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Old 10-14-2014, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by captainofiron View Post
I think they might be saying that instead of allowing a patch of the surface area of the helmet to take the impact (and flex accordingly), the gopro might have concentrated the load into a smaller patch or point, and caused higher stress on the helmet therefore causing it to crack
Quite possible as well. I honestly haven't looked into the situation at all. I just can easily see how getting in any accident with a camera mounted to a helmet can cause serious, unexpected injuries.

As for the topic at hand, my oil stuff is getting killed! The time to buy again is soon IMO. Weeeeeeeee fun times.
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