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Cardboard Bike Helmet Better than Plastic

Posted June 07, 2011 12:23 PM

From Wired:

Kranium is a bike helmet that is made from the same cardboard used for the boxes you find at the supermarket. This material, along with some clever construction, turns out to be a lot better at absorbing impact than the more usual polystyrene-filled lids.

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06/07/2011 12:54 PM

If only it'd been aluminum foil...

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06/07/2011 5:22 PM

A cardboard helmet... How are they packaged?

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06/07/2011 10:43 PM

In a steel box, silly. This way they will only get crushed when there's a skull inside them.

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06/07/2011 10:44 PM

Does this blog entry have anything to do with the "California bans Styrofoam" blog?

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06/07/2011 11:07 PM

And then just wait until the tree-huggers ban cardboard....

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06/08/2011 6:28 AM

Totally useless in the rain. ;-)
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06/08/2011 8:09 AM

Why bother, when the bike user could wear a turban instead?

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06/08/2011 7:46 PM

Corrugated polystyrene would be worth trying. It would be waterproof as well. It does seem a lot more protective than the closed cell polystyrene due to a better crumple factor. It would be worth testing as the inner cushioning. Regular cardboard could also be waterproofed. Continuous improvement should be pursued. Brains are easily injured.
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