A new bike safety helmet made from paper has been invented.
28-year-old industrial designer Isis Shiffer was tired of lugging around her own helmet, so she designed the EcoHelmet.
The EcoHelmet is a unique foldable helmet designed to be purchased from a vending machine at a bikeshare station.
“You could buy a helmet for $5 or less, and when you’re done with the ride, you’d put it back in a recycle bin located at each station,” Shiffer said.
The eco-friendly bike helmet is made from cardstock paper and folds to the size of a banana.
While material that’s thinner than cardboard might not sound like a solid way to protect yourself while biking, it’s designed to do just that. It protects the head just as well as a regular polystyrene helmet.
The EcoHelmet features a honeycomb pattern that absorbs a hard blow and spreads impact evenly around the head. The paper is coated with a corn-based biodegradable wax that makes it waterproof.
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That’s not really safe for me, but it look cool
Wow thats good. I think its cool idea and people would go for it.
that is soo cool
I think it would be a wast of money because it would get wet and get ripe.
Wow that COULD be cool
That’s pretty cool but kind of a waste of money and paper. Also, I don’t think it would be a very useful helmet in a bad crash.
our environment is getting better every day!
I agree with Shakira Richards and ELLLLAAA, but it’s one helmet I don’t really want. It might be safe…but I still don’t really trust a paper helmet if a fall of my bike or scooter. Or my skateboard. Or…my cousin’s. If they garantee it’s safe, and they offer my money back if it doesn’t work, I still wouldn’t take it, but my money back wouldn’t help in hospital, would it?!
i like that hat
It is probably not as safe as polystyrene helmets but there are some good points