eli5- How does getting hit in the chin cause you to go unconscious?

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Title says it. I have never questioned the idea of a “glass jaw” and have experienced it first hand. While it makes sense for a head injury to have side effects, what is it about the jaw that leads to K.O.’s?

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it forces the head ot spin, and such sudden monvements cause the brain to ” rattle” inside the skull(because physics dictates it so thru the 1st law of motion).

the brain itself is incased in a fluid ” sac” but a movement that is rapid enough can have the brain hit the inside of the skull and when that happens you immediately go lights out.

depending on the severity of the impact you may end up with a concussion as a result.

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