Because a lot of hair will soften the impact somewhat. That's why professional boxers and MMA guys should have big beards. And soccer players should grow really long dreadlocks woven into a basket so they can just catch a ball on their head and run it into the goal.
Plastic Man is not super smart, but you don't have to be when you have an abacus am I right?
Boilerplate:
The Real Superheroines of Hive Valley is a webcomic about a reality television show following the lives of seven public domain superheroines that all live together in the same mansion in the elite community of Hive Valley.
You can read the series from the beginning ---> HERE.
Created in Clip Studio Paint Pro on my mobile art studio which is a Microsoft Surface Pro 7+. Here is the time lapse video:
https://rumble.com/v4z73on-the-cat-and-the-hound-16.html?mref=18dagn&mc=d3obe