Navigating Your Practice by Zichun Xu https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf Street sport protective gear design en-us 2021-10-24 16:10:45 UTC 2026-01-29 11:33:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Why don't skateboarders wear helmets? 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839519984 2021-10-24 16:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839519984 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839527213 A friend of mine died landing on the back of his head while skateboadrding.]]> 2021-10-24 16:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839527213 My thought 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839530197 1. It's not portable 
2. It looks stupid when wear a helmet.
3. No one else wears a helmet.
4. Usually not useful.]]> 2021-10-24 16:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839530197 Primary Research 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839537918 I interviewed some skateboarders in my city.
1.Not necessary on a normal road, maybe a helmet is needed in some difficult movements.
2.Wearing a helmet makes you feel uncomfortable and you will lose your balance.
3. It doesn't look silly when waering a helmet, a helmet does provides some protections.
4. Most of the skateboarders are teenagers.]]> 2021-10-24 16:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839537918 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839539902 I noticed that although skateboarders don't wear helmets, many of them wear caps.]]> 2021-10-24 16:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839539902 Collapsible helmet 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839548954 2021-10-24 16:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839548954 Inflatable Helmet 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839553469 2021-10-24 16:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839553469 Market Research 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839558135 Although there are many helmets in the market, but none of them are suitable for skateboarders. Neither of them are too heavy or big, or too expensive for teenagers.]]> 2021-10-24 16:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839558135 Secondary research 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839562101 Medical science believes that the most vulnorable place of the head is also impotant place is the brain stem.]]> 2021-10-24 16:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839562101 My thought 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839567083 1. Make a small object to protect the back head.
2. You can attach it to your ears or caps.]]> 2021-10-24 16:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839567083 Draft 1 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839570555 2021-10-24 16:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839570555 Draft 3 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839571511 2021-10-24 16:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839571511 Draft 2 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839571863 2021-10-24 16:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839571863 Material /Structure experiments 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839573649 There are more details in the blog]]> 2021-10-24 16:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839573649 Final model 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839574361 2021-10-24 16:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1839574361 Inspiration from body language 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1840192903 Get inspiration from Cyberpunk 2077. In the game people all have prosthetic bodies, I wonder if we will have a prosthetic brain in the future which could help us think and calculate. Then I made the smart helmet model using iron wires and corrugated cardboard. From this device, I want to explore the ethical relationship between humans and machines in the future. If various parts of my body have been replaced by non-living mechanical structures, even to the point of having an intelligent device that helps the brain think, will I still be “myself”, or will my sense of self still be as pure.]]> 2021-10-25 01:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1840192903 I wanted to make a helmet that was more realistic 100076951 https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1840197780 2021-10-25 01:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/100076951/67ufkwg8yb6iiqjf/wish/1840197780