[MR] Heavy Helms and inertia

[Logan]

i would only offer an idea.

the weight of the helm has little to do with concussion protection for the
head (football helmets weight very little but offer substantial protection
from massive impact, as do motorcycle helms).  however, plastic helmets have
no place in an organization that is supposed to be based on the middle ages
as they are very visible.  we also do not deal with massive impact (the size
of another football helmet, or in the case of a bike helmet, the pavement),
we deal with a great deal of force transferred by a stick of an average of 1
1/2" diameter making contact with little more than 2" of its length.  to go
to lighter weights generally means thinner metals and thus far less
protection.

if someone were to make a helm out of aluminum or titanium im sure it could
be made safe as long as it was thick enough to take the amounts of force a
stout blow delivers.

then there is always the argument of having the extra poundage equaling an
increase of force needed to actually move the helm and potentially cause
damage.

just my thoughts

logan

-----Original Message-----
From: atlantia-admin at atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:atlantia-admin at atlantia.sca.org]On Behalf Of Phillip Jones
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 9:13 PM
To: Merry Rose
Subject: [MR] Heavy Helms and inertia


I've heard rumors about why we like heavy helmets, but have seen no data to
back it up. Is there any scientific evidence that a heavy helm protects
better than a light one?


Phillip Jones
Triplette Competition Arms
101 East Main Street
Elkin, NC 28621
336-835-7774
phillip at mindless.com
www.triplette.com


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