Lifebag is better late than never for keeping your head intact

October 26th, 2007 by James in Sport

Lifebag is better late than never for keeping your head intact
The idea behind it is pretty cool if you’re an extreme winter athlete. A wearable airbag that inflates around your head upon impact. This is the LIFEBAG. It wears like a backpack, and was actually invented to protect wayward skiers who find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time staring down an avalanche. With danger imminent, the user can manually trigger airbag deployment by pulling a handle. Then, the 150 liter can inflates the airbags to provide your head with absolute safety.

Which is great if you see the danger coming. Because while the lifebag represents some serious forward thinking on personal safety for athletes, it takes a full 3 seconds to inflate. Count it for yourself. One thousand one. One thousand two. One thousand three. That’s a pretty long time. And by then, what’s happened has happened and the damage is done. Still, better to have it than not, I figure. What the LifeBag needs is an automatic deployment option that inflates the airbag instantly. But the explosive requirements would probably do more damage than whatever is threatening the skier.

And while the Lifebag should not be a substitute for a good helmet, it may indeed provide the necessary protection against whiplash injuries should the wearer see the danger coming.

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3 Comments on “Lifebag is better late than never for keeping your head intact”

next gen gadget blog » avalanche airbag looks stupid, saves lives Says:

October 27th, 2007 at 10:58 am

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October 27th, 2007 at 5:40 pm

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October 30th, 2007 at 2:37 am

Life Bag - Avalanche Airbag

Life Bag, an airbag for avalanche designed for winter sport addicts, is triggered by pulling a handle. The 150 liter airbag will then inflate in only 3 seconds.

The « Life Bag » can easily be reused and refilled. Professionals and resellers have t…

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