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Originally Posted by KyleGilbert45
While FIRST may be low key when it comes to physical contact, like in the previous mentioned sports we have to remember that a human body is no match for a drill press, table saw, mill, or electric shock. While accidents do happen, safety should be a number one concern.
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Yeah but some of those sports cause lifelong (and occasionally life ending) injuries due to the design of the game.
Wilson Magnet had a student paralyzed during a football game a couple of years ago.
They showed the hit on the news. It was at the end of the half. He hit the running back and just dropped straight to the ground. It took the whole half to pick the kid up and take him to the hospital while his teammates had to go huddle in the opposite endzone and strategize for the second half (that had to be awful).
FIRST can be relatively safe if you practice common sense (unfortunately sometime common sense isn't all that common) respect the power of the equipment you are handling and stay aware of what you are doing with it (and others around you). If yu aren't sure get a mentor, they're expected to know better.