Painless Knockout

[Kraydak]

Originally Posted by Crakkerjakk

Still, most of the helmets are made to stop projectiles, not help you vs. pressure waves. I'd heard the MICH was actually certified for impact resistance such that you could wear it on-base as a motorcycle helmet. That may just have been a rumor though.

Because it is interesting and because he was my graduate advisor, some studies:
http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~blackman/