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<blockquote data-quote="Old South Stands" data-source="post: 324073" data-attributes="member: 1036"><p>Helmets protect the skull from fractures but do little for concussions, since it's a question of sudden deceleration, not blunt trauma. The type of internal padding can help some, but it only goes so far.</p><p></p><p>Mario Lemieux has been working with Bauer to produce a hockey helmet that can reduce deceleration times from essentially zero to a few microseconds. The foam inside elite-level hockey helmets is typically form-fitted to the player's head; in addition to the foam, this new helmet has a somewhat softer external shell that bends and "gives" upon impact to help with deceleration. But in all but the rarest cases, hockey helmets are not used as weapons like football helmets, so I don't know how the technology could be applied to football. Offensive tackle Steve Wallace of the 49ers (who played during the championship runs with Montana and Young) wore a big foam cap around the outside of his helmet in the latter part of his career. It was funny-looking, painted gold just like everyone else's helmet, but it made him look completely different from everyone else on the line. He must have had some concussion problems then to have tried that...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old South Stands, post: 324073, member: 1036"] Helmets protect the skull from fractures but do little for concussions, since it's a question of sudden deceleration, not blunt trauma. The type of internal padding can help some, but it only goes so far. Mario Lemieux has been working with Bauer to produce a hockey helmet that can reduce deceleration times from essentially zero to a few microseconds. The foam inside elite-level hockey helmets is typically form-fitted to the player's head; in addition to the foam, this new helmet has a somewhat softer external shell that bends and "gives" upon impact to help with deceleration. But in all but the rarest cases, hockey helmets are not used as weapons like football helmets, so I don't know how the technology could be applied to football. Offensive tackle Steve Wallace of the 49ers (who played during the championship runs with Montana and Young) wore a big foam cap around the outside of his helmet in the latter part of his career. It was funny-looking, painted gold just like everyone else's helmet, but it made him look completely different from everyone else on the line. He must have had some concussion problems then to have tried that... [/QUOTE]
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