Counterfeit helmets on Capital Hill

[dbnm]

From the NM Congressman Ben Ray Lujan

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9U1pjcj3FB/

[Blue Jays]

High likelihood of a twisted/broken ankle doing stuff like that...

[Mike V]

That's not good!

[Davist]

uh, helmets are supposed to absorb impact by breaking, no? this doesn't seem like a "real" test of anything, but of course, I'm not for counterfeit goods (or against showmanship to prove a point)

[oldpotatoe]

From the NM Congressman Ben Ray Lujan

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9U1pjcj3FB/

How about a review of the video for us luddites who can't spell 'instagram'(or facebook, for that matter, or twitter or....):)

[palincss]

How about a review of the video for us luddites who can't spell 'instagram'(or facebook, for that matter, or twitter or....):)

Or you could just click the link and watch... :banana:

[oldpotatoe]

Or you could just click the link and watch... :banana:

I tried-yo- and it doesn't start of do anything...:eek:

[pbarry]

After someone who appears to be a witness in a hearing(?) asks him to do so, the Congressman places a "counterfeit" helmet on the floor in the hearing room and jumps on it. The helmet collapses.

[oldpotatoe]

After someone who appears to be a witness in a hearing(?) asks him to do so, the Congressman places a "counterfeit" helmet on the floor in the hearing room and jumps on it. The helmet collapses.

Hmm..bet a Giro would do the same thing..I guess 'congress' has other things to do these days...Not sure how important counterfeit helmets are, in the grand scheme of things'...:eek:

Thanks Patrick..

[DCilliams]

Hmm..bet a Giro would do the same thing..I guess 'congress' has other things to do these days...Not sure how important counterfeit helmets are, in the grand scheme of things'...:eek:

Thanks Patrick..

I live in DC. Every time I jog around the Capitol Building I chuckle at the dichotomy of such a magnificent building containing so many puffed up clowns. Tis politics, I suppose.

[Blue Jays]

Based on that still photo, my original sentiment at top of this page holds true! :banana:

[HenryA]

This explains the high level of brain damaged behavior in DC.

[Rpoole8537]

I live in DC. Every time I jog around the Capitol Building I chuckle at the dichotomy of such a magnificent building containing so many puffed up clowns. Tis politics, I suppose.

It's a place for men without courage, brains and heart. Just like the Wizard of Oz!

[bart998]

I doubt any modern bike helmet would survive that... They are not designed to work that way and would have to have a full hard shell to support his weight. But I bet the floor under the helmet didn't feel much.

[Waldo62]

Fake POCs on Facebook for under $40...

[Dude]

I can get more details around this, this was actually from a while ago (or at least he did a similar demo a while ago) but something along the lines of secrets stolen from manufacturers (in this case specialized) can lead to dead people because the counterfeit helmet doesn't actually work. I believe he demonstrates how the correct helmet should work. If you have ever jumped on a new helmet, sure they'll crack but they won't flatten out like that one.

[deechee]

Granted, I'm not as big as the guy in the video, but I've done this to an older Atmos, and believe me, it took a lot of jumping to get it to even crack. Even then, it never crumpled. The structure stayed relatively intact.

[Dude]

This is the one i've seen. Similar demo and pitch to...whoever these people are. World Intellectual Property Day. Extremely boring, unless your kid is riding around in a counterfeit helmet.

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/world-intellectual-property-day-2019-the-role-of-intellectual-property-in-sports-and-public-safety

[oldpotatoe]

Fake POCs on Facebook for under $40...

Something fake on facebook?? Shocked!!!
Despite escalating pressure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Facebook reaffirmed its freewheeling policy on political ads Thursday, saying it won’t ban them, won’t fact-check them and won’t limit how they can be targeted to specific groups of people.

https://apnews.com/90e5e81f501346f8779cb2f8b8880d9c