How did people used to die in jousting tournaments in the medieval ages and what is done to prevent that from happening in modern day jousting tournaments?
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Grab a few pots and pans from your kitchen and duck tape them to your body. Now climb up on a 2 meter tall box. Next, let your friend take a broomhandle and attach a large rock to it. Lastly, let that person run at full speed and with full force ram that into your chest, making you uncontrollably fly back in a tumble. Add to this that you also do this in a church of people that don’t believe in modern medicine and will try to heal you by praying and you are getting close to a medieval jousting tournament.
Today it is often performed on sand to cushion the landing. There is also a medic on site, and there is often some protection under the armor like a back and neck brace.
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