

A Stronger Bike Helmet, Made of Cardboard and Inspired by a Woodpecker - borski
http://www.good.is/posts/a-stronger-bike-helmet-made-of-cardboard-and-inspired-by-a-woodpecker

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warrenm
Interesting concept - I would love to see some independent testing of the
design for approval into manufacturing. 

Also, calling the cardboard's structure a special honeycomb is a little over
the top: it's corrugated.  Like the packaging that makes up most boxes made of
cardboard. 

It's pretty normal stuff - he just cut it into distinctive shapes and put a
plastic shell over it. 

Other question - how does it respond to the rider getting sweaty?  Last time I
got cardboard damp, it lost most of its structural integrity. 

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warrenm
saw the bit about the coating they put on the cardboard - it would _seem_ that
would impact its crash dampening ability

