A new study tests the idea of adding magnets to football helmets to reduce the force of head-to-head collisions.
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Grace
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It's cool how they thought that magnets can repel collision and concussions, but I don't think it'll work because what if someone collides with a person that has a magnet that will stick together? If you put one team with one type, and the other team with the other, tackles in football usually involve more than one person from each team. So I know that this is science, but I don't exactly understand this article as much as I would like to. It is a good idea, I can say that, but what if two people have magnets that will stick together. Also, what if the magnet is so strong it repels them so hard when they are in full-force running, that they fall and hurt themselves anyway. And what if they fall just without a hit? The magnet won't help there
This is a very interesting idea that magnets in players' helmets will repel at contact and cause a much smaller collision. I was curious about the use of magnets rather than another force, so I looked up the fundamental forces of nature. I found that the electro-magnetic force (which magnets use) is the second strongest force, and gravity is actually the weakest. This is probably why they decided to use magnets.
I think this is a very smart and interesting idea. This could help a lot of people during games. But I really doubt that anyone would pay for a lot of helmets that cost more than a $100. And there could be a lot of problems if people forget that the helmets attract metal. But still this is a very creative, effective, and (most importantly) cool idea.
I think that the idea of using magnets is smart, but it also could give someone a concussion while trying to prevent one. If you get near one of these helmets while wearing your own, then your head gets pused away suddenly with 100 pounds of force. That amount of force could give you a concussion anyway. So I think that this idea is smart, but it needs to be more thought out.
First off I think this has something to do with the way energy transfers. Second off I think it is just plain cool. Just the power to make football slightly less dangerous is really useful for the game considering the amount of people who will not play for the reason that the game is dangerous. So just having this would really be a huge help. Let me start on the magnets and how they work. If the helmets have magnets in them then how would it stop to people from crashing into each other because the magnets work on all sides.
Grace, I think that everyone would have the same type of magnet. I'm saying this because opposites attract. Everyone would either have the north side of the magnet or the south side of the magnet up. I do think, though that this could be very dangerous. While preventing concussions, which I still think this will do, it can highly increase the risk of broken necks. The head is propelled back, while the body is still moving forward. It is the same way that car crashes are dangerous. I think that this is a good idea, but it still needs to be thought through much more.
This article is really cool. I never new that magnets can reduce getting concussions. That is so cool that when tow guys collide the magnets with push them away form each other. Those guys are big and heavy to, so I wouldn't think that two small magnets get push each other away. That is good that magnets can reduce concussions. I also never new that there were 100,000 among 1.2 football players in the Unites States. That is so cool that there are earth magnets that a soft and that aren't as hard.1 pound is a lot of magnet to be in one helmet. I wouldn't be able to carry that helmet, but those guys good because they are heavy and big but also muscular. The helmets are 3.5 to 5.5 pounds already without a magnet, so adding 1 more pound is so hard to carry on a head. That is really good that these magnets with helmets can reduce up do 80% of concussions.
I looked up more information about this. Hear is the website I used.
This is an interesting article, but I believe that these helmets would interfere with the game so much, that you may not be able to play the same. If you were constantly being repelled from the person with posession of the ball, wouldn't it be harder to make a tackle? I also am worried about the players health with the magnets. Although it is less than an MRI, They will feel it for a prolonged period of time. In addition, Th helmet storage would be very difficult. If the helmets attract all metallic objects, it would be near impossible to store them.
I am not sure if the magnetic helmets are a great idea. First of all, if the magnetic helmets push away from each other, how would the football players be able to tackle one another without having to push their head far back? Although it is a good idea to reduce the amount of concussions, I believe that this invention would cause a lot of trouble. Even though it said in the article that people are not supposed to wear jewelry because it might have magnets in them, people might not have heard that and go into the stadium with magnetic jewelry on themselves. Then the helmets will attract the jewelry and would cause a BIG problem! Overall, I think it is a cool idea, but the inventors need to think it through a bit more.
I agree that magnets in the helmets would cause issues in how the game is played, especially when players are so close together. For example, the linemen are lined up right next to each other and receivers are always tightly guarded by their defenders. But I think there is a reason why the magnets aren't placed all over the players' uniforms, but only on the helmet. They are supposed to only protect against concussion. The magnets won't make it harder to tackle because you tackle by taking down the body, not the head, and the magnets are only in the helmet. Otherwise it would be like a boxing match with unlimited running space. The only factor that could make a visible difference in how the game is played is the weight of the magnets, and how it would effect players' endurance and stamina. So basically, the magnets won't effect the way football is played, but it will only help prevent concussions when a player is hit in the head.
This idea is very clever. Using science to your advantage can be one of the many things in life that help you. For example, RNAi was used to get rid of a certain gene that has too many proteins. This idea of the magnets repelling against each other was very smart. I think that this is accurate enough, but (come on) it's football. In football, people weigh around 125-200 pounds. A magnet might not be that strong enough to stop players going at a bout 17 mph. If this idea were to work, they would have to probably replace the whole helmet with a bigger one just to get the magnet inside of the helmet. Also, the magnets inside of the helmets would have to have a deactivation feature. Football players would not be able to tackle one another. Also the players might go flying up and get their head stuck on the field goal. Sometimes magnets won't even help if the players are going 20 mph (max) at each other. Overall, this article was very informative. I look forward to articles like this one.
11 comments:
It's cool how they thought that magnets can repel collision and concussions, but I don't think it'll work because what if someone collides with a person that has a magnet that will stick together? If you put one team with one type, and the other team with the other, tackles in football usually involve more than one person from each team. So I know that this is science, but I don't exactly understand this article as much as I would like to. It is a good idea, I can say that, but what if two people have magnets that will stick together. Also, what if the magnet is so strong it repels them so hard when they are in full-force running, that they fall and hurt themselves anyway. And what if they fall just without a hit? The magnet won't help there
This is a very interesting idea that magnets in players' helmets will repel at contact and cause a much smaller collision. I was curious about the use of magnets rather than another force, so I looked up the fundamental forces of nature. I found that the electro-magnetic force (which magnets use) is the second strongest force, and gravity is actually the weakest. This is probably why they decided to use magnets.
I think this is a very smart and interesting idea. This could help a lot of people during games. But I really doubt that anyone would pay for a lot of helmets that cost more than a $100. And there could be a lot of problems if people forget that the helmets attract metal. But still this is a very creative, effective, and (most importantly) cool idea.
I think that the idea of using magnets is smart, but it also could give someone a concussion while trying to prevent one. If you get near one of these helmets while wearing your own, then your head gets pused away suddenly with 100 pounds of force. That amount of force could give you a concussion anyway. So I think that this idea is smart, but it needs to be more thought out.
First off I think this has something to do with the way energy transfers. Second off I think it is just plain cool. Just the power to make football slightly less dangerous is really useful for the game considering the amount of people who will not play for the reason that the game is dangerous. So just having this would really be a huge help. Let me start on the magnets and how they work. If the helmets have magnets in them then how would it stop to people from crashing into each other because the magnets work on all sides.
Grace, I think that everyone would have the same type of magnet. I'm saying this because opposites attract. Everyone would either have the north side of the magnet or the south side of the magnet up. I do think, though that this could be very dangerous. While preventing concussions, which I still think this will do, it can highly increase the risk of broken necks. The head is propelled back, while the body is still moving forward. It is the same way that car crashes are dangerous. I think that this is a good idea, but it still needs to be thought through much more.
This article is really cool. I never new that magnets can reduce getting concussions. That is so cool that when tow guys collide the magnets with push them away form each other. Those guys are big and heavy to, so I wouldn't think that two small magnets get push each other away. That is good that magnets can reduce concussions. I also never new that there were 100,000 among 1.2 football players in the Unites States. That is so cool that there are earth magnets that a soft and that aren't as hard.1 pound is a lot of magnet to be in one helmet. I wouldn't be able to carry that helmet, but those guys good because they are heavy and big but also muscular. The helmets are 3.5 to 5.5 pounds already without a magnet, so adding 1 more pound is so hard to carry on a head. That is really good that these magnets with helmets can reduce up do 80% of concussions.
I looked up more information about this. Hear is the website I used.
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671752/why-nfl-helmets-will-never-be-concussion-proof
I learned a lot more about this and that
This is an interesting article, but I believe that these helmets would interfere with the game so much, that you may not be able to play the same. If you were constantly being repelled from the person with posession of the ball, wouldn't it be harder to make a tackle? I also am worried about the players health with the magnets. Although it is less than an MRI, They will feel it for a prolonged period of time. In addition, Th helmet storage would be very difficult. If the helmets attract all metallic objects, it would be near impossible to store them.
I am not sure if the magnetic helmets are a great idea. First of all, if the magnetic helmets push away from each other, how would the football players be able to tackle one another without having to push their head far back? Although it is a good idea to reduce the amount of concussions, I believe that this invention would cause a lot of trouble. Even though it said in the article that people are not supposed to wear jewelry because it might have magnets in them, people might not have heard that and go into the stadium with magnetic jewelry on themselves. Then the helmets will attract the jewelry and would cause a BIG problem! Overall, I think it is a cool idea, but the inventors need to think it through a bit more.
I agree that magnets in the helmets would cause issues in how the game is played, especially when players are so close together. For example, the linemen are lined up right next to each other and receivers are always tightly guarded by their defenders. But I think there is a reason why the magnets aren't placed all over the players' uniforms, but only on the helmet. They are supposed to only protect against concussion. The magnets won't make it harder to tackle because you tackle by taking down the body, not the head, and the magnets are only in the helmet. Otherwise it would be like a boxing match with unlimited running space. The only factor that could make a visible difference in how the game is played is the weight of the magnets, and how it would effect players' endurance and stamina. So basically, the magnets won't effect the way football is played, but it will only help prevent concussions when a player is hit in the head.
This idea is very clever. Using science to your advantage can be one of the many things in life that help you. For example, RNAi was used to get rid of a certain gene that has too many proteins. This idea of the magnets repelling against each other was very smart. I think that this is accurate enough, but (come on) it's football. In football, people weigh around 125-200 pounds. A magnet might not be that strong enough to stop players going at a bout 17 mph. If this idea were to work, they would have to probably replace the whole helmet with a bigger one just to get the magnet inside of the helmet. Also, the magnets inside of the helmets would have to have a deactivation feature. Football players would not be able to tackle one another. Also the players might go flying up and get their head stuck on the field goal. Sometimes magnets won't even help if the players are going 20 mph (max) at each other. Overall, this article was very informative. I look forward to articles like this one.
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