King@blackneon.net to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoTrump wants the NFL to change its name so that soccer is the only sport called football: ‘We have to come up with another name for the NFL stuff’video.twimg.comvideomessage-square266linkfedilinkarrow-up1513arrow-down117
arrow-up1496arrow-down1videoTrump wants the NFL to change its name so that soccer is the only sport called football: ‘We have to come up with another name for the NFL stuff’video.twimg.comKing@blackneon.net to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square266linkfedilink
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoAre the pads kevlar? I thought they were mostly just plastic.
minus-squareEpeeGnome@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoThere’s absolutely no reason to put Kevlar in football pads. Against blunt impacts, it’s no more protective than any other cloth, and a whole lot more expensive. They’re just using the term to be dramatic.
minus-squareDiddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIt’s a mix of HDPE outer and EVA inner.
Are the pads kevlar? I thought they were mostly just plastic.
There’s absolutely no reason to put Kevlar in football pads. Against blunt impacts, it’s no more protective than any other cloth, and a whole lot more expensive. They’re just using the term to be dramatic.
It’s a mix of HDPE outer and EVA inner.