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CliffExcellent123 t1_iuf7ohr wrote

Reply to comment by Shadowcat514 in ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster

It's not like people don't take part in potential lethal sports now either. Plenty still do

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futtbuckicecreamery t1_iuhkeb1 wrote

See: the Isle of Man TT

>Since 1937, the only year in which races were held but no fatalities occurred was 1982.

There were 6 this year.

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DarthMondayMorning t1_iuhzv9s wrote

I really can't imagine the kind of mindset those guys have to have. I mean like... that is actively seeking out death and getting a glimpse of it at every damn corner.

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sprucay t1_iuibflt wrote

I just don't know how they ride bikes with their massive balls in the way

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T0lly t1_iuj3j6k wrote

Some people want to live life to the fullest for what ever time that is. Others want to sit around and wait on death to find them.

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OSRSTheRicer t1_iuisdbu wrote

It amazes me they still let them run it.

200 mph down extremely long straights that are not maintained to a standard that most tracks are kept at.

One of the famous motorcycle medics was killed a few years ago too. It's shocking that the only way to have a reliable medic on the course involves them in either a high end 911 or a bike.

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SnakeBeardTheGreat t1_iugvkke wrote

Football was a very deadly sport Who ever was carrying the ball got piled on. Broken bones and death were common, Things changed with protective gear and the forward pass.

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shinginta t1_iugx70t wrote

It's still extremely dangerous, especially long-term. Brain injuries are pretty serious, and can be cumulative. Over the course of an entire career the trauma mounts up.

But you're not wrong; it definitely used to be more dangerous, especially outwardly.

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amazingmikeyc t1_iuhgdls wrote

which kind of football? gaelic?

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thisisa_fake_account t1_iuhvcbb wrote

American one. The one played with hands. The real football has been relatively safer for a long time.

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amazingmikeyc t1_iui2ts9 wrote

I think most footballs use hands, soccer is the outlier, I think I should point this out more to troll everyone

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valeyard89 t1_iuhwl6b wrote

as'soc'iation football

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amazingmikeyc t1_iui2p3e wrote

yeah i don't get why it's called Soccer not Sosha.

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edit: ie association is pronounced asso-sia-tion or asso-shi-ation not assoc-iation so where does the hard C come from?

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drafterman t1_iuj4sfb wrote

Because it's never been a rule that abbreviations have to inherit the pronunciation of their parent word. The Hard C probably comes from it sounding better.

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Plane_Chance863 t1_iujxm2s wrote

Dunno, but at university the math society was abbreviated to math soc, with a hard c. So it was probably already a common abbreviation, and soccer came naturally later.

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thisisa_fake_account t1_iui5bfr wrote

Because the Americans decided they would find an unnecessarily complicated name instead of going with the obvious one.

"What is this game"

"There's a ball, and you kick, dribble and shoot it with your feet"

"let's call it soccer"

"Why not football?"

"We already have football"

"Why is it called football"

"Because the ball is almost a foot long"

"Aren't balls supposed to be round?"

"..."

"..."

"SOCCER!"

"Soccer!"

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amazingmikeyc t1_iui8xry wrote

nah the term soccer originates in the uk, it's an abbreviation of Association Football, hence my comment. Before soccer became the only "football" there are/were lots of games called it, notably Rugby Football

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Dubnbstm t1_iuiqkbi wrote

Garlic Football is also played using your hands, but, it is significantly safer than early 20th Century American Football or modern American football.

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DobisPeeyar t1_iuijtdn wrote

Except that one African team where everyone died from the lightning strike

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willtantan t1_iufellr wrote

Yea, like BASE jumping, why they do it, I can't comprehend. But plenty of them still chase it.

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charlesfire t1_iugxr2h wrote

Boxing is worse imo. The whole point of boxing is to give a concussion to your opponent before he gives one to you.

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russel0406 t1_iuh7p7q wrote

Ironically, concussions in boxing has gone up significantly since boxing gloves got introduced.

Back in the bareknuckle boxing days, people would hit way softer because a 100% force punch to a skull would break your hands if you boxed daily, which many back in the day did.

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askewboka t1_iuhnjbq wrote

Actually, boxing gloves allow for numerous concussions to occur prior to an actual victory.

In boxing they also have a 3 knockdown rule which is hilarious. Boxing gloves have so much padding and the boxers are so strong that the padding absorbs the blow but still knocks your head back.

It’s like minor whip lash in a car accident but over and over and over.

MMA or BKFC is truly the sport of administering a concussion before someone else does

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phantomeye t1_iugz4hv wrote

Still, in boxing there's a lot of avoiding the opponents punches.

Slapping sport in the other hand is almost like if you had to stay still in boxing taking the punches.

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chris14020 t1_iuh6mvq wrote

The point of most sports where you can die is to avoid the dying part, not just boxing. Pretty much every sport has not doing the things that can cause dying as a pretty good strategy. The one you mentioned is actually an exception, where the thing is an integral and mandatory part of the sport. Even football, where you can get yourself rattled up pretty good by getting tackled, recommends you probably don't get tackled. It just so happens there's quite a bit of that.

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BeneficialDog22 t1_iugw4uv wrote

It's the adrenaline rush, I bet. It feels like a drug. The recognition is probably nice too.

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Captain-Griffen t1_iui0f4a wrote

Men doing stupid things that might get them killed seems a pretty universal part of the human condition.

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agretsukko79 t1_iuh54x6 wrote

Formula 1 had three decades where someone would die every month on average. Heck, even worse than that.

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breadcreature t1_iuhdkxh wrote

From what I've read there was also a lot of resistance to every advancement in safety measures, the danger was seen as part of the prestige and thrill. Some of the big (deadly) accidents thatve happened in F1 are fucking horrifying

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RD__III t1_iui5zd1 wrote

Moreso, advancements in safety make the car slower. And the drivers would rather risk death than risk loss.

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