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Bike Helmets Crushed: Hydraulic Press Smashes Cycling, Moto, and Medieval Lids

Written by Nate Mitka
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While by no means scientific, it sure is fun to watch bike helmets crush beneath the pressure of a massive hydraulic press. Watch this YouTuber smash bike helmets and work his way to armored steel helmets.

Hydraulic Press rose to YouTube fame with his cathartic and fascinating hydraulic press videos. To reiterate the non-scientific nature of this video, the maker does not prove which helmet is the strongest, as suggested by the video’s title.

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Nate Mitka performed hundreds of reviews for GearJunkie before he decided to make the product he was reviewing, instead of reviewing it. After a number of years on the product team for one of the largest outdoor brands, Nate is back doing what he loves: telling stories by means of splitboarding, climbing cracks, trail running, gardening, attempting to surf, and cooking around the campfire. You’ll find him scarfing down the best pizza in Denver (2x blind taste test champion) after his high- and low-octane pursuits in the mountains.

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