d3o and zorbium in hockey equipment

[cause4alarm 7]

Anybody know why we haven't seen any hockey gear made with d3o yet?

What about Zorbium for that matter? Would Zorbium work well in equipment other than helmets?

[mm705 0]

i dont mean to sound stupid, but at the risk of being the village idiot...could you enlighten me and the others who dont know what these products are as to their use and makeup etc.?

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

Zorbium was going to be the core of the Hefter helmet. Found out that it just won't work in a hockey setting.

Justin posted about Mission's experience w/ d3o and same thing.

[furlanitalia 1]

ive also thought about d3o, but its not a widely recognizeable product. In fact its bairly available as it is. Id give it a couple years.

[cause4alarm 7]

Zorbium was going to be the core of the Hefter helmet. Found out that it just won't work in a hockey setting.

Justin posted about Mission's experience w/ d3o and same thing.

Do you have any more details about why zorbium wasn't appropriate for hockey?

Also, any suggestions on how to find Justin's posts? "D3O" isn't very search-friendly.

i dont mean to sound stupid, but at the risk of being the village idiot...could you enlighten me and the others who dont know what these products are as to their use and makeup etc.?

In addition to what JR said, zorbium is some sort of wonder-foam that's being applied in military helmets. I can't remember off the top of my head what the interesting properties are, but you can try googling 'zorbium' or 'team wendy'. Edit: zorbium can sustain multiple impacts (a property EPP, expanded polypropylene, lacks), I think.

D3O is a 'smart' flexible foam that hardens upon impact and then returns back to its flexible state. It's being used in slalom skier suits, snowboarder beanies, soccer goalie gloves.

[Wolfpack_1986 154]

ibelieve i read zorbium sucks up water like a sponge. you try skating around with a wet sponge on your head