[Moderator's Note: Content unaltered. Excessive quoting (i.e. headers/footers/sig lines/extraneous text from previous posts, etc.) have been removed.] Wet sand is not all that soft. The compression area on the skull may be wider than pavement but it is far less than a helmet covered head which spreads the compression over a much greater area. Neck injuries are the same. Head hits (no matter what the area of compression) then the neck/back absorbs shock. I know of no studies regarding the resistance of hair or bald skull compaired to smooth helmets when dragged under water over sand (volunteers are hard to find), but I suspect helmets slide at least as easily over any surface. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Volin" <bobvolin_at_optonline.net> > I second Steve's observation that sand can hurt. I'd much rather have my > helmet scraping against sand than have sand enlarging my bald spot. > Besides, even if nature intends a beach to be completely sandy, you never > know what man-made object, such as a glass bottle, might fall off a boat or > get washed into the surf from the beach. > > And helmets make you look cool. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Apr 04 2003 - 10:47:02 PST
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