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Helmets are essential for almost any kind of winter sport, as this infographic shows.
Why is Skiing or Snowboarding without a Helmet Dangerous?
For one, you can hit a tree. That’s how most skiing head injuries occur. Even intermediate skiers hit 30-43 km/h on a well-groomed slope. If you hit an object at that speed you can get a concussion, many bruises, or even die.
Essential Travel Survey Results
37% of holiday travelers and sportspeople did not wear a helmet. People ages 18 and younger comprise the largest group of helmet users. Only 42% of people over the age of 60 use a helmet. 65.8% skiers and snowboarders have experienced head injuries on the slope, while two thirds of the people people who have been injured on the slopes who were wearing a helmet believe that the helmet saved them from a more serious injury. So why don’t people wear helmets?
73% have never worn one, while 29% say they are uncomfortable. 24% believe that helmets reduce their vision, and 29% think that they are not at risk for head injury. 26% think they are careful enough to not need a helmet, and 23% think that helmets are too hard to pack. 12% dislike the look of a helmet, and 5% believe that helmets are too expensive.
Head Injury Statistics
Across Europe and North America, the head injury rate for winter sports is 10-15%. Men are 2.2 times more likely to suffer a head injury than women. The concussion rate for 2002 to 2008 for helmet wearers is 2.3% and 5.8% for non helmet wearers.
A Scottish survey in 2005 showed the different parts of the body that are injured in skiing and snowboarding. In skiing, 13.7% of injuries happen to the head, 5.4% to the wrist, 9.1% to the shoulder, 7.6% to the legs, and 33.2% to the knee. For snowboarding, 14.3% of injuries happen to the head, 24.9% to the wrist, 13.1% to the shoulder, 11.8% to the knee, 5.9% to the ankle, and 4.6% to the back.
Famous Skiing Deaths
Sonny Bono died in Lake Tahoe in 1998 after hitting a tree. Natasha Richardson was skiing in Canada in 2009 when she sustained a head injury that later killed her. German politician Dieter Althaus collided with a woman on the slopes. She died from her injuries. She wasn’t wearing a helmet. Althaus, who was wearing a helmet, was later charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Sizing a Helmet
To figure out your helmet size, wrap a measuring tape around your head just above your eyebrows. Take note of where the tape overlaps. 52 to 55.5 cm means you need a small helmet. 55.5 to 59 cm means you need a medium helmet. 59 to 62.5 cm means you need a large helmet. Keep in mind that helmet sizes vary according to when they were made and their brand. So, make sure you try it on, and make sure it’s rated by a reputable agency. The infographic shows the logos of the companies that are reputable, but they don’t extrapolate and tell you which companies they are. If you aren’t familiar, you might not now.
Scorecard
Design: A-
The purple and gold colors are nice on the white background. The graphics are a little cheesy, but overall effective.
Information: A
While an explanation of the right rating companies would be helpful, the rest of the information makes up for that loss.
Source: Use Your Head
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So this infographic is about BASKETBALL. In case you couldn’t tell by the title. It’s a play by play overview of the NBA Lockout. For those who don’t know what “NBA Lockout” means, I’ll tell you. A “lockout” is where employees are stopped from doing their jobs by employers. Kind of the opposite of a strike, where employees stop working to protest or change something. This infographic will talk about the lockout that is occurring in the NBA 2011 off-season.
June 21, 2005
Apparently it goes as far back as 2005, when a new 6-year Collective Bargaining Agreement was reached between the NBA and the Players Union. A luxury tax went into effect for every season, and the age minimum changed to 19 years with American players needing to have had at least one year of college. More changes happened in June of 2005, including a reduction in maximum contracts – 7 years max if you’re re-signing with your current team, 6 years max if you’re signing with a new team. Additionally, first-round draft pick contracts changed to 2 years guaranteed (with 3rd and 4th year team options).
The infographic is broken up with a little cartoon figure of Billy Hunter, and a quote that says “We will do everything possible to reach a deal.” Did he say that in 2005, 2009 (the next bit of information), or this year? It’s unclear. If one does not watch SportsCenter or keep up with basketball news, one might not know when Mr. Hunter uttered this quote. To clarify, Hunter said this in 2009, which is coincidentally the next era of information given.
2009
February 15, 2009, David Stern (NBA commissioner) and Billy Hunter (aforementioned quote source and Players Union exec) started talking about reopening negotiations for the 2001 Collective Bargaining Agreement (they are 6-year agreements, and the last one was agreed upon in 2005).
In August, NBA officials refused to extend the previous CBA into the 2011-2012 season.
In December at the All-star weekend in Dallas, discussions about the new CBA began.
2010
Early in 2010 (January 29th, to be exact) saw the NBA and the NBA owners send their first proposal to the Players Union. This proposal suggested a 4 year maximum to contracts and introducing a “hard” salary cap to players.
On February 14th, the Players Union rejected the proposal. Happy Valentine’s Day.
By July, the Players Union counters with the condition that they keep the “soft” cap for salaries that is already in place, and that the luxury tax stay. The Union also seeks to improve profit sharing inside the teams. It’s a little confusion, because they skip from February to July back to February again, but we learn that on Feb. 14 the NBA Players Union, using the mouthpiece of LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwayne Wade, issue a statement, which is quoted in the infographic.
On October 21st, Stern stated that the NBA wants to slash the player salaries to mitigate the losses of $400 million that is the projected loss. On October 22, the Players Union president reacted to Stern’s statement, saying that the players “have the responsibility to protect as many jobs as they can” and that they are willing to work toward a solution.
2011
During the All-Star break in LA, the NBA and Players Union met. The NBA issued a proposal, and The Union filed a lawsuit to prevent a lockout. The same day (January 20th), the NBA announced it would lock out the players. On July 13, the Union sent a memo to all players that supported the NBA players playing ball for other countries.
July 16 Deron Williams signed on with a Turkish team, with a clause to come back to the NBA when the lockout ends. China issued a statement in August saying they’d only accept free-agents, and that the players must stay for the full season. Wilson Chandler of the Denver Nuggets signed on with a Chinese team the same day.
At the end of August, the Players Union and the NBA announced to the public that all discussions would be private. On September 7 the Players Union and the NBA held a 6 hour meeting, and on Sept. 12 Michael Jordan was fined $100,000 for making a statement about the NBA lockout, saying the model was “broken.”
As of mid-September no agreement had been reached, and all training camps and preseason games for October 9-15 were cancelled. By the end of September, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant were called in to meet with the NBA. The day after, Kobe Bryant allegedly agreed to a 10-game contract with an Italian team.
More tension arose on September 29th when Paul Pierce, LeBron James, and Dwayne Wade met with the NBA, with no resolution.
As of October 10, 2011, no agreements were met and the first 2 weeks of the regular NBA season have been cancelled.
Design: B
The cartoon pictures of the people were odd, but well-rendered, and the use of the basketball court as the background was interesting.
Information: B
The path through the timeline of the lockout was good, except for that one descrpeancy I pointed out earlier. The quotes should have been dated, as well as cited.
Source: NBA Lockout designed by US Direct
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This infographic contains just about every piece of information you would ever need to know about a Formula 1 car. How much it costs, down to each individual part, including how much it costs to own an F1 car over the entire time you won it, how the car works, and how much it costs to run an F1 team. I’m not going to get down to the nitty-gritty, since everything is explained so well in the infographic. I’ll just mention a few key facts and get to the scorecard.
This is a UK infographic, so all the numbers are in Pounds. All in all, it costs almost five million pounds to buy and run an F1 automobile. Why are they so expensive? Each piece is designed for optimum performance. Certain parts of the car are designed to reduce drag, and 80% of the car’s grip comes from aerodynamics.
A Formula 1 car can go from 0 to 124 mph in 2.21 seconds.
As for running a racing team, you have to pay racer salaries in the millions, travel costs in the millions, fuel costs in the millions, and pit crew salaries on top of everything else.
These impressive cars come with a hefty price tag, but they are super cool and so is this infographic.
Design: B
I didn’t love the color choices, but I liked the layout.
Information: A
Who knew? Loads of great information on Formula 1 cars.
Source: “This excellent F1 infographic was provided by Louis Rix from Netcars.com. Louis also co-owns Car Finance 247 who are based in Manchester, UK.”
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History of the US Open Golf Tournament
The first U.S. Open Championship was held by the United States Golf Association on the nine-hold course in Newport, Rhode Island Golf and Country Club
The original prize fund in 1895 was $335. The 2011 prize fun was $7.5 million.
Most wins: 4 are tied with 4 wins. They are Willie Anderson, A Robert T. Jones, Jr., Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus.
The most successful present day US Open golfer is Tiger Woods with 3 US Open wins in 2000, 2002 and 2008.
The lowest winning scores in US Open Golf history are a 272 scored by 4 golfers: Jack Nicklaus, Lee Janzen, Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk. David Graham shot a 273 in 1981.
The highest winning scores: Willie Anders shot a 331 in 1901, Julius Boros shot a 293 to win the US Open in 1963 and Jack Nicklaus won the tournament in 200 by shooting a 290.
The youngest competitor, not winner, was Tadd Fujikawa at 15 years of age. The youngest champion of the US Open was John J. Mcdermott at age 19 in 1911. The oldest US Open golf champion was Hale Irwin at 45 years of age in 1990.
2011 will be the 111th year of the US Open.
via: Direct Golf UK
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Here we have an infographic that will be of interest to European football fans. The graphic presents details about four popular football (soccer in the states) stadiums in Europe so that, if you so choose, you can tour them. Let’s go over some of what this well-done graphic covers. First up is the esteemed San Siro stadium in Milan.
San Siro: Tour the stands, the famed “interview area,” and the stand of honor. You will also learn much about the history of the two clubs who share the stadium. If you go on this tour, you can also visit other attractions, like the ancient ruins in Milan.
Nou Camp: This stadium was used in the ’92 Olympic Games down in Barcelona, and based on the description of the tour, sounds like it would be a very interesting place to see. You’ll have opportunity to view the trophy cabinet and touch screens with player and club stats.
Emirates: No trip to London, in this humble Infographic Showcase correspondent’s opinion, is complete without a visit to the Emirates stadium. You’ll be able to see the director’s box and take a stroll through the famous tunnel of the stadium. If you go on the Legends Tour, you can meet and greet an Arsenal Legend.
Allianz: Go to Munich and see this extraordinary stadium. First, you’ll watch a film of the stadium’s history, then you’ll go on a guided tour of the stadium’s upper tier and stop by the sponsor’s lounge. Finally, you can view the press club offices and changing rooms.
Old Trafford: Ah, Manchester. Home of puff pastry and the Old Trafford stadium. From the stands, to the dugout, to the tunnel, you’ll see it all.
Grading Scorecard
Design: B
This graphic’s design was as good as it goes. Pictures draw you in, but it was a bit light on the graphs and charts.
Content: B+
The content was more solid. It lost some points because I personally found the tour details a tad jarring to read. Having to tilt my head to read them didn’t really work for me. Overall, a good graphic though.
This graphic has been provided by Travelsupermarket.com City Breaks
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New York Yankees. The Best Team in Baseball? Yes.
As a long-suffering fan of the Baltimore Orioles, it pains me to have to review this baseball infographic. I’m the same as any non-Yankee fan, I despise the Yankees and didn’t much care for George Steinbrenner, God rest his soul, but you have to respect them and tip your baseball cap to them They have dominated a sport like few others have in any other sport, baseball or otherwise. So while I don’t care for them, there is probably more jealousy than any real reason to loathe them as completely as I do, must give them their due.
But enough of that diatribe, what about this sports infographic?
The artist has done a wonderful job inserting baseball-related objects (Bats, caps and baseballs. Oh My.) to create the graphs. I’d say almost whimsical, but the thoughtful use of bats as pie charts goes beyond and shows the artist’s imaginative qualities. And using the digital scoreboard as a bar graph really “hits a homerun”, much like the 600th of A-rod’s career, which he hit last week. ;-)
The amount of data showing the Yankees domination is staggering. No other Major League Baseball team comes close to the Yankees in any category. The number back up the title of the infographic and leave no room for doubt about which baseball team is the king of the Big Leagues. The top portion is a little hard to read and looks a bit “messy” but you have to reward the effort here and the timeline is a great supporting text to the argument of who is the best in baseball.
Infographics Scorecard
Design: B+
I’d have given it an A, but the top portion is a little muddy. Great use of baseball objects as graph elements.
Content: A-
The infographic’s content makes the right calls and show that the New York Yankees have no peer in baseball. Makes me want to gag. ;-)
Infogaphic by: School Grants Blog
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With the Football (or is it Futbol?) World Cup underway, the fever has set in big time and everyone seems to feeding off it. The folks at FusionCharts picked up stats from previous world cups and put together an infographic using their stunning charts.
While a lot of the statistics shown in the infographic are common info (done pretty neatly though), it brings to light some interesting numbers as well. For starters, the fact that the world cup winners have been from only 2 continents, South America and Europe, both at 9 apiece. Also, the figures for Goals For and Against by the winners clearly brings out the attacking nature Brazilian football has had throughout history. The infographic also brings out the highest scoring games at the World Cup till now. The home team as always is the most supported one, with South Africa having around 1.25 million fans who will be cheering for their team in the stadium. Spain and Brazil start as the overwhelming favorites as expected.
I would have like to see some more themed graphics included and less time spent on graphical bars in the graphs. The World Cup offers so many design ideas with the soccer ball, field shape, goal netting and crowd ethnicity, I think a design opportunity was lost here. Still, good numbers, good fun and a quick look at how big the FIFA World Cup games really are.
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Lots of fun information about the NCAA Basketball Tournament and the craziness of March Madness in this infographic. Good to know the odds are Nine Quintillion to One on having a perfect bracket. Now I feel better about losing in my office pool every year. Has anyone ever picked all the game winners?
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This infographic sports a very detailed and large collection of information on the top earners for world football (soccer for US fans). It showcases crisp graphics with vibrant colors that pop from a neutral gray background; and easy-to-find information make this a winner of a sports infographic.
Look closely: a very nice touch can be seen when the artist uses the iconic people graphics to build the flags. Nicely done, Ben.
Submitted by Ben @igotdamaged
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Sometimes infographics are used to teach rather than just present information in a format that is easy to “digest.” Of course, teaching you how to throw a changeup and doing it are two different things. But this infographic presents the instructions in a clear manner, with additional information on where it is best to throw the pitch.
Better infographics do more than just entertain and inform on the the focus on the pieces (how to throw a changeup), they also give a second (where best to throw the changeup) and sometimes third layer of information (how to identify the changeup if you are a batter) to engross you all the more. Batter up! This infographic is a homerun!
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source: nytimes
