This Goofy-Looking Helmet Is Made Of Old Newspapers

Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 17:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Paper Pulp Helmet Tom Gottelier, Bobby Petersen and Ed Thomas Recycled newspapers: Good for the planet, good for preventing head injury. Most safety gear isn't exactly fashionable, and these helmets are no exception. As a consolation, though, at least you're saving the environment in addition to your bean: They're made of recycled newspaper. The concept for the Paper Pulp Helmet was designed by a group of artists to potentially be a safety side dish to London's bike share program. It could be sold in vending machines or stores near the docking stations for just £1, the designers say (though the city's mayor, Boris Johnson, has said in the past that he has no intentions of making helmets available for the program, and that evidence of the "usefulness of cycle helmets is mixed.") Creators Tom Gottelier, Bobby Petersen and Ed Thomas, all graduates of the Royal College of Art in...

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