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The Invisible Bike Helmet...

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theBearJew
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The Invisible Bicycle Helmet | Fredrik Gertten from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo.



Fuck them for thinking of this and not me.

http://bigthink.com/design-for-good/yes-for-real-its-an-invisible-bicycle-helmet-and-it-is-awesome
Mar 26 2013 9:56AM
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Ski_the_east01
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"cars are so yesterday, bikes are the future"

shut up you hippy bitch...great idea tho, hopefully this becomes an attainable piece of equipment because it could revolutionize the helmet industry
Mar 26 2013 10:14AM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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1. this is super old
2. this is kind of neat.
3. this is a product designed only to cater to the vanity of hipsters who refuse to wear a helmet.
Mar 26 2013 10:23AM
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jKutcher
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Cause hipsters are totally the only people that don't like wearing helmets..
Mar 26 2013 10:43AM
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NinetyFour
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Internet at school is far too slow to load the video. Sparknotes? Is it an airbag for your head? If that's what it is it might be half decent but I'm not sure if Id turn my helmet in for that...
Mar 26 2013 10:48AM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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maybe not (though arguably depending on your definitions), but with a slogan like "what if instead of wearing a helmet, you could just wear a scarf," hipsters seem a pretty clear market for this product.
Mar 26 2013 10:49AM
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theBearJew
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basically yes. It is a scarf looking thing that on impact it blows up an airbag around your head in the shape of a helmet. I wouldn't buy this product either cause I have a helmet I like, but for people who don't like to wear helmets, and I see a lot, it is a great product.

Down the road if they can figure out a way to make it smaller so its not as bulky and able to be worn in warm climates it will be gold.
Mar 26 2013 10:50AM
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Logey.
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That shit isn't going to work. It's going to be sued by it prematurely going off before it even becomes popular.
Mar 26 2013 2:30PM
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ILLinoisance
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Fail.

It does not protect against meteorites, which is always a huge cause of concern for bicyclists around the world.....
Mar 26 2013 2:43PM
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404404
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100%.....dumb as shit.
Mar 26 2013 4:24PM
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status_whitegirl
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I'd rather wear a helmet than have an air bag explode open on my head
Mar 26 2013 4:29PM
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edai
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Assuming this was implemented in skiing it would go off as soon as you went into the air/off and on rails...
Mar 26 2013 4:31PM
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Anathema
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id rather not have an accidental explosion encase my head in a bubble that causes me to crash when it releases prematurely

releases prematurely

hehe :3
Mar 26 2013 4:32PM
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Dunnah
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Burst out laughing when I saw the "helmet" deploy. Cool idea though, I just thought it was funny that it was just like "hey look now I'm an astronaut"
Mar 26 2013 4:38PM
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JWeinstock
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are you fucking retarded? did you not watch the video about BIKING
Mar 26 2013 4:40PM
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Nacho+
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id much rather wear a helmet than a air bag around my neck

Mar 26 2013 5:22PM
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Ye_ol_wild_Koala
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Until it malfunctions and blows your head off on a casual sunday ride!!!!

hahahaha
Mar 26 2013 5:26PM
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monkatizer
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looks retarded, and does it know your falling from G forces alone or something?
because a on a lot of falls, you would be on the ground before any significant Gs would occur

and bike helmets even aren't uncomfortable in the first place and dont interfere with your movement nearly as much
Mar 26 2013 5:30PM
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987321654hgfd
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Here's another retarded, over engineered product.
Mar 26 2013 5:32PM
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Glad to see so many people have already had the chance to test the product!
Mar 26 2013 5:43PM
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Benji.
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7 years to make an inflate-O-helmet?

Mar 26 2013 5:57PM
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EasyEast
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idk why but i just lossst it picturing some kid casually riding his bike and this thing goes off and he just eats shit
Mar 26 2013 6:09PM
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Kajex
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... can't wait til people start wearing these. So many jerks will be running around cities slapping people on the back of the neck hahahaha
Mar 26 2013 6:23PM
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