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Hat that acts as a helmet by tightening molecules.

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thedutchmayn
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EBWGbhsuws&mode=related&search=
Oct 9 2007 10:40PM
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thedutchmayn
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theyre also in suits.....same material here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0fX1EXkGY&mode=related&search=


Oct 9 2007 10:42PM
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invader7
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there was a thread on it a couple days ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0fX1EXkGY&mode=related&search=
Oct 9 2007 10:49PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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i'm sticking with my helmet.
Oct 9 2007 10:52PM
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skithesprings
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the vid where the one guy hits the other guy in the head with the shovel is classic.
Oct 9 2007 10:56PM
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solitaryman
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dawt
Oct 9 2007 11:08PM
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RudyGarmisch
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EBWGbhsuws&NR=1

Not as good as a helmet, but still, better than just any old hat. Its an interesting idea however for jackets and thermal layers however.



Oct 9 2007 11:33PM
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thedutchmayn
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how much better do you guys think helmets are? and what would be the differences? i understand the reaction isn't as immediate as helmet because of the molecule reaction time but its within thousandths of a second. not bad.  it seems fine to me. but give me some reasons why helmets are better.
Oct 9 2007 11:37PM
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MEGAZORD
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Sharp objects, like rocks

Oct 9 2007 11:41PM
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MEGAZORD
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Its easy for it displace the impact of a thin flat shovelblade, but if he smacked him with the same force, but with the handle, it would have ended much differently
Oct 9 2007 11:43PM
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crazyfuck
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meh, if you rock your gord hard enough, you're going to get fucked up no matter what.  cool shit, but the application as a head protector might not be its best use.
Oct 10 2007 12:01AM
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MadSteezin
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Thats so sick! They should sell that shit to hat companies and they'd make bank!
Oct 10 2007 12:25AM
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MEGAZORD
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They are making a beanie with it, it will run ~$80
Oct 10 2007 1:51PM
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mohawkskier
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steep price huh?
Oct 10 2007 2:04PM
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BrokenBones
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Well, its more than just a hat...
Oct 10 2007 5:01PM
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californiagrown
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They have stuff like this for football pads like knee thigh hip etc.  It acts just like the cornstarch water stuff.  it's liquid then when it is compressed it turns solid.  it's not it's molocule compacting you tards, it is the individual particles .  this has been around foreva. 
Oct 10 2007 5:20PM
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teamsleep
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yeah i agree R.E.D or some company should put the d3o liner in the helmet to make a really thin low profile helmet
Oct 10 2007 5:21PM
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Edward.
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i would buy some d30 impact shorts if they made them. they might be a lot more comfortable than the ones with the pads in them

Oct 10 2007 5:23PM
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californiagrown
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the reason a helmet works is because it lessens the force exerted on your head when it hits something by lengthening the time it takes your head to stop.  Helmets have a styrofoam like material that compacts on impact making the deceleration of your head less severe.  this stuff is like wearing an iron helmet, your skull might not crack, but your brain will slam into your skull with the same speed as if you were not wearing anything.  It's really not that great.  If you don't belive me look at the pysics behind it.  If your head decelerates over twice the distance it cuts the force exerted on your head by 1/2.  that stuff doesn't compress, so even if a helmet casues your head to decelearte over 1 more inch it cuts down the force exerted on your brain by a lot.
Oct 10 2007 5:28PM
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Tinga
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non-Newtonian. the molecules are lined up so that if you press gently theyll just move out of the way but if you smack them they stay lined up and act as a solid.
Oct 10 2007 6:23PM
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josexi
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i'm def skeptical for its helmet use. but could u imagine using it in paintball? itd prob take some of the fun out of it but u'd be a tank.
Oct 10 2007 6:37PM
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connoroh
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yea, this should only be used in pads really.
Its basically like wearing (like the guy a bit above me said) an iron helmet.
if you had this material in a better use, like using it in a helmet, but on the outside, or inbetween the hard plastic, and the padding that touches your head, it could work.
Oct 10 2007 6:48PM
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SGLogi
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wow thats intense i'd want the helmet liners and the clothing
i'd be funny if they made a steezey condom cap with that
Oct 10 2007 7:02PM
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SGLogi
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just think of the evolution of this
Oct 10 2007 7:05PM
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poofartpee
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reminds me of my R.E.D. padded hat
Oct 10 2007 7:37PM
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skiP.E.I.
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chemistry is so coool
Oct 10 2007 8:23PM
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Sholte
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i am total gonna get one of those if they can come out with a cool style of it.
Oct 11 2007 12:40AM
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ajax
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That's pretty cool. 
Oct 11 2007 1:00AM
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