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The Invisible Bike Helmet: Would You Pay $600 for an Airbag for Your Head?

mrosen814 2012/08/16 18:00:00
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Anna Haupt and Terese Alstinat created the first "invisible" bicycle helmet. According to TechCrunch, "The invisible bicycle helmet uses rechargeable battery-powered accelerometers and gyroscopes that detect the typical motions involved in a bike crash. They trigger a tiny gas inflator which instantly fills a nylon airbag with helium. The bag forms a hood around your head that cushions the impact of the street, a car, or anything else you slam into."

The product and company, named Hövding, began as the industrial design master’s thesis of the Swedish duo. Their motivation to revolutionize the bicycle helmet stems from their dislike of current helmet appearance and complaints over how uncomfortable they are. The inflatable helmet only works once and has a $600 price tag. Will you be next in line to purchase one of the cranial airbags?

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  • Bill G5... dekecds 2012/08/20 13:27:05
    Bill G53 ~PWCM~JLA
    Oh... You're right. I missed that. Thanks.
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  • Dyonus 2012/08/17 10:46:39
    No
    Dyonus
    That thing looks ridiculous!
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  • C. C. Rider 2012/08/17 10:39:58
    No
    C. C. Rider
    +1
    mmmm I have asked several AIRheads about this and they had to think about it and will get back to me late.......oh wait..one has responded...mm ok mmm she wants to know if it comes with a matching purse, mmmm I think those helmets are a little to late for some.
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  • Shadow_Wolf 2012/08/17 10:39:04
    No
    Shadow_Wolf
    I hate fashion
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  • Vidarr Shadow_... 2012/08/18 00:53:05
    Vidarr
    So what do you wear then?
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  • Shadow_... Vidarr 2012/08/18 15:02:38
    Shadow_Wolf
    Correction I hate the big fashion industry. You happy smart ass.
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  • Vidarr Shadow_... 2012/08/18 18:24:33
    Vidarr
    :P
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  • duns 2012/08/17 10:34:09 (edited)
    Yes
    duns
    I'd buy that... in my dreams! lol XD buy dreams lol xd
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  • john doe 2012/08/17 10:15:59
    No
    john doe
    +2
    By the time a car hits you it's too late to deploy the cushion. Your head is first to impact much of the time.
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  • Kozmo john doe 2012/08/18 01:12:40
    Kozmo
    How about if a Mass Coronal Ejection fries all the electronics in ALL vehicles?
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  • Tella6 2012/08/17 09:00:32
    No
    Tella6
    Hahahaha
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  • Vidarr 2012/08/17 08:10:13
    No
    Vidarr
    Specifically due to the fact that they're only single use. My best friend has been hit by a car twice in the last week, and crashes are a lot more frequent than just a one time thing. The idea is great, and, to be honest eventually, you're damn right I'd rather have something like this to protect me. I'm on a bike every day, for most of the day, and no, I don't wear a helmet. For those days I'm pacing the cars next to me, down hill at fifty five mph, it'd be nice. . . $600 is pretty steep though. . .
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  • OneLast... Vidarr 2012/08/17 16:42:21 (edited)
  • Kozmo OneLast... 2012/08/18 01:16:09
    Kozmo
    Helium's no good, has the smallest atom, eventually leaks out between the atoms of any material except graphene which is only available on a small scale,
    nitrogen (non-flammable) would do fine.
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  • OneLast... Kozmo 2012/08/18 16:57:04
    OneLastWord
    Helium is what the girls are using according to S.H.
    Agree it's volatile to containment and $$
    Their chose through, I didn’t invent the God Damn thing.
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  • JoeKnows 2012/08/17 07:52:41
    No
    JoeKnows
    +2
    No... but I would pay $10,000 for a full-full body airbag and then spend my days jaywalking across busy highways and walking along the edge of multi-level parkades. I would also like it to have a manual override, so that I can set it off in crowded bars, bank lineups and on city buses.
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  • Devin P... JoeKnows 2012/08/17 15:51:48
    Devin Pederson
    LOL!
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  • Action Bastard The II 2012/08/17 06:51:17
  • Zorpix 2012/08/17 06:49:43
    No
    Zorpix
    Snowman bike hat... EJECT!
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  • Michael McFascist 2012/08/17 06:35:14
    No
    Michael McFascist
    Aesthetically it's crap. But, I'll bet they've done more than a few tests and it probably dissipates the energy better than a hard helmet...oh wait...the thing inflates when you crash...that's coool! But, no I wouldn't buy it for a 600 dollar price tag.
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  • Resp 2012/08/17 06:22:35
    No
    Resp
    +1
    It looks like an albino King Kong is grabbing her head.
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  • dandieselonian 2012/08/17 05:55:15
    No
    dandieselonian
    +1
    We need a fatal version of this to make politicians wear , when they contribute to gridlock and will not work together it will deploy and crush their head .
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  • zcberry 2012/08/17 05:48:23
    Yes
    zcberry
    +1
    OMG!!! I mean to hit no!!!
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  • addie 2012/08/17 05:25:55
    No
    addie
    +1
    We only recently got used to not finding bike helmets to dopey looking to wear, now they want us in that thing. lol

    And I know it only shows if it opens, but I can envision it opening, a lot, by mistake pretty easily.
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  • Flyingbug 2012/08/17 04:43:54
    No
    Flyingbug
    +1
    Airbags pop. Then what's going to protect my noggin?
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  • MOMMA THOMAS 2012/08/17 04:36:57
    No
    MOMMA THOMAS
    +1
    600 DOLLARS? ....NOPE!
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  • Shanii 2012/08/17 04:36:05
    No
    Shanii
    +3
    It's ugly for one thing, and once it pops, it's over. Wtf...
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  • Joey 2012/08/17 04:09:27
    No
    Joey
    +3
    That does not seem like it would work. I am not saying it would not since I have never tested it, but how could it tell if you were in need of the air bag ?
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  • PandahSixx 2012/08/17 04:02:55
    No
    PandahSixx
    +1
    A danger to your dignity, I guess
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  • RoyJLores 2012/08/17 03:58:14
    No
    RoyJLores
    +1
    Damn sounds to me that one is in more danger from that thing than from an actual collision but if people want to buy it or not is their business though...
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  • LunarRain 2012/08/17 03:54:31
    No
    LunarRain
    +2
    I don't even wear a helmet, It would be really annoying having to wear that outfit every time you ride your bike.
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  • angel face 2012/08/17 03:20:29
    No
    angel face
    +1
    I think it's an ugly design and should be burned immediately
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  • gunner angel face 2012/08/18 00:56:03
    gunner
    It might be toxic, consider a bomb squad ?
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  • RENEGADE 34 2012/08/17 03:17:36
    No
    RENEGADE 34
    +2
    $600 to protect my $2 brain? Well couple brain cells left, (depends who you ask)
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  • Devin P... RENEGAD... 2012/08/17 15:52:20
    Devin Pederson
    +2
    LMAO
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  • Annaivi 2012/08/17 03:14:53
    No
    Annaivi
    +1
    That does not look invisible to me.
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  • boots Annaivi 2012/08/17 14:23:09
    boots
    +2
    Its like a air bag it only pops out if you fall off your bike.
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  • Loser lollipop 2012/08/17 02:11:11
    No
    Loser lollipop
    +1
    Thats not invisible
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  • Sarah Alexander 2012/08/17 02:02:26
    Yes
    Sarah Alexander
    +1
    I love it! Then you don't have the ugly uncomfortable helmet. However, I do kind of like the mystery of a helmet.. Pretty cool I think (you also don't have to worry about messing your makeup up)
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  • Cricket 2012/08/17 01:54:24
    Yes
    Cricket
    +2
    That's not invisible, as in translucent--that gizmo is opaque!
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