Hard hat...

[middleagecyclist]

Perhaps the egg would make a good blood coagulant. It works for car radiators I'm told

Not a good idea. A bleeding wound is a cleaner wound. Best let the scalp lacerations bleed until a clean dressing is applied. Not good having to clean congealed egg from a wound!

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Not a good idea. A bleeding wound is a cleaner wound. Best let the scalp lacerations bleed until a clean dressing is applied. Not good having to clean congealed egg from a wound!

Don't worry, that comment was not meant to be taken seriously

 

[middleagecyclist]

Don't worry, that comment was not meant to be taken seriously

Oh, good. I'm just worried some people are now going to start wearing eggs as an alternative to helmets. How could I suggest such a thing!

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Oh, good. I'm just worried some people are now going to start wearing eggs as an alternative to helmets. How could I suggest such a thing!

But thinking on - If we're looking for shock absorption, crumple zones etc, there's always egg boxes... mabye...

 

[screenman]

Why bother with egg boxes when we have helmets that have shock absorption and crumple zones built in already.

The problem I have is that anybody could actually believe the owner of that helmet in the OP would have been better off without it on. Still it takes all sorts to make the world go around, or is it still flat?

 

[Alun]

Not a good idea. A bleeding wound is a cleaner wound. Best let the scalp lacerations bleed until a clean dressing is applied. Not good having to clean congealed egg from a wound!

I'm allergic to eggs, so it would be a definate no no for me!

 

[Dave Davenport]

I wish I'd had a helmet on my arse when I came off a couple of weeks ago, it's still sore.

 

[siadwell]

Err! Foam has a memory so once it has compressed it will return to its original size.

Source please.

 

[Alun]

Memory foam has a memory, but helmets are not made of memory foam, sorry what was the question again?

 

[screenman]

I thought somebody would ask that, try it pick up a piece of polystyrene squeeze and release, in time you will see it goes back to its original shape. Much the same as PVB does.

 

[4F]

My memory is inside my head and it says don't go jumping off things on your bike as if you come off it will hurt whether you are wearing a helmet, eggshells or a watermelon

 

[Francesca]

Fran, is that the best that you had to contribute?

yup.of course

 

[screenman]

 

[Boris Bajic]

Oh, good. I'm just worried some people are now going to start wearing eggs as an alternative to helmets. How could I suggest such a thing!

You may be right. There are some pretty hard boiled opinions on this topic - it won't be over easy to change people's minds.

Some of the thinking seems pretty scrambled, although some contributors appear to have poached their views from whichever post they read last.

Nonetheless, I'm not sure you can entirely scotch eggs as a protective garment. They may have some functional benefit.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Nonetheless, I'm not sure you can entirely scotch eggs as a protective garment. They may have some functional benefit.

Actually scotch eggs would be quite good I should think, that sausage mix must be similar in texture, and taste, to memory foam.