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What would you say a skydiver wears a helmet for?

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I wear a helmet to protect my head from hitting the door or tail on exit, from freefall collisions, and from botched landings. It is also a convenient place to hold an audible altimeter or mount a camera, and it does a good job of keeping me from losing my expensive prescription goggles.

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To keep their grape from getting bunged up.

Or more specifically...
People will kick you in RW.
You might screw up an exit and planes are made of hard stuff.
You might screw up a landing and the ground is hard.
Theyre good for holding audible alti's.
They keep your hair out of knots.
Full face helmets keep your face warm in cold weather, and they help deter premature aging.
You can put stickers on them.
They look cool.

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My bonehead (I mean the helmet) has some scratches that would have looked pretty nasty on my other bonehead. Not sure what they're from, but I've been known to do some funky exits occasionally.

-- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo
Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.

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...It is also a convenient place to ... mount a camera...

So...

...You're saying these bolts in my skull weren't necessary?

Damn it! I always do this...

/edited to add: after you land, clip it to your chest strap and it also makes a handy bucket to put your goggles, gloves, and altimeter in.

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They keep your hair out of knots.



My hair gets so knotted as it is. I could imagine with no helmet... also I like to protect my head because I could see myself being a klutz, hitting my head on the way out... :S
"If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girl's sports such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing." - Homer Simpson

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1. To protect my highly developed brain
2. To keep all of the secrets of the known world from leaking out should my noggin get knocked
3. To protect me from psychotic photogs waiting on the DZ for 'landing shots' of me with less-than-perfect hair
4. To sit on in the back of uncomfortable vehicles on the ride back from landing
5. Because I like to look like a Storm Trooper (I wear a Havok ;))
6. Because if I walk into a convenience store with brightly colored clothing and a helmet, people will just assume that I am a motorcycle rider instead of a skydiver and not ask any silly questions :)
~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

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They are saying that its so you dont hit your head on the way out of the plane ( which CAN be true ) and Im saying its for landing, mid air collision, etc...



What about BOTH????? ;)

MEN: you can't live with 'em, you can't shoot 'em, but you can act psychotic and keep 'em off balance.
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1) I have to.
2) The air craft is harder than my head.
3) The ground is harder than my head.
4) I don’t liked being kicked in the face by my mates.
5) I like being conscious under canopy.
6) It keeps my audible in place.
7) It looks cool.
8) I store my gloves and alti in it.
9) It’s a good idea.

Dave
D830
http://www.skydiving.co.za

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