mlsinpictures: © Ronald Martinez/Getty Images North America I...

mlsinpictures:

© Ronald Martinez/Getty Images North America

I don’t understand why this isn’t unsporting behavior to celebrate like this.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1NoIcVP

mlsinpictures: © Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images North...

mlsinpictures:

© Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images North America

It’s good to have soccer back.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1SelNBQ

mlsinpictures: © Ronald Martinez/Getty Images North...

mlsinpictures:

© Ronald Martinez/Getty Images North America

Hashtag no filter.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1S9k8Oa

materialsscienceandengineering: A football helmet design that...

materialsscienceandengineering:

A football helmet design that listens to physics

A shock-absorbing football helmet system being developed at the University of Michigan could blunt some dangerous physics that today’s head protection ignores.

The engineering researchers making the system, called Mitigatium, were recently funded by a group that includes the National Football League. Their early prototype could lead to a lightweight and affordable helmet that effectively dissipates the energy from hit after hit on the field. Current helmets can’t do this, and that’s one of the reasons they aren’t very good at preventing brain injury.

“Today’s football helmets are designed to prevent skull fractures by reducing the peak force of an impact,” said Ellen Arruda, U-M professor of mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering. “And they do a good job of that. But they don’t actually dissipate energy. They leave that to the brain.”

Sports like football present big challenges for the designers of protective head gear. To dissipate energy, a helmet typically has to deform, like the bike version cracks in a collision. And disposable helmets aren’t practical for football players.

Read more.

We’re working really hard to help keep our modern day gladiators less in danger than they currently are… but is there a place for this brute-ish sport in modern, civilized society? I much prefer real football.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1McanGQ

catswithbenefits: this is not my litterbox This is my...

catswithbenefits:

this is not my litterbox

This is my favorite.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1Tdfuge

mlsinpictures: © Andrew Hancock Leave it to Portland to...

mlsinpictures:

© Andrew Hancock

Leave it to Portland to celebrate a win in the least classy way possible.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1O7xp4w

mlsinpictures: © Seattle Sounders Seattle came out ahead in...

mlsinpictures:

© Seattle Sounders

Seattle came out ahead in the first leg against Dallas, 2015.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1OiNKk2

mlsinpictures: © Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Breast cancer...

mlsinpictures:

© Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Breast cancer awareness balls. I want one.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1MX1Ytf

mlsinpictures: © Seattle Sounders Successful 3-1 route of RSL...

mlsinpictures:

© Seattle Sounders

Successful 3-1 route of RSL to put Seattle into the playoffs.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1O45q2J

mlsinpictures: © Impact de Montréal / Cimon Parent This...

mlsinpictures:

© Impact de Montréal / Cimon Parent

This doesn’t even look real. That’s a crazy stretch.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1jJw4GT

seattle-soundersfc: Seattle Sounders earn a critical draw...

seattle-soundersfc:

Seattle Sounders earn a critical draw against San Jose Earthquakes in the fight for the playoffs. Obafemi Martins scored a stunning back facing goal in the 82′ after being scored on 10 minutes earlier. 

Yup.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1OrlVv5

mlsinpictures: © Seattle Sounders Oba!

mlsinpictures:

© Seattle Sounders

Oba!

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1j1w97P

seattle-soundersfc: Seattle Sounders defeat Toronto FC 2-1...

seattle-soundersfc:

Seattle Sounders defeat Toronto FC 2-1 Saturday night! This featured the return of Clint Dempsey and Ozzie Alonso. Both had been out since August. Obafemi Martins and Clint Dempsey scored. 

Much needed win.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1j0aNI6

mlsinpictures: © Seattle Sounders So glad to have Dempsey...

mlsinpictures:

© Seattle Sounders

So glad to have Dempsey back.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1MTdPYN

mlsinpictures: © Seattle Sounders Solid win for the Sounders....

mlsinpictures:

© Seattle Sounders

Solid win for the Sounders. They needed to end their goal and win drought.

via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1Qrp0bQ

How many O's does it take to celebrate a goal?

Facebook compiled data of the average number of “o’s” used to spell “goal” while celebrating scores on the site during World Cup 2014 so far. This is the breakdown by country.

I thought this was incredibly interesting, but then again, I have a bit of a compulsion for proper spelling, football (soccer) is important to me, and I love data. So.

Source: Reddit