Sorry I don't like NFL

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Drowned Out wrote:

I used to follow most sports, but barely have time for hockey now...if I had time, I'd get into NFL...but since I don't have a 'team', it's hard to really care who wins n loses...which makes it boring. I like Rugby and Aussie Rules too, but you pretty much have to join a rugby club to get anyone to watch it with you...I like how the guys in the vids in the header post always seem to get up...unlike certain other sports.


curious - did they measure hockey hits?

no dude, I didnt see that they did. i wouldnt be suprised if its on some future episode through. they did measure a hockey goalies reaction time, and its as fast as a cats. something like they get their glove up to stop an 85mph slap shot from 30 feet in .03 seconds. the show rocks, but its on sunday night when the football games are usually on.

keep in mind that the force generated from a football hit was 4000lbs. a 35 mph car crash into a brick wall. that was the force generated from a dude hitting a standing target. send the target running at him, and I would guess the force is approx 6000-7000 lbs. approx the same as getting hit with a sledgehammer full swing 4 times.

PRO athletes are the closest thing to superheros we have on earth (regarding physical ability anyway).

MrSmith wrote:

when is this thread going to degenerate into a full blown pissing contest between rugby, hockey and football fans over who's athletes are tougher?

ha ha! right, you like what you like. every PRO athlete playing any sport is a freak of nature.