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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
Helmets help prevent concussions like seatbelts help prevent whiplash. They don't. Helmets like seatbelts can help you a great deal, but they can't do everything.
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I'd say a helmet is more like the body of the car. The shell of the helmet acts like the windshield, deflecting and dispersing impacts. The padding inside the helmet acts like the crumple zones in a car, they absorb impacts to reduce the forces experienced by the occupant/your brain.
Maybe the NHL should be looking into increasing the amount of padding inside of helmets.