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The simplest forms of safety for Skyboards are those that are built into the boards themselves. They can range from a simple cord to inbuilt sensors that tell when a rider has fallen. | The simplest forms of safety for Skyboards are those that are built into the boards themselves. They can range from a simple cord to inbuilt sensors that tell when a rider has fallen. | ||
- | * **Safety Cords:** Safety cords are short bits of cord that are looped around the user' | + | |
- | * **High-friction pads:** Many Skyboards have high-friction surfaces on top. These can be as simple as sand grit embedded on paper and glued to the top of the board, all the way to specially made pads that use Lorentz Forces((http:// | + | * High-friction pads:** Many Skyboards have high-friction surfaces on top. These can be as simple as sand grit embedded on paper and glued to the top of the board, all the way to specially made pads that use Lorentz Forces((http:// |
- | * **Safety Protocols: | + | * Safety Protocols: |
==== External Safety ==== | ==== External Safety ==== | ||
Not only do the boards themselves have safety features, but many Skyboarders prefer wearing safety gear over getting injuries. Safety gear can be as simple as foam padding, and as sophisticated as GE liftpads worn on the body. | Not only do the boards themselves have safety features, but many Skyboarders prefer wearing safety gear over getting injuries. Safety gear can be as simple as foam padding, and as sophisticated as GE liftpads worn on the body. | ||
- | * **Helmets:** the most basic form of safety gear is the Helmet. Helmets vary from cheap plastic domes with foam inserts and straps to hold it in place, to metal helmets with full face masks and advanced cushioning materials. Most however use [[faction: | + | |
- | * **Padding:** Chest, knee, elbow, shin, and wrist padding provide mild safety against injury during a crash and are relatively inexpensive and easy to obtain. these are sometimes one-time use, and must be replaced after an accident, but can be made quite durable and long-lasting. | + | * Padding:** Chest, knee, elbow, shin, and wrist padding provide mild safety against injury during a crash and are relatively inexpensive and easy to obtain. these are sometimes one-time use, and must be replaced after an accident, but can be made quite durable and long-lasting. |
- | * **GE Suits:** for the wealthy rider, Grav-electric suits are available. These suits work in one of two ways, depending on the model. The first way is, when in proximity of a solid object while moving above a certain velocity, they will repulse it, causing the rider to bounce in the opposite direction gently, instead of hitting it. The second method is simply giving the rider themselves lift when they fall, slowing descents and keeping them from injury. | + | * GE Suits:** for the wealthy rider, Grav-electric suits are available. These suits work in one of two ways, depending on the model. The first way is, when in proximity of a solid object while moving above a certain velocity, they will repulse it, causing the rider to bounce in the opposite direction gently, instead of hitting it. The second method is simply giving the rider themselves lift when they fall, slowing descents and keeping them from injury. |
- | * **Parachutes: | + | * Parachutes: |