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| I know someone with permanent grooves in their helmet caused by a head-boundary pole collision, but both the pole (and boarder) were fine afterwards. | |
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Does the person you know still use that helmet? Once the helmet has done its job, it is time for a new one. Once it has absorbed one shock, it is unable to do it again, so it becomes less effective. This is not necessarily visible.