Great story LBTC! Those moments when you're *about* to hit the dirt, when time slows down, are so oddly invigorating. Very clear, deliberate thinking takes place in those moments, I've found.
My brother's life was saved by a helmet. He fell during the US Extreme Skiing comps, slid out of control, slammed into a tree, frontal skull fractureWITH THE HELMET ON
!!!! He's been on a few TV shows since, talking about it. This was the incident that finally convinced my seat-belt-eschewing, bare-headed-endo'ing dad to buy and wear a helmet.



WITH THE HELMET ON
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