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snovv_crashyesterday at 9:19 PM2 repliesview on HN

Exactly. Hair and scalp. Evolution already made a MIPS system. The thing lacking it was the test dummies that Virginia Tech uses, so now they recommend we put it in helmets too.


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arrowleafyesterday at 9:42 PM

Not having my hair and scalp act as the MIPS system is worth the $20 extra to me.

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Scoundrelleryesterday at 9:39 PM

Or the ground being low traction: dusty/dirt/wet. Harder to control what you land on, but will diminish MIPS’ ROI in many situations.

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