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minus-square@givesomefuckslink2•5 months agoIs it better to have on a football helmet when making contact at those speed head to head? Absolutely. But without helmet, no one would do that because it fucking hurts. Helmets are there to prevent pain, it’s like if you got tired of how expensive gas was so you broke your gas gauge so that it always read full. You’re still going to run out of gas someday, itll just be a surprise. Repeated hits without the pain means you’re not really understanding all the damage to your brain.
minus-square@Pacmanliveslink3•5 months agoI have to wonder if neck injuries will go up. Looks like there could be a decent amount of friction created when hitting
minus-square@givesomefuckslink1•5 months agoDidn’t even think about that, but yeah just think of how scuffed up helmets get, each one of those go from glancing blows to sticks.
Is it better to have on a football helmet when making contact at those speed head to head?
Absolutely.
But without helmet, no one would do that because it fucking hurts.
Helmets are there to prevent pain, it’s like if you got tired of how expensive gas was so you broke your gas gauge so that it always read full.
You’re still going to run out of gas someday, itll just be a surprise.
Repeated hits without the pain means you’re not really understanding all the damage to your brain.
I have to wonder if neck injuries will go up. Looks like there could be a decent amount of friction created when hitting
Didn’t even think about that, but yeah just think of how scuffed up helmets get, each one of those go from glancing blows to sticks.
Sounds similar to the purpose of boxing gloves.