A welding helmet is a safety device used to protect yourself while welding; however, there are definitely many other uses for a welding helmet. A welding helmet is very practical and should be found in every home. Here are just a few of the ways you might need a welding helmet:

1. You can’t find your bike helmet.

2. You lost your Darth Vader mask the day a Star Wars movie opened. A welding helmet is a good substitute; however, you will have to imitate Darth Vader’s breathing noises yourself.

3. You don’t know science very well, but you think it would be cool to make your own fireworks.

4. You are afraid of identity theft.

5. You wear a welder’s helmet hoping to attract women, making it clear that you’re manly and can fix things.

6. You want to recreate the opening credits of The Simpsons and you’re playing Homer at the nuclear power plant (in this case, you’ll also need a glow stick).

7. You think cartoons are real and there’s a chance an anvil might fall from the sky.

8. If people looking at you turn to stone, you might want to wear a welder’s helmet.

9. She wants to give her children a punishment they won’t forget, and she decides to have them wear a welder’s helmet to school for a week.

10. If you’re afraid the sun will give you wrinkles or skin cancer, you could wear a welding helmet to protect yourself from the sun’s harmful rays.

11. You have awful bad breath and/or forgot to put on your makeup.

12. You can’t find your sunglasses.

13. You are someone who always wants to be trendy and believes that welding helmets could be the new thing.

14. You’re sick of family members pinching your cheeks at family gatherings.

15. You’re a celebrity and you don’t want paparazzi taking pictures of you.

16. You’re sick of shallow people falling for you because of your looks and want people to like you for your witty humor.

Wearing a welding helmet would definitely be one way to see if that special someone likes you because of your personality.

17. You think the end of the world is near and somehow a welding helmet will save you.

18. You want people to think you’re weird, have learning disabilities, or are half man and half machine.

19. You want to make your own version of Phantom of the Opera called Phantom of the Tool Shed.

20. You think your partner in your science lab class is secretly out to destroy you.

21. You had an extremely bad haircut.

22. You think you’re like Cyclops from X-Men and have uncontrollable optical blasts in your eyes.

23. You want to save little children. (Carrying a torch and laughing will also help you with this goal.)

24. You will never want to have a boyfriend/girlfriend.

25. And I guess you might want a welding helmet if you think you might be welding something soon.

These are just a few of the reasons why it’s probably a good idea for you to wear a welding helmet. After getting your own welding helmet, I’m sure you’ll find this list very limited and you’ll find thousands of other uses for it.