Originally Posted by
AnthonyG
Firstly I wear a Catlike Kompact helmet which gets the "kompact" name because it uses higher density foam than other cycle helmets which isn't as thick, hence compact. The Whisper helmet apears to be the same and this is a feature that makes Catlike helmets stronger.
I thought helmets with higher volume of lower-density foam are better at reducing impact forces. The deceleration of your head would be more gradual, the brain less likely to bruise.