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Ribcap, The Shock-Absorbing Snoopy Hat

The Ribcap Hendrix, a woolen Snoopy-style beanie packed with sewn-in shock absorbers, is designed for skiers but is clearly of great use to aviators, headbutters and the cold-eared. It’s here because it looks cool and has technology in it, of course, but let’s get into the marketing nonsense anyway. This stuff is fantastic: "The impact […]

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The Ribcap Hendrix, a woolen Snoopy-style beanie packed with sewn-in shock absorbers, is designed for skiers but is clearly of great use to aviators, headbutters and the cold-eared.

It's here because it looks cool and has technology in it, of course, but let's get into the marketing nonsense anyway. This stuff is fantastic:

"The impact of energy rich electrons includes a rearrangement and creation of additional molecular cross-links within the Structure™
foam, this results in a transition of the foam from a flexible into a semi-rigid or even rigid state."

He saying that it's made of polyurethane. $120 and it's yours.

Product Page [Ribcap via Coolest Gadgets]