168 - 11/06/13 10:45 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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pwnasaurus said:
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volcomstoner said:
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pwnasaurus said:
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Crystal G said:
It's brilliant engineering and design, however not realistic to pay $600 for a bicycle helmet that will only work once.



Uh, what?  Almost ALL bicycle helmets only work once.



Yeah technically, but you can still reuse your helmet if it's just a small fall where you don't even hit your head



That's true, but if you head your head at all in a crash that helmet should be going in the garbage.  Even if it looks OK there's a high chance that it has lost it's structural integrity and it won't protect you in the event of a crash.




Correct.  But what I think he was trying to say is even if you just hit a curb weird and fall down quickly this new helmet would deploy and be useless.  I have fallen many a time on my bike, especially my mountain bike on the trails where I feel this new helmet would have deployed for no reason.


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: dodgem]
    #19098174 - 11/06/13 10:46 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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dodgem said:
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pwnasaurus said:
That's true, but if you head your head at all in a crash that helmet should be going in the garbage.  Even if it looks OK there's a high chance that it has lost it's structural integrity and it won't protect you in the event of a crash.




Correct.  But what I think he was trying to say is even if you just hit a curb weird and fall down quickly this new helmet would deploy and be useless.  I have fallen many a time on my bike, especially my mountain bike on the trails where I feel this new helmet would have deployed for no reason.



For sure.  I don't think the intent of this helmet is for mountain biking though, more for casual street riding.  The video is marketing it as being a fashion thing.


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: volcomstoner] * 1
    #19098178 - 11/06/13 10:47 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

If only my bike had been invisible.  :nonono:


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: DeadPhan]
    #19098324 - 11/06/13 11:20 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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If only my bike had been invisible.  :nonono:



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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: DeadPhan] * 1
    #19098522 - 11/07/13 12:16 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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If only my bike had been invisible.  :nonono:




It's invisible to you.


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: koods]
    #19098526 - 11/07/13 12:17 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

:ilold: nice one


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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: NWlight] * 1
    #19098546 - 11/07/13 12:22 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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NWlight said:
"invisible" :snub:

I feel cheated




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Re: Invisible Bicycle Helmet INVENTED!!! [Re: Bologna]
    #19098570 - 11/07/13 12:33 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

:mindexpanding: this video is funny :lol:
I wouldn't wear a invisible helmet with my luck it wouldn't work reminds me I should go buy a helmet that would be a good idea


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