Saturday. Turner’s Cross in Cork.
Patrick Lehane writes:
Garda cutbacks still in place
A faithful replica of Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo’s helmet, hand-sculpted with custom PCB electronics, Wifi, MIDI, motion and audio interaction, and 250 RGB LEDs.
It took master builders Love Props a year to create but they’ve released full build instructions so you can make your own.
Bless ’em.
Prefer Thomas Bangalter’s LED lid?
Related: Helm’s Beep
Neko Motorcycle Helmets by Russian based designer Nitrinos Motostudio. Fully customisable, with perforated ears that the manufacturer claims will not affect wind resistance up to 100km/h, the helmets are available for between €450 and €530 each.
Deadmau5 probably wouldn’t like them.
Artist Danae Stratou and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Monday
Meanwhile, in the Seanad:
Um.
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Do not come between a Nazgul and his lawn furniture.
Forged ‘in the fires of Barnsley, Middle England’ by Alex Dodson
In an attempt to quit his two-packs-a-day 26 year smoking habit, 42-year-old İbrahim Yücel from the western Turkish province of Kütahya has taken to wearing a helmet-like wire cage on his head, locked on two sides.
According to Hurriyet Daily News, İbrahim’s been wearing the thing since last Friday, and managed to make it through the weekend without smoking.
No word on how he’s done since.
The Predator 2 motorcycle helmet ($780) complete with dreadlock mullet and tri-laser (LED) ‘scope’.
Optional extras include tiny spearheads on the end of the dreads, and a ‘hyper real’ airbrush finish complete with scars and plasma burns.
Watch the promo video here. Then go paint your 1989 Yamaha Jog black.
A promo from Shark Helmets using a well known application of the principle of conservation of momentum to demonstrate the shock absorbing capabilities of their swanky lids.