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Why do you have to wear a helmet when you’re skateboarding?

  • Written by Christian Franck, Bjorn Borgen Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageHelmets are essential gear when skateboarding.Daniel Milchev/The Image Bank via Getty Images

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Why do you have to wear a helmet when you’re skateboarding? – Artie, age 13, Queens, New...

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