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Really it depends on the velocity and how hard you hit someone. or how big or tall.

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Well it depends on the helmet, the velocity, and what u r hitting.

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There are many advantages to having a helmet on when playing hockey. Often in hockey people will "check" other people by slamming them into a wall and a helmet protects players from injuries.

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because if the hockey puck hit you won't get hit . and your welcome

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it breaks your head

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How well does a football helmet protect against impact?

Can't tell if you've accidentally placed this question in the wrong category, or if you want to use a motorcycle helmet for bike riding. But basically any helmet is better than no helmet, but a helmet built for the intended usage is better than just using any helmet. In this case a football helmet is designed to be able to take several hits with lesser energy than compared to a motorcycle helmet. An MC helmet is expected to protect against one massive hit and then to be discarded.


How do you collect data on how well does a football helmet really protect against impact?

With a National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) certified tower.


Can a 7th grader use how well does a football helmet really protect against impact for a science fair project?

es, that is the topic of my science fair project......


How well does a football helmet protect aginst impact?

if in good condition it is designed to destroy its self before u get hurt


How does a helmet protect you?

A helmet prevents the head from taking a direct impact with some solid object.


What kind of sport helmets protect you from the most impact?

A Bicycle helmet


Does a fotball helmet really protect against impact?

It gives the head a pad of protection, not all the protection in the world though, that's why today you see all these players getting concussions


Can a motorcycle helmet be dropped and still protect?

Yes, but it is not recommended. Helmet manufacturers recommend helmet replacement after any impact to the shell. A motorcycle helmet is designed to absorb the impact and damage that would otherwise be reserved for your skull, but it is not designed to survive the impact. Any impact from a drop on solid ground (concrete or hardwood floor) can cause microfractures to the shell that are naked to the human eye. A good rule of thumb is this: If the impact would have raised a bump on your unprotected head, get a new helmet.


How does a bike helmet protect your head?

By absorbing some of the impact energy and spreading some of it over a larger surface.


Do helmets prevent injury?

Helmets can only protect your head. so if your balls get hit the helmet does not protect them.


Is it OK to apply Vaseline to the outside of a football helmet to reduce friction and rotational forces on impact?

It sounds a bit messy; personally I would be concerned that when I am not wearing my helmet, and put it away with the rest of my football uniform, Vaseline is accidentally going to get smeared on my clothing. I doubt that the Vaseline coating on a helmet would actually make very much difference in the kind of impact your helmet would experience, although in theory I agree that there would be less friction. A much better strategy would be to avoid getting hit in the first place, if you can. But everything considered, I see no reason why you could not put Vaseline on your football helmet if you so desire. Also note that Vaseline is flammable, so be careful about wearing your Vaseline coated helmet when lighting up a cigarette (which you should not be doing anyway) or birthday candles, etc.


How thick is a football helmet?

A (gridiron) football helmet typically weighs between two and four kilograms (four to eight pounds) according to various gridiron helmet manufacturers.In this weight is included the face masks which are compulsory at all levels of organised gridiron football. The face mask can account for as much as half of the total mass of a gridiron football helmet, but more typically accounts for around a third of the total.On average, gridiron football helmets are the heaviest form of head protection apart from helmets for such purposes as deep-sea diving. This is because of the thick shells necessary to absorb the energy of the impact such that the headform acceleration exceeds 300g. The shell must also resist penetration of a falling 60 degree conical anvil with specific dimension.