• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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    Is it because the strength of the arch is diminished by the crease? Or because it could channel a falling sharp object into rather than away from one’s skull?

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      That was my first thought. The only way this could be somewhat safe is if the hat aesthetic was a flimsy facade and would crumple at the slightest pressure, and underneath the facade was an actual hard hat.