Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Concussions?

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Special thanks to Dr. Lorna Gibson of MIT for her woodpecker biomechanics expertise

Pileated woodpecker slo-mo footage courtesy of Dr. Robert Shadwick/University of British Columbia

-References/Learn More-

Daneshvar, Daniel H., et al. "The epidemiology of sport-related concussion." Clinics in sports medicine 30.1 (2011): 1-17.

Gibson, L. J. "Woodpecker pecking: how woodpeckers avoid brain injury." Journal of Zoology 270.3 (2006): 462-465.

Haldane, John BS. "On being the right size." Harper’s Magazine 152 (1926): 424-427.

Maroon, Joseph C., et al. "Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in contact sports: a systematic review of all reported pathological cases." PloS one 10.2 (2015): e0117338.

May, Philip RA, et al. "Woodpecker drilling behavior: an endorsement of the rotational theory of impact brain injury." Archives of Neurology 36.6 (1979): 370-373.

Schwab, Ivan R. "Cure for a headache." British Journal of Ophthalmology86.8 (2002): 843-843.

Wang, Lizhen, et al. "Why do woodpeckers resist head impact injury: a biomechanical investigation." PloS one 6.10 (2011): e26490.

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[HelenaRedgrave]

"Woodpeckers were built for headbanging"

Woodpeckers confirmed for heavy metal fans.

[asdcxvfdhj]

imagine the first person who discovered the woodpecker😂😂 they must’ve wondered what drove the bird mad

[thewolfateandthegoatremain]

That reminds me of one old joke:

"Why does the woodpecker have a beak?"
"So he doesn't smash his head on a tree"

[kduck]

The real question is... *HOW STRONG IS THE BEAK*

[Master_Therion]

How much wood would a woodpecker peck if a woodpecker's pecker was wood?

[biggiecheddar]

Damaged neurons cant goodly communicate good
Its ok to be smart 2019

[jdizzle]

Woodpecker: That's my secret... I'm always concussed! ;)

[RayMak]

Their movement is more stable than my gopro 10 stabilizer

[EllenRipley]

The flat earth society has members all around the globe

[bingnova]

There’s this woodpecker that thinks it’s funny to wake me up every other Sunday at 6 am to peck at the blind spot of my window.

[titanusrodan]

3:13 Warning for people with Trypophobia

[sensibleb]

1:13 _Can't... stop... replaying._

[drkcyd]

"bird brains can take a bigger banging" - rappers have been saying this for years

[kale.online]

Can you just make a half hour of joe getting hit by lights

[A_Aron]

i remember when i got my first concussion, me and my friend bumped accidentally at a good speed head to head and all i remember was just waking up laying on the turf seeing black then white as i open my eyes trying to regain sight, funny thing is you don’t remember the initial hit, you just regain memory after the hit

[mexicanmuslim]

Can you make a video on How Clams make Pearls, or should i say Oysters, And Could i make a pearl in my mouth if i put a piece of sand in my mouth and let it calcify?

[JDGamer]

The slo mo footage of the woodpeckers pecking looks so painful. I winced.

[justmechanicthings]

you hit the nail on the head with this one

[ceramicfrog]

"...You shouldnt try at home"
Me:i didnt know i had a tree at home

[guitarheroprince]

Those impacts were so well edited. They looked pretty real.