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SCIENCE OF DOMINATION

The graph below contains football helmet temperature data gathered at an NCAA BCS
college practice in Texas during August. The graph clearly shows that temperatures of
multiple pads significantly exceeded ambient temperatures and, in some cases, reached
as high or higher than 123°F (the maximum reading that the sensors would provide).
Additional helmets experienced similar temperature trends to those shown on the graph,
but the graph is simplified for presentation purposes.

HELMET PAD TEMPERATURES

Ambient Temperature

Recorded at an NCAA BCS College Practice in Texas - August 25, 2011
Helmet 2 Front Pad
125
Helmet 1 Front Pad
Helmet 3 Crown Pad
120 Helmet 2 Crown Pad
Helmet 3 Right Pad
115
Temperature ( F) Hot Heads Technologies, Inc.
0 *Data gathered by third party:
Temperature sensors recorded actual
temperatures, but could only sense a
110
maximum temperature of 123 (°F), as
reflected above. Temperature sensors
were embedded inside the padding
of multiple helmets. All helmets
105 shown in the graph (left) were black.
Additional black and white helmets
were tested, but were left out of the
graph for clarity. The sensors in the
white helmets recorded temperatures
100
4:00 4:05 4:00 4:15 4:20 4:25 430 4:35 4:40 4:45 4:50 4:55 5:00 that ranged approximately from
ambient to 110 (°F). All data from this
Time (4:00-5:00pm) study was provided to NOCSAE.
NO HELMET IS CONCUSSION PROOF. The information shown above is not an indication of the ability of the helmets to reduce or prevent concussions. There are too many variables that cause concussions for a football helmet to ad-
dress them all. Helmets can manage force and impact by attenuating it. The above data at different temperatures provides some insight into the helmets’ ability to absorb and attenuate impact at different temperatures. As tempera-
tures inside the helmet vary over a wide range, the performance of Schutt TPU Cushioning remains more consistent when compared to the performance of foam padding and other cushioning systems, as demonstrated above.

We design our helmets to perform well over a wide range of temperatures. To research the
temperatures experienced inside helmet padding, Hotheads Technology, Inc. of Dallas, Texas
gathered temperature data by installing sensors inside the pad systems of multiple football
helmets and recorded the real-time temperatures of the pads during on-field play.

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