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[–] 82 points 3 weeks ago (14 children)

The shape of a helmet is important for how it handles shocks and impacts. I doubt this thing is as protective as a similarly heavy helmet with a plain old bowl shape.

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  • [–] 34 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I'm no safety engineer... but wouldn't the contoured top take some glancing blows, and rather than deflecting off the side of the head, convert then into direct hits on top of the head?

    Like, isn't this basically a concussion scoop?

    Wouldn't the stiff wide brim convert hits that previously would have missed your head into neck tortion or compression?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    The brim could cause an issue. Imagine two items falling in rapid succession. With a bowl helmet the first one glances off, second one hits and you’re protected.

    Now with the cowboy hat, first one hits the brim and flips the hat off your head. Second one…. Yeah, that’s gonna suck.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Yep. Firefighting helmets have a strap for that reason.

    I think that it'd be way better to loosely attach a thin, lightweight, cardboard or thin plastic brim to a 'real' hardhat than use one of the faux cowboy hats.

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  • [+] 0 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)
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  • [–] 37 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    Looking at the inside picture you can see the inside contours of the Stetson top, I think we're looking at a straight up hat shaped helmet.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Dude, they are OSHA compliant https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=cowboy+had+hard+hat

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I think the entire thing is plastic. The photos show how shiny the rim is

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    As someone who does have one at work, they are all plastic and Fully ANSI rated. I don't wear it, mostly because it's ridiculously impractical for tight quarters, but also the opening for your head is a fixed size, and my head is just a little too big, so it doesn't really fit me that well. Still, it's funny to whip out on occassion

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