The cone-head helmet has hit store shelves in the United States and Europe.

The helmet, invented by Brisbane, Australia, physicist Don Morgan, uses cones of energy-absorbing material to better disperse the shock of impact.

CMG ran a story about the cone-head helmet back in 2007. Back then, Morgan didn't know if he'd be able to find acceptance for his idea. Now, he has — and it's on store shelves in the U.S. and Europe, and has won awards at Munich's ISPO show and Indianapolis's dealer show.

The helmet is for motocross and dirt-bike riders and is sold under the Kali Protectives brand.

See www.coneheadhelmets.com.au for more.

Wouldn't those pointy things tend to catch on stuff if your head hit the ground? Posted by RyYYZ 2010-03-11 21:08 it's ok, they're underneath the outer shell. Posted by hipsabad 2010-03-12 16:11 It would be quite stylish without the outer shell. Posted by Irv 2010-03-14 20:39 It would be sweet without the outer shell. Slight differences in the cones would allow the production of high-speed whistling musical chords as one changed the angle of one's head Posted by hipsabad 2010-03-14 23:20 Can you get it with a translucent shell? Now that would look cool... Posted by JP 2010-03-16 09:37