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Dark Helmet?

posted 5 months ago by tonyismad (449)
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Why did the guy relaying communications have such a big helmet?

[–] JSCC (170) 5 months ago

It is a tribute to Spaceballs (1987).

[–] tonyismad (449) 5 months ago

LOL
Sure as hell looks like it...

[–] olioz (3673) 5 months ago

I wondered that too when I first saw the movie. From Wikipedia:

In 1942, the US Navy decided to commission a special helmet for sailors posted on decks and tasked with transmitting orders by sound-powered telephone. The new helmet was to protect "exposed deck personnel" and accommodate a telephone headset; furthermore, it had to be usable while wearing a gas mask and binoculars.

The helmet was made of non-magnetic Hadefield manganese steel. Designated "USN MK-2", was at the time the largest helmet ever used in US service.

[–] tonyismad (449) 5 months ago

Very cool. Thanks!

[–] PinbackWiggly (413) 3 months ago

Well obviously, it's because they've gone to plaid.