tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090991993980511979.post8360821965195280273..comments2023-08-23T22:06:29.354+10:00Comments on Freedom Cyclist (ad-free advocacy): Rise of concussion in helmeted sportsFreedom Cyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11187400454555241935noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090991993980511979.post-19862530888185966572012-01-14T04:50:28.621+11:002012-01-14T04:50:28.621+11:00Round about the 15th century the quality of steel ...Round about the 15th century the quality of steel had risen to the point that knight's helmets (which were well padded as well) had become essentially impervious to swords and the ranged weapons of the time.<br /><br />The solution? The return of the war hammer. <br /><br />Hit that puppy upside the head with a blunt instrument and he was going down and staying down, because the critical impacts happen <i>inside</i> the skull, not outside.<br /><br />It is worth noting that participants in motor sports, who wear the world's best helmets, sometimes die of head trauma without any impact to the head at all.<br /><br />If you start thinking you can use your <i>head</i> as an offensive blunt instrument just because you've put a bit of a plastic shell over it, well, maybe the dementia had onset before you even put it on.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090991993980511979.post-26347785058004495952012-01-13T10:22:43.391+11:002012-01-13T10:22:43.391+11:00Will we ever learn? What do you mean? Rising injur...Will we ever learn? What do you mean? Rising injuries will be met with cries to design better helmets and padding, as well as more extensive sports medicine programs. And hockey players will accept that, for the money and fame it brings them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090991993980511979.post-167357477654424142012-01-13T05:59:22.826+11:002012-01-13T05:59:22.826+11:00Have you been to Canada? Ice hockey is deeply ingr...Have you been to Canada? Ice hockey is deeply ingrained into Canadian culture. I would be like suddenly banning AFL as we know it. Never going to happen. <br /><br />EvAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com