The moped cone - a smart but forgotten invention.

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Monday, May 04, 2009

By Smart Stuff

In today's paper edition of Dagens Nyheter (Sweden's biggest daily) they mention an invention that we've almost forgotten about. An invention that in spite of it's simple brilliance and usability (the Swedish Army had tons of these for their motorcycle messagers in the day) has been overrun by newer technology - like the motorcycle helmet with covering visor. The moped cone over time infiltrated into civilian life, and although it was mocked and ridiculed it was pretty smart in it's simplicity. When riding a moped or motorcycle in the winter, and as long as you kept a reasonable speed, the cone helped form a cushion of warm air in front of your face, preventing the cold winter air from entering and deep-freezing your face. This surely saved a lot of noses from frostbite. In the summer the cone would prevent raindrops or insects from hitting your face, but as far as we can remember they were mostly used in the winter. Picture scanned from Dagens Nyheter.

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