Não sei se é possível

Ainda não consegui perceber se isto é a gozar ou não. Mas a verdade é que me estão a fazer estudar este artigo para a aula de 5ª feira:

"Head and neck injury risks in heavy metal: head bangers stuck between rock and a hard bass"

Declan Patton, research assistant, Andrew McIntosh, associate professor

« Objective: To investigate the risks of mild traumatic brain injury and neck injury associated with head banging, a popular dance form accompanying heavy metal music.

Participants: Head bangers.

Main outcome measures: Head Injury Criterion and Neck Injury Criterion were derived for head banging styles and both popular heavy metal songs and easy listening music controls.

Results: An average head banging song has a tempo of about 146 beats per minute, which is predicted to cause mild head injury when the range of motion is greater than 75°. At higher tempos and greater ranges of motion there is a risk of neck injury.

Conclusion: To minimise the risk of head and neck injury, head bangers should decrease their range of head and neck motion, head bang to slower tempo songs by replacing heavy metal with adult oriented rock, only head bang to every second beat, or use personal protective equipment.

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Young people at heavy metal concerts often report being dazed and confused, possible symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury. (...) Though exposure to head banging is enormous, opportunities are present to control this risk—for example, encouraging bands such as AC/DC to play songs like “Moon River” as a substitute for “Highway to Hell”; public awareness campaigns with influential and youth focused musicians, such as Sir Cliff Richard; labelling of music packaging with anti-head banging warnings, like the strategies used with cigarettes; training; and personal protective equipment. »


É que já estou mesmo a ver uma data de metaleiros na fila da frente de um concerto de Slipknot, cada um com a sua protecção para a cabeça.