On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:55:02 -0000, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No, wearing a helmet is a way to avoid paranoia. Anything that makes you > feel safer, actually increases your real world risks. Any competent > survival instructor will tell you the safest thing to do in a real > survival situation is to be alone, unarmed, and naked. He's obviously never met a hungry polar bear. John > Adam Maas wrote: >> frank theriault wrote: >>> On 11/1/06, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> If you get hit by a car doing 30mph a bicycle helmet is not likely to >>>> help you at all. Paranoia is far better protection. Thet are out to >>>> get >>>> you, don't let them. >>> >>> Absolutely wrong on both counts, IMHO. >>> >>> If a car hits you doing 50kmh, the direct hit will likely be on the >>> lower body. The head will then either whip down hit the hood or >>> bodywork, or hit the pavement after flying over the car. In either >>> case, a helmet will likely be of great assistance. >>> >>> As for paranoia, why is that mutually exclusive with wearing a helmet? >>> Can't one be paranoid ~and~ wear a helmet? Surely that's the best of >>> both worlds? >>> >>> I, for one, have much paranoia to go around... <g> >>> >>> cheers, >>> frank >> >> Wearing a helmet IS paranoia. >> >> -Adam >> Who wears a helmet. >> >> > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
