Also the development of more and more advanced padding and protective gear it has in fact gotten worse, back when people were wearing leather helmets and were like 150 lbs lighter for a line man there wasn't so much constant smashing together of heads. While the fancy new helmets might protect from superficial immediate head injuries it does nothing to stop your brain from sloshing around and banging against the inside of your skull. The impacts and the overall kinetic energy in the sport has increased exponentially over the last several decades.
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Also the development of more and more advanced padding and protective gear it has in fact gotten worse, back when people were wearing leather helmets and were like 150 lbs lighter for a line man there wasn't so much constant smashing together of heads. While the fancy new helmets might protect from superficial immediate head injuries it does nothing to stop your brain from sloshing around and banging against the inside of your skull. The impacts and the overall kinetic energy in the sport has increased exponentially over the last several decades.
same with bareknuckle boxing vs what became of gloves.
and cars driving closer to cyclists wearing helmets, but the solution to that particular paradox of safety is infrastructure.
Why calling it football when you could more accurately call it armored rugby.
The Chinese call it Hand Egg, which is much more accurate than football.
For real? I thought it was a joke.
I first heard it from a Chinese kid I worked with. They also called Kobe Bryant "Peter Pan" which doesn't really make sense to me, but it is funny.
He really doesn't age anymore :bawllin-sad:
There was a big scandal a few years back because the armed forces were paying the teams for the privilege of promoting their propaganda.
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/verify-military-nfl-acts-of-patriotism-kneeling-national-anthem/65-730024a0-3286-4d28-afe8-996606547da7#:~:text=VERIFY%3A%20Military%20no%20longer%20pays,year%20before%20the%20Kaepernick%20protest
They stopped? Didn't know that
I think they still do it, they just aren't allowed to pay the teams.