How do helmets protect you?

Question

So your head didn’t hit the stone of the road, I guess that helps.

But, you still hit your head on *something,* essentially. The inside of your helmet.

All that force is still in there, right?

In: Physics

Answer 1

Force is based on the time deceleration takes. If the energy going into destroying the helm in won’t go into destroying your skull. It will slow down how fast your head stops moving.