You might have noticed an eye-catching bike helmet making the internet rounds recently. It looks like brown plastic hair sized up from a toy figurine to fit a full-size human head. At first glance, you probably thought it was modeled on the hair worn by Lego minifigs. The truth behind the prototype concept helmet is that it's designed to mimic Playmobil hair. Playmobil is a classic childhood toy series still in production today. Playmobil figures are taller than Lego minifigs and the toys are less about building and more about straight-up pretend play. The bike helmet, which was brought to our attention by Bored Panda, was originally created in 2015 as a collaboration between marketing agency DDB and design firm MOEF. The purpose of the project was to find a way to make helmets more appealing for kids. The creators took 3D scans of a Playmobil hair piece, scaled it up, printed it out and painted it brown. Padding and a chin strap finish out the design. The helmet is a one-off and is not available to buy.
Simon Higby, one of the helmet's creators, tweeted to both Lego and Playmobil on Monday asking which company would be the first to produce a real helmet based on the idea.The design is a lot of fun, but there may be some questions about the raised parts of the faux hair catching on pavement or other surfaces in case of an accident. If the helmet ever passes safety tests and goes into production, then our streets may one day be filled with biking Playmobil clones. The helmet was made with kids in mind, but there are plenty of adults who would like to wear one. Say hi to Snapchat and Specs, your secret AR 'gateway drug'WANT (Picture: Simon Higby) Giving a new meaning to the idea of helmet hair, we bring you the Playmobil hair bicycle helmet. You suddenly really want to ride a bike to work, don’t you? The picture of the helmet was shared on Imgur this weekend by user and everyone was in agreement – it’s awesome. People wanted to know if it came in different shades and styles.
There were quite a few requests for The Trump. But, mostly, people just wanted to know who they should give all their money to. Sadly, however, the helmet has turned out to be only a prototype at this stage. It was the brainchild of two DDB colleagues – Simon Higby from the Stockholm office and Clara Prior from Copenhagen – and formed part of their MBA thesis. To get more kids to wear bike helmets voluntarily, they came up with the novel idea of designing a helmet children would actually want to wear. They enlisted Danish design company MOEF to make a model for them last year. They took the head off one of their Playmobil figures, put it through a 3D scanner, played with the dimensions, did some colour-matching and, after all that, they had themselves a perfect plastic replica of Troy Bolton’s hair in High School Musical. Or Justin Bieber circa 2007. But, sadly, Simon and Clara didn’t get further than a prototype. Asked if they were tempted to get someone to produce them, following the reaction online, Simon told Metro.co.uk: ‘I would love to do that.
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According to a study conducted by the CDC in 2003, only 48 percent of children from 5 to 14 years old wear their bicycle helmets when riding. In 2010, more than 250,000 children and adolescents under the age of 20 suffered bicycle-related accidents. Nearly 30,000 of those accidents are traumatic brain injuries that are treated in the emergency room.You can see why Prior and Higby partnered with MOEF to create the prototype for this creative helmet, one we hope children want to put on.Source:bored panda via MOEF See the Majestic Andes Mountains in One Stunning Bike Trip 8 Things to Know Before You Hike the Appalachian Trail The Best Lights for Illuminating Your Campsite The California Rains Have Ruined America's Favorite Road Trip Yosemite's 'Firefall' Phenomenon Lights Up the Cliffs of El Capitan A New Dead Sea Scrolls Cave Has Been Discovered Let a Daredevil Talk You Through His Craziest Stunt Yet This River Makes a Rare Kind of Ice That Looks Like Diamonds