Woodpecker inspires cardboard bike helmet (BBC)

[Journeyman]

8. I saw a report on "60 Minutes" maybe 30 years ago on protective equipment for football. . .

the designer in that story had developed some potentially useful advances, including a seat-belt type strap that connected the helmet to the shoulder pads, to hold the head more rigid during play. But when asked if these advances would make the game safer, he told Mike Wallace that though they had the potential to do so, the problem is that every time football players are made safer they just hit each other harder.

Don't get me wrong: I'm all in favor of anything that protects the players. But as with everything in life, there are trade offs to safety. . .