Comments on: TopUp Head Protection

By: tamamahan

tamamahan — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:39:33 +0000

well, i would say good concept. It would atleast absorb a fair proportion of energy on impact against a flat wall / object.

By: lauren paige

lauren paige — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:06:24 +0000

very interesting concept. i’ve been thinking a lot about bike helmets with holes for your ponytail… no girl (or possibly guy) wants their hair hanging all hot and sweaty on their neck while riding!

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:43:08 +0000

p is correct. Designers are always creating these “prototypes” without actually considering how they’ll work (and this one is very, very far from working).

When’s the next “concept bicycle” going to come out?

By: Robt P

Robt P — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:41:14 +0000

“This product is fanciful, but dangerous.”

So, no different from all the other bike helmets then? ;-)

*ducks*

By: p

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:55:06 +0000

Jaytee – Are you a helmet designer? Mechanical engineer? Biomechanical engineer? The good people at Giro, Specialized, Bell, Arai, Boeri etc know their task and put an enormous amount of science into making a ’styrofoam hat’ that will protect the skull against rapid decelleration when striking a rigid object whether that is in motorsport, cycling or ski racing. None of these very qualified companies have ever produced a design that looks like origami and fits in a purse because it doesn’t meet the needs of their customers. Marrock seems to be the only commenter who has thought critically about this design when he/she said: “There is nothing you could make that from that would protect your melon in a DFO that wouldn’t also be robust enough to section your skull like an orange.” This product is fanciful, but dangerous.

By: Jaytee

Jaytee — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:39:04 +0000

To P: right, because traditional helmets are that much better. No matter how expensive it is, it’s still a styrofoam hat that won’t dot shit if a car hits you.

Cycliing helmets are designed to protect against falls, not real crashes. I can see this foldable design protecting at that same level.

By: Tizzle

Tizzle — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:41:17 +0000

It comes with one of those yellow shield thingies from the Dune movie. And a Captain Piccard trading card too.

By: p

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:17:05 +0000

Nice try, but this is what happens when design school students try to out-think scientists and engineers.

By: hellopanos

hellopanos — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:58:37 +0000

I like the idea but not really the result..

By: tuts

tuts — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:58:19 +0000

Does it come with the bag and the Iphone?

By: Marrock

Marrock — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:40:40 +0000

There is nothing you could make that from that would protect your melon in a DFO that wouldn’t also be robust enough to section your skull like an orange.

By: Matthew K

Matthew K — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:38:34 +0000

So uggs!!

By: RoaringSilence

RoaringSilence — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:53:27 +0000

I don’t doubt the stability of the structure, but I think if you hit your head hard while wearing this, it would cut into your head like a cookie cutter. Ahh.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:15:33 +0000

What does it protect you from? :P

By: Radu

Radu — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:20:16 +0000

Unless it would be made of some seriously weird materials, the only thing it would protect would be your hairdo :) cool though

By: ross von burg

ross von burg — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:24:50 +0000

Looks nicely ventilated. Does it come in silver?

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:41:49 +0000

It looks like a St. Martins lantern. The honeycomb structure is a really cool idea for the protection. nice one.

By: vanderleun

vanderleun — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:35:27 +0000

Careful. I can see you getting hurt by depending on such a flimsy structure. (And yes, I know about tensile strength and domes and such.)