So as I am sure most of you know, Michael Schumacher has been in a coma since around December from a ski accident where he hit his head on a rock in the Alps while wearing a helmet. Well a bunch of news reports came out today about how people (some F1 commentator to start) are claiming that the GoPro mounted on his helmet increased his chance for a brain injury.
"The problem for Michael was not the hit, but the mounting of the GoPro camera that he had on his helmet that injured his brain."
"The helmet completely broke. It was in at least two parts. ENSA analysed the piece of the helmet to check the material, and all was OK," said a source close to the investigation. "But why did it explode on impact? Here the camera comes into question. The laboratory has been testing to see if the camera weakened the structure."
Personally, I think it is a load of crap that the GoPro or the mount would have weakened the helmet and increased his likelihood for a brain injury, but it will be interesting to see what results come from this lab test. I don't get how plastic pieces between the rock and helmet would do more damage than the rock making direct contact with the helmet. The only somewhat logical explanation that I have heard is that the collision is applying the force over a smaller area size than it would be if it was spread throughout the helmet, but I'm not sure if I buy that.
What do you guys think about this claim? Do you think there is an increase risk of injury by wearing these and hitting you head?
For people who want to read the entire article -
http://petapixel.com/2014/10/12/michael-schumachers-ski-accident-brain-injury-said-caused-gopro-helmet-cam/ 