Comment on No fear!
Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 1 week ago
Some safety equipment encourages accidents.
For bicycles though, can’t really say anything negative about helmets. They save brains.
American Football though? I bet the concussion problem would go away overnight if they took them away. You don’t bash your head against someone unless you think you’re invulnerable thanks to a helmet anyway.
GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Flag football was meant to replace tackle football. Rather than stopping the ball being based on takedowns, the players wear a belt with flags on their hips. If an opposing player yanks a flag off the belt, that’s where the stop is counted.
Oh, but nooooo, it’s not manly and powerful and warrior-like enough. So it never really got popular outside of high school gym class.
FUsername@feddit.org 1 week ago
Now it is a discipline at the Olympic games. I’m excited to see the game at a top level, I still think it’s no substitute.