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ThermaHelm Motorcycle Helmet Could Keep Your Cool, Save Your Life

by Caleb Johnson on January 15, 2010 at 01:34 PM

Sometimes, the best inventions are pure happenstance. When motorcycle enthusiast Jullian Preston-Powers got hit in the noggin during a basketball game, he quickly grew tired of holding an icepack to his head. Eventually, he placed it inside his buddy's motorcycle helmet, and unknowingly, his friend put on his helmet with the pack still inside and remarked to Preston-Powers how good it felt.

A light bulb came on for Preston-Powers. The British man created a self-cooling helmet that could actually save the lives of many head trauma victims. According to DVICE, the ThermaHelm is a carbon-fiber helmet with a pack of water and a pack of ammonium nitrate built into its lining. When impact occurs, the contents of the packs mix and create a cooling sensation around the victim's head that lasts for about 45-minutes. This instant cooling of the brain could prevent long-term brain damage for head trauma victims. The product will hit stores in the U.K. this May for $450, but you can also pay to have your old helmet lined with ThermaHelm technology.

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