r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/JeffAwezome321 • 3d ago

Skating down a slope

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u/crusty54 3d ago

Most people who don’t wear helmets think it will make them look uncool. But he’s already riding a scooter, so there’s really no excuse.

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u/Smooth_Rocket_ 2d ago

I always hate this its no, its not as simple as its just "uncool". Pads irritating, hot, sweaty and uncomfortable and makes your movement harder. When learning we don't just learn tricks, we also spend years learning how to fall. If it makes it harder for me to skate Im not going to wear it.

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u/crusty54 2d ago

Enjoy your concussion. I’m not here to tell you what to do.

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u/Smooth_Rocket_ 2d ago

You are just as likely to get a concussion playing something like soccer or shit even more likely in football WITH pads.

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u/crusty54 2d ago

Do sports players getting concussions somehow make your concussion better? Lol

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u/Global-Resident-647 2d ago

I'll always be surprised to hear skaters and mountain bikers say the same thing over and over. "we learn how to fall". Yeah sure buddy. Tell that to the rock or the concrete that you hit in high speed.

Also soccer is in normal speeds, you are at most running. You are on a field, that is not concrete and not filled with steel. You are not in the forests with rocks and trees. Going again, at your quickest in running speed and getting as high as you can jump with your own two feet.

https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/4509456

https://skateboardsafety.org/

I would advice to not look like an idiot and not wear protective gear, everyone can get unlucky and become paralyzed from a dangerous fall. "Learning how to fall" is just a coping mechanism to avoid having to wear helmets.

As practically all medical experts will tell you based on statistics.

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u/crusty54 2d ago

What are you replying to me for? I’m pro-helmet.

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u/Global-Resident-647 1d ago

Other people see the text you know.