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Hedgehog Spines Hold the Secret to Preventing Concussions | Inverse
'As a hedgehog falls toward the ground, it keeps itself safe by rolling into a ball to surround itself with “spines” that absorb the impact. (Hedgehog spines are colloquially referred to as “quills,” which is the official term for what porcupines have. '
'That’s just part of how the helmet layer emulates an actual hedgehog. “The other part has to do with layout: the hedgehog has about 7,000 spines. '
'If you ever find yourself watching hedgehog go about its day, you’ll notice that they tend to fall out of trees — a lot. '
'Hedgemon wants to add a rotational component to helmets to fix this, and to improve general impact absorbency and multi-hit durability. '
'That’s not just strength in numbers, but the spines also overlap and interact with each other,” he adds. '
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'As a hedgehog falls toward the ground, it keeps itself safe by rolling into a ball to surround itself with “spines” that absorb the impact. (Hedgehog spines are colloquially referred to as “quills,” which is the official term for what porcupines have. '
'That’s just part of how the helmet layer emulates an actual hedgehog. “The other part has to do with layout: the hedgehog has about 7,000 spines. '
'If you ever find yourself watching hedgehog go about its day, you’ll notice that they tend to fall out of trees — a lot. '
'Hedgemon wants to add a rotational component to helmets to fix this, and to improve general impact absorbency and multi-hit durability. '
'That’s not just strength in numbers, but the spines also overlap and interact with each other,” he adds. '
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