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In response to "groiny, the people being injured are not the ones being hit, for the most part." by Reagen

I watch football, I see the hits, I saw the Utley play, and they other dude whose name escapes me....

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Oct 18 '10, 13:47

and I saw the kid who got paralyzed over the weekend.

Severing the spine is still a much further leap than breaking the neck.

Will mentioned EARNHARDT, which is when I mentioned that of course a car going 150 into a wall is much different than football impact.

And g force is created by what, speed?

the question was how likely, and my answer is simply, not likely at all.

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Darryl Stingley? I saw that one when I was a kid -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 14:00
my point is that any injury that paralyzes has the potential to be fatal, right then and there. - Reagen Oct 18, 13:49 7
- I do nor dispute that in the least. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 13:49 6
  - it seems like you have been. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 13:50 5
    - I guess my "dying on the field" means something different. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 13:51 4
      - you're saying you can't envision the hit. If there's a hit that can paralyze someone, it's *that* close to killing them. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 13:55 3
        
        right, I heard you the first time. and *that* close, is really not that close. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 13:56 2
        
        it really, really is. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 13:57 1
        
        and I would prefer being dead to being paralyzed anyway. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 13:59
read this -- (link) - kilbooooo Oct 18, 13:48

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I watch football, I see the hits, I saw the Utley play, and they other dude whose name escapes me....

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