It occurs to me that a rapidly-inflatable coat collar with an accelerometer and gyroscope ought to be able to detect a condition in which one has become inadvertently horizontally oriented in midair and deploy to prevent one from smacking the back of one's head on ice and/or experiencing whiplash from a collar which is almost but not quite padded enough. That is all.

Does anyone have any tylenaofbsgaifvejakfbeholruav?
-- 21 Quest, Dec 30 2013

Hovding http://www.hovding.com/en/how_it_works/
[JesusHChrist, Dec 30 2013]

// Does anyone have any tylenaofbsgaifvejakfbeholruav? //

I do not, but try smacking your big toe with a drilling hammer four or five times. It does wonders to relieve headache pain.

And Frabba be with you.
-- Alterother, Dec 30 2013


Hmm, not a scarf idea.
-- swimswim, Dec 30 2013


That hövding link is pretty neat. I think I've seen it before on the HB. I wonder if the crash sensing algorithm would allow it to work while walking.
-- 21 Quest, Dec 30 2013


so what happens when you sneeze ?

Might I suggest a manual switch as well, for dislodging people that fall asleep on you on the bus.
-- FlyingToaster, Dec 30 2013


//and Frabba be with you// Forward Rate Agreement on British Bankers' Association ?
-- FlyingToaster, Dec 30 2013


Short for Goozfrabba, Holy Church of.
-- Alterother, Dec 30 2013


Winter is cold enough to wear helmets and obviously there is some reasonable fear of head injury so why not winter helmets? A big soft warm padded helmet wouldn't be so bad, it would look no more cumbersome than a hood.
-- rcarty, Dec 30 2013


Gooooozfrabba to you, Brother Alterother.
-- 21 Quest, Dec 30 2013


[+] I like this. Considering how much technology we have these days that could possibly solve the "falling to death problem", Im surprised this isnt a very active area of research and engineering.
-- leinypoo13, Jan 01 2014



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