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Muck;2099301; said:
You're old enough to remember that Ohio State has already tried that experiment.
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Maybe they needed more air holes.

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A better solution might be a composite construction helmet made with multiple layers of materials with different properties ...hard outer shell, then a viscoelastic layer, then another hard layer, finally the inner padding. That would do a much better job of shock mitigation.
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Hopefully something like that is being worked on. It just seems to me that the main source of protection is also the most dangerous item to others on the field.
 
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BB73;2099345; said:
Maybe they needed more air holes.

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Actually I meant the ones made by MacGregor in the 60's...

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I'd forgotten that as one reaches certain ages that they find it far easier to remember things that happened in their relative youth than those that happened after reaching middle age. :p
 
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MaxBuck;2099272; said:
Completely non-fashion question: it seems to me that matte finish might be better at lowering the torque that results from friction in possible helmet-to-helmet contact. I understand that reducing friction is a big emphasis in modern helmet design - friction and the resulting torque being contributors to serious neck injury. If true, you'd think we could expect to see more matte-finish helmets in the future.

Anybody here have enough tech background to comment?
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BB73;2099278; said:
I don't understand why they're not trying to put padding on the outside of the helmets, to reduce the force of the impact on head-to-head collisions. In the same way that SAFER barriers reduce the force on race cars, it seems to me that an inch of foam padding on the outside of the helmets could significantly reduce concussions and spinal injuries.

The helmets might not look as sharp, but they would be just as protective on the inside, and less of a weapon on the outside.
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I don't understand why some new technique, like say tackling, could be introduced at the highest level of the game to significantly reduce concussions and spinal injuries. The helmet is only a weapon because it is allowed to be used as such.

Call me old school, but I find the NFL extremely trite and boring. It has of course trickled down. The missile-like big hits mean nothing to me. Hit someone, wrap and take them down. I don't want to hear that today's athletes are so much bigger, stronger, faster. Mandate and eforce tackling back in to the game.
 
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