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What I hate about this, is that every time it comes up, nobody ever really goes into details of why. What is no longer safe? What breaks down? Or is it updated standards? Just fucking get into the reasons so people can make rational choices, instead of just saying “trust me bro.”

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7 points

You mean like this?

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That doesn’t explain anything.

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UV light damages the plastics that the helmet is made of. Impacts, even small impacts, compress the foam. Temperature fluctuations burst the bubbles in the foam and cause stress which weakens the plastic.

The paragraph explains why even if it doesn’t explain how.

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The foam breaks down over time or after an impact. It’s your brain kid, protect it.

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