Comparative sports
from FenrirIII@lemmy.world to starwarsmemes@lemmy.world on 12 Oct 18:51
https://lemmy.world/post/37258627

cross-posted from: piefed.social/post/1361966

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GraniteM@lemmy.world on 12 Oct 19:27 next collapse

*crashes, car bursts into flames, driver climbs out of wreck and walks through fireball, is fine except that the waistband on his underwear melted to his skin, thereby prompting F1 to require special fireproof underwear for their drivers.

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works on 12 Oct 19:40 next collapse

‘Tis only a flesh wound

Kolanaki@pawb.social on 12 Oct 20:48 collapse

“Ack! You spilled my macchiatto!”

TootSweet@lemmy.world on 12 Oct 19:42 next collapse

I’m not much into boxing, but I’m pretty sure the aim is more to punch than to be punched.

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 12 Oct 20:40 next collapse

Not for Homer Simpson

sundray@lemmus.org on 13 Oct 01:56 collapse

Sure, but if you participate in combat sports you’ve got to make your peace with the fact that you are absolutely, positively going to get your bell rung at some point.

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works on 13 Oct 04:47 next collapse

get your bell rung

A.k.a. traumatic brain injury.

sundray@lemmus.org on 13 Oct 06:44 collapse

Indeed. Combat sports are fucking dangerous.

FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world on 13 Oct 15:06 collapse

Not only that but even if you’re the one ringing the bell there’s a lot of impact force transferred on both sides. I delivered more hits than I received as a linebacker but still racked up several concussions along the way.

Kolanaki@pawb.social on 12 Oct 20:46 next collapse

No football (gridiron)?

Mim@lemmy.zip on 12 Oct 22:30 next collapse

Also the top one in the hopes of drawing a flag if possible.

GiveOver@feddit.uk on 13 Oct 02:00 next collapse
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works on 13 Oct 04:48 collapse

What quote would you use for gridiron football?

FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world on 13 Oct 15:07 collapse

Pretty much the same as hockey, first hit of the game sets the tone and starts the party

Jankatarch@lemmy.world on 13 Oct 07:13 next collapse

On topic of getting hurt in sports, there is this one called “jereed” where people on horseback throw javelins at each other.

It sounds fun except average game is 45 minutes of people missing each other in turns until one guy does some insane trick like catch the other guy’s javelin mid-air.

Then the announcer says in a monotone voice “2 points”, and game continues as-is with everyone missing each other in turns until the end.

Sometimes players fall off the horse and get injured for life tho.

JesusChristLover420@lemmy.sdf.org on 13 Oct 14:19 collapse

Do the horses get impaled? I’d be so worried for the horses

Jankatarch@lemmy.world on 14 Oct 19:12 collapse

In modern games they use bouncy-rubber tips to ensure safety. Old games were definetely cruel sadly.

Also the mentioned “insane tricks” includes hitting the other guys javelin by swinging yours in hand like baseball because horses can’t dodge. I seen it happen twice.

JesusChristLover420@lemmy.sdf.org on 15 Oct 01:51 collapse

I feel like if I were a horse, I’d still go ouch if a big rubber-tipped javelin were thrown at me.

yermaw@sh.itjust.works on 13 Oct 07:39 collapse

The soccer player doesnt even need to be touched. Just sorta get near him

shplane@lemmy.world on 13 Oct 12:23 collapse

It’s so much theater, might as well be professional wrestling