On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 10:37:04 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Joy, that helmet was almost worthless after the first time it hit the ground.

The Bell Biker I was wearing for the first crash was worthless
*before* it hit the ground. Did you know that there were molded-in
rocks at every ventilation hole of the first helmet to hit the market?

Of course, they would have mattered only if you somehow got hit on
*top* of your head.

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