| Dale Earnhardt’s Helmet | |
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Origin |
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. |
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Type |
Racing Helmet |
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Effects |
Recreates the thrill of driving a racecar |
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Downsides |
Recreates Earnhardt’s injuries |
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Activation |
Wearing |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
676141-9407 |
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Shelf |
746635-6510-577 |
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Date of Collection |
June 19, 2003 |
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Origin[]
Dale Earnardt Sr. was an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR. The third child of racing driver Ralph Earnhardt and first of two to Martha Coleman, he began his career in 1975 in the World 600 as part of the Winston Cup Series. Competitors and fans held Earnhardt in higher esteem, as his aggressiveness on the track won him 76 Winston Cups over the course of his career. During the 2001 Daytona 500, Earnardt’s car had a serious collision with another driver on the final lap, causing him to immediately die from his traumatic injuries.
Effects[]
This is the helmet worn by famous NASCAR racer Dale Earnheart, Sr the day of this death during the 2001 Daytona 500. When worn, the helmet lets the user experience the adrenaline rush that comes from driving a stock car. But when worn for a period of time, the user will receive Dale's injuries, including the one that resulted in his death: blunt force trauma to the head, a fatal basilar skull fracture (which is what killed him), eight broken left ribs, a broken left ankle, a sternal fracture (possibly from attempted CPR), and abrasions in the clavicle and hip areas.