1.) How football helmets fail to protect against some of the most dangerous hits:
It seems counterintuitive that the NFL helmets can stop a player from getting a head injury or even worse a concussion. Their isn’t a helmet out there that can say “It’s 100% concussion proof.” NFL helmets do help in a way, but people could still get injured.
The NFL helmets right now only protect from skull fractures and also, puts cushion to a players head from a direct hit. The NFL has made a rule that players cannot hit helmet to helmet or it’s results in a fine and maybe the player is ejected from the game. Football players that don’t have a concussion are at risk of a disease called neurodegenerative disease. Having neurodegenerative disease can result in memory loss and other major symptoms.
When I was looking for an article on Football helmets I came across an article that said we shouldn’t have football helmets. That took me for a loop seeing that even with helmets players can get injured. Having a helmet is a must in any sport that involves physical contact.
Industries are trying to add more padding inside the helmets to see if that could solve the problem. Padding doesn’t help if someone gets hit on the side of the helmet which could cause the head to twist/rotate. Direct hits probably aren’t the dangerous hits it could actually be the side hits that could be more dangerous.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/5/10919146/nfl-football-helmet-head-injuries-safety-protech-vicis
2.) How earbuds damage the ears:
It seems counterintuitive that listening to music can hurt our ears. Parents and elders always say “Turn that music down or you’ll go deaf.” In high school I would walk down the hallways and hear peoples music, whether it was their headphones or earbuds.
Nowadays, in school mostly everyone owns a pair of earbuds/ headphones and has used them at least once. Earbuds can cause major damage in hearing and not a lot of people know their hearing is lessening until it’s to late.
Their re some ways to prevent hearing loss. People could put the music on 60% instead of 80%, 90% or 100%. We only can have it at 60% maximum volume for 60 minutes. It maybe lower than the usual percentage we have our music on, but it will save our ear and us in the long run. If people continue having their music out loud in their ear can result in them having to wear hearing aids.
http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/earbuds.html
3.) The Real Reason College Tuition cost so much:
It is counterintuitive that college tuition would stay the same amount as it was when we first entered our freshman year. Back then tuition was from what people made with the money they got from their summer job. however, society has changed and now colleges ask for way more than what people make in one summer job, especially if they’re working at a place that only pays them minimum wage.
Inflation in our society is causing the tuition to go higher. Public universities like Rowan University was a little under $29,000 for 2015-2016 academic year. Exactly, one year later it increased to a little above $32,000. That’s a $4,000 difference that can break someones pockets. The more tuition goes up the more student have to take out loans to pay college off.
It’s like a domino affect because the public funding is getting cuts every year and a way for public universities to “keep their heads above water” after the funding cuts is to increasing the tuition every year for students. By that happening, students have to apply for loans and as a result of getting loans is having to pay them back and that can result in credit scores going down if they don’t stay up with their payments.
Rowan Counterintuitive 