The discussion revolves around the importance of understanding physics in relation to safety and the humorous yet serious consequences of physical mishaps. Participants share personal anecdotes, calculations related to momentum, and differing views on the seriousness of injuries resulting from such incidents.
Participants do not reach a consensus on whether the incidents discussed are funny or serious, with multiple competing views remaining throughout the discussion.
The discussion includes references to external sources about concussions, but the interpretations and implications of these sources vary among participants. There are also unresolved assumptions regarding the physics calculations presented.
zoobyshoe said:It would be funny except she slammed her head and was knocked unconscious. That's serious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConcussionSigns and symptoms
Concussion can be associated with a variety of symptoms, which typically occur rapidly after the injury.[15] Early symptoms usually subside within days or weeks.[11] The number and type of symptoms a person suffers varies widely.[14]
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Headache is the most common MTBI symptom.[19] Other symptoms include dizziness, vomiting, nausea, lack of motor coordination, difficulty balancing,[19] or other problems with movement or sensation. Visual symptoms include light sensitivity,[31] seeing bright lights,[30] blurred vision,[11] and double vision.[32] Tinnitus, or a ringing in the ears, is also commonly reported.[11] In one in about seventy concussions, concussive convulsions occur, but these seizures that take place during or immediately after the concussion are not the same as post-traumatic seizures, and they, unlike post-traumatic seizures, are not in themselves predictive of post-traumatic epilepsy, which requires some form of structural brain damage, not just a momentary disruption in normal brain functioning.[33] Concussive convulsions are thought to result from temporary loss or inhibition of motor function, and are not associated either with epilepsy or with more serious structural damage. They are not associated with any particular sequelae and have the same high rate of favorable outcomes as concussions without convulsions.[34]
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Cognitive symptoms include confusion, disorientation, and difficulty focusing attention. Loss of consciousness may occur but is not necessarily correlated with the severity of the concussion if it is brief.[16] Post-traumatic amnesia, in which the person cannot remember events leading up to the injury or after it, or both, is a hallmark of concussion.[19] Confusion, another concussion hallmark, may be present immediately or may develop over several minutes.[19] A patient may, for example, repeatedly ask the same questions,[35] be slow to respond to questions or directions, have a vacant stare, or have slurred[19] or incoherent speech.[36] Other MTBI symptoms include changes in sleeping patterns[11] and difficulty with reasoning,[32] concentrating, and performing everyday activities.[19]
Affective results of concussion include crankiness, loss of interest in favorite activities or items,[37] tearfulness,[5] and displays of emotion that are inappropriate to the situation.[36] Common symptoms in concussed children include restlessness, lethargy, and irritability.[38]
zoobyshoe said:
No, I'm sure all the air in it made for a soft bounce.zoobyshoe said:It would be funny except she slammed her head and was knocked unconscious. That's serious.
Wait, you did the momentum calculation and THEN giggled? Momentum calculations are never funny.Pengwuino said:I was bored and did the calculation. Assuming the guy weighs about twice as much as she does and they hit at the same speed, she flew off at around 66% faster than her original speed. GIGGLE.
russ_watters said:Wait, you did the momentum calculation and THEN giggled? Momentum calculations are never funny.
My momentum calculations always made my professors giggle.russ_watters said:Wait, you did the momentum calculation and THEN giggled? Momentum calculations are never funny.
zoobyshoe said:It would be funny except she slammed her head and was knocked unconscious. That's serious.