Explaining A New Dynamic Kickoff | September 13, 2024

Summary

In this episode of CNN 10, Koy Wire discusses Brazil's worst drought on record affecting the Amazon, causing historically low water levels and impacting communities and food supplies. The crew of Polaris Dawn completes the world's first commercial spacewalk, marking a significant step towards commercializing space capabilities. The NFL introduces a new dynamic kickoff rule to enhance player safety, while Riverdale Country School in the Bronx eliminates kickoffs altogether, leading to a decrease in concussions. Lastly, innovative customizable display panels debut at South Korean Fashion Week, showcasing technology that could transform everyday items.

Takeaways

• 🌍 Brazil is facing its worst drought on record, affecting the Amazon's water levels and impacting local communities and food supplies.
• 🚣‍♂️ The drought has stranded boats and cut off essential supplies for communities that depend on the Amazon's rivers, potentially raising food prices.
• 🌱 The climate phenomenon 'La Niña' is expected to bring rain to Brazil, but it is arriving later than usual, prolonging the crisis.
• 👨‍🚀 A civilian crew completed the world's first commercial spacewalk, marking a significant step towards commercializing space exploration.
• 👩‍🚀 The Polaris Dawn mission by SpaceX aimed to demonstrate that private companies, not just government astronauts, can perform spacewalks.
• 🔐 The success of the spacewalk is crucial as it tested new space suits and the ability to depressurize and repressurize the spacecraft safely.
• 🏈 The NFL has made rule changes to kickoffs to increase safety, reducing the space between players and aiming to decrease concussions.
• 🏫 Riverdale Country School in the Bronx made a drastic change by eliminating kickoffs, which led to a decrease in concussions and an increase in participation.
• 👕 LG and Korean designers showcased innovative customizable display panels on clothing at South Korean Fashion Week, indicating a future where fashion and technology merge.
• 🌟 The technology is still in the concept phase, but it has the potential to transform various industries, including fashion, automotive, and interior design.

Q & A

What is the current situation with the drought in Brazil?

Brazil is experiencing its worst drought on record, with historically low water levels in the Amazon's tributaries, such as the Madera river, leading to boats being stranded and impacting food and water supplies for communities reliant on the river.

How could the drought in the Amazon affect global food prices?

The drought could impact soy and corn shipments from Brazil, potentially driving up prices for these commodities globally.

What is the expected timeline for rain in Brazil to alleviate the drought?

Rain is not expected for weeks or months due to the delayed arrival of the climate phenomenon La Niña, which usually brings wetter weather to Brazil.

What was the significance of the commercial spacewalk completed by a civilian crew?

The spacewalk marked the world's first commercial spacewalk, indicating a step forward in commercializing space capabilities and potentially making spacewalks a task for private companies, not just government astronauts.

What were the two critical moments during the commercial spacewalk that were of concern?

The two critical moments were when the pressure was dropping in the cabin as they let all the air out of the SpaceX ships for the first time, and when Jared Isaacman opened the hatch, as failure to close it properly would have required an emergency deorbit back to Earth.

What is the new spacewalking suit mentioned in the script and why is it important?

The new spacewalking suit is a development that allows for private companies to conduct spacewalks, which is significant because it represents an advancement in space technology and could lead to more frequent and varied space activities by non-government entities.

Which NFL committee voted on changes to the kickoff line between 1974 and 2011?

The Competition Committee of the NFL voted on the changes to the kickoff line during that period.

What is the NFL's new approach to kickoffs aimed at increasing player safety?

The NFL's new approach, called a dynamic kickoff, involves having players line up just 5 yards apart, reducing the speed and space of the play, which is intended to decrease the risk of injury.

How has a school in the Bronx responded to the issue of concussions in football?

Riverdale Country School in the Bronx responded to the issue of concussions by eliminating kickoffs and returns from their games, which led to a 33% decrease in concussions and an 18% increase in participation.

What innovative technology was showcased at South Korean Fashion Week that could change the way we think about clothing?

LG and Korean designers debuted customizable display panels that can be integrated into clothing, allowing for dynamic and changeable designs on garments, accessories, and potentially other surfaces.

What is the message that CNN 10 aims to convey to its audience at the end of the broadcast?

CNN 10 aims to convey a message of positivity and empowerment, encouraging viewers to take the good vibes into their week and to recognize their own power and influence on the world.

Outlines

00:00

🌍 Brazil's Worst Drought and First Commercial Spacewalk

The script begins with a discussion on Brazil's severe drought, the worst on record, affecting the Amazon's Madera River and causing significant disruptions to local communities and food supplies. It also touches on the economic impact, with potential rises in soy and corn prices due to shipping difficulties. The script then shifts to a technological feat, detailing the world's first commercial spacewalk by a civilian crew on the Polaris Dawn mission. The mission, a step towards commercializing spacewalks, was successful, with the crew completing the spacewalk and returning safely to their capsule, marking a significant advancement in space exploration capabilities.

05:02

🏈 NFL's Safety Changes and Innovative Fashion Tech

The second paragraph delves into changes in the NFL's kickoff rules aimed at increasing player safety. It discusses the high injury rates associated with kickoffs and how one school decided to eliminate them altogether, resulting in a decrease in concussions and an increase in participation. The NFL's new 'dynamic kickoff' rule is explained, which reduces the speed and space of the play to mitigate injuries. The script concludes with a look at innovative fashion technology from LG and Korean designers, who showcased customizable display panels at South Korean Fashion Week, hinting at a future where clothing and accessories could feature dynamic, changeable designs.

Keywords

💡Drought

Drought refers to an extended period of abnormally low precipitation, leading to a water shortage that affects the ecosystem and human activities. In the video, Brazil is experiencing its worst drought on record, which has severe consequences such as leaving boats stranded, cutting off food and water supplies to communities, and potentially impacting soy and corn shipments, driving up prices for everyone.

💡Amazon River

The Amazon River is one of the largest rivers in the world by discharge volume of water. It plays a crucial role in the South American ecosystem and economy. The script mentions the Madera River, a major tributary of the Amazon, experiencing historically low water levels due to the drought, which is a significant environmental concern.

💡Climate Phenomenon

A climate phenomenon refers to a large-scale atmospheric event that has a significant impact on the Earth's climate. In the context of the video, 'La Niña' is a climate phenomenon that usually brings wetter weather to Brazil but is arriving later than expected, exacerbating the drought situation.

💡Commercial Spacewalk

A commercial spacewalk is a spacewalking activity conducted not by government agencies but by private companies, aiming to commercialize space exploration. The video highlights the world's first commercial spacewalk by a civilian crew, which is a significant step towards making space exploration more accessible to private entities.

💡SpaceX

SpaceX is a private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded by Elon Musk. The video discusses SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, which includes a commercial spacewalk, showcasing the company's advancements in space exploration and technology.

💡Life Support Oxygen

Life support oxygen refers to the oxygen supply necessary for sustaining human life in environments where it is not naturally available, such as in space. The video mentions the consumption of life support oxygen during the spacewalk, emphasizing the challenges and limitations of space travel.

💡NFL

The NFL (National Football League) is a professional American football league and is considered the highest level of professional American football. The script discusses changes in NFL kickoff rules to make the game safer, reflecting the league's ongoing efforts to improve player safety.

💡Concussions

A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury, often caused by a blow to the head. In the context of the video, the NFL is making rule changes to reduce the incidence of concussions, particularly during kickoffs, which are identified as one of the most violent plays in the game.

💡Dynamic Kickoff

A dynamic kickoff refers to a new rule in American football that changes the traditional kickoff play to reduce the speed and space of the play, thereby aiming to decrease injuries. The video explains how this new kickoff format is a significant rule change intended to improve player safety.

💡Innovative Technology

Innovative technology refers to new and creative advancements in technology that have the potential to transform industries or everyday life. The video mentions customizable display panels showcased at South Korean Fashion Week, which are an example of innovative technology that could revolutionize fashion and design.

💡Chameleon

A chameleon is a reptile known for its ability to change color. In the video, the term is used metaphorically to describe technology that can change appearance, such as the customizable display panels that can alter their display, much like a chameleon changes color.

Highlights

Brazil is experiencing its worst drought on record, affecting the Amazon and its communities.

The drought is causing historically low water levels in the Madera river, a major Amazon tributary.

The water crisis is expected to worsen with no rain forecast for weeks or months.

A four-person civilian crew completed the world's first commercial spacewalk.

The Polaris Dawn private SpaceX Mission aims to commercialize spacewalks.

The spacewalk used up a significant amount of life support oxygen on board.

The crew successfully tested a new space walking suit, a significant advancement for space exploration.

The NFL moved the kickoff line three times between 1974 and 2011, aiming to make the game safer.

The NFL's new dynamic kickoff rule is designed to reduce the speed and space of collisions.

Riverdale Country School取消了kickoffs以减少脑震荡和受伤的风险。

The school's decision to eliminate kickoffs resulted in a 33% decrease in concussions.

LG and Korean designers debuted innovative customizable display panels at South Korean Fashion Week.

The technology is still in the concept phase but has potential for everyday wear and various applications.

The new tech could revolutionize fashion by allowing clothes to display customizable messages or images.

The NFL's chief medical officer discusses the league's efforts to understand and reduce injuries.

The competition committee co-chairman highlights the significance of the new kickoff rule changes.

The new kickoff rule is considered one of the biggest changes in 30 years by the NFL.

Transcripts

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hello and welcome to CNN 10 I'm Koy wire

it's Friday best day of the week the

weekend is upon us but let's lock in get

a little smarter and wiser and have a

little fun while we finish this week's

strong we start in the Amazon where

Brazil is experiencing its worst drought

on record it's so severe that these

folks here are walking on what should

have been a river this major tributary

of the Amazon the Madera river is

experiencing historically low water

levels the drying waterways in the

mighty Amazon have left boats stranded

cutting off food and water supplies to

communities who rely on the river to

survive the drought could also impact

soy and corn shipments driving up prices

for everyone the Water Crisis is

expected to worsen as the water levels

are forecast to keep dropping the

climate phenomenon laia usually brings

wetter weather to Brazil but the weather

pattern is coming later than forecast

this year with rain not expected for

weeks or months the record drought is

upending the lives of hundreds of

thousands of people while it damages the

jungle ecosystem an incredible feet high

above the earth a four-person civilian

crew completed the world's first

commercial spacewalk all of the crew

members were exposed to the vacuum of

space but two remained inside the

vehicle while billionaire Tech CEO Jared

isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah

Gillis exited the capsule check out the

beautiful view while spacewalks have

been carried out by NASA since the 1960s

the Polaris Dawn private SpaceX Mission

took a major step forward for

commercializing these capabilities

aiming to make space walks a task that

can be carried out by private companies

not just government astronauts with The

Space Walk complete the crew will spend

another couple days in orbit checking

off other Mission goals and conducting a

bunch of experiments but that spacewalk

took up lots of the life support oxygen

they had on board and they have a

limited amount of time left before the

spacewalk has to return home most likely

over the weekend I was uh really holding

my breath at two different moments um

one was as the pressure was dropping in

the cabin that's the first time they've

ever let all the air out of of these

SpaceX ships and see if everything still

works you know imagine if in your studio

if suddenly there was Zero air pressure

would all the computers keep working you

know how would everything function so

that was a big step but the second one

was when Jared reached up and I don't

know if you watch it or not but was

jiggling and open that hatch because if

that hatch doesn't close again properly

then there's no way to get air back into

the cabin they'd have to do an emergency

deorbit back to Earth with everybody

still in their big pressurized suits so

I was you know amongst everything else I

was really pleased to see both those

things work perfectly have the crew

safely back inside and maybe most

importantly we have now a proven new

space walking suit it's been a long time

since we had a new one and that's great

for the World 10sec trivia between 1974

and 2011 the NFL moved the kickoff line

three times which NFL committee voted on

the changes rules committee competition

committee executive committee or medical

committee ding ding ding competition

committee as your answer here it reviews

the competitive aspects of the game

including

Rules Football is back and there's a

whole new look in the NFL this year

regarding the kickoff I played nine

years in the NFL let me tell you kickoff

was one of the most violent plays I have

a titanium plate and four screws on my

neck to prove it but the new Dynamic

kickoff in the NFL is aimed at making

the game safer by having players line up

just 5 yards apart and the NFL isn't the

only League making changes to kickoff

rules in hopes of making the game safer

our sanj Gupta has more including one

school that made a drastic change to

that phase of the

game it's space and speed so if you

think about where we're standing here

you've got players that are lined up in

this case maybe 50 60 yards away from

where we are they're running down the

field as fast as they can possibly run

so coming down the field at speed and

then having collisions obviously is is a

is a driver for injury the NFL says last

season concussions occurred four times

more often on a kickoff than any other

play it's exactly why Riverdale Country

School in the Bronx wants to change the

game I sort of jokingly said to him like

I want to change football in America

like we need to figure this out want to

change football in America it's pretty

audacious yeah I don't know if I

actually realized what I was saying at

the time John pizzy is the school's

athletic director yes so in 2018 we had

18 players left for the last game of our

season we had a bunch of concussions and

a bunch of season ending injuries so we

made a decision to cancel our last game

but when that season ended we had to

figure out how we were going to manage

the next football season so together

with the concussion Legacy Foundation

they proposed something pretty radical

getting rid of the Sport's most iconic

play no more kickoffs no more Returns

the beginning of their games now look

like this play just starts at the 35 yd

line and so far pizzy says they've seen

a 33% decrease in concussions across the

league and importantly an 18% increase

in

participation parents certainly like the

idea and it turns out so do the players

like team C Captain Tristan Cornell I've

talked to people when I tell them that

my school doesn't do kickoffs they

they're like oh my gosh that's the one

of the biggest parts of the game how can

you not do that but then I see all these

injuries that happen from kickoffs so

the fact that we don't have that

probably allows us to keep healthy and

play throughout the entire season but

the NFL's chief medical officer Dr Allan

Sills says the league is not yet ready

to give up on the kickoff altogether all

options are on the table I mean I think

that certainly eliminating the play is

one of those options but but I believe

there are potentially other Solutions

and I think that's our challenge is is

can we understand what's driving injury

and and again preserve the elements of

the game so this year in the NFL you're

going to see a very different sort of

kickoff what they're calling a dynamic

kickoff now again previously as soon as

the ball was kicked all 11 members of

the kicking team would start sprinting

down the field to try and tackle the

receiving team lots of speed

lots of space this season only the

kicker is back here while the opposing

teams are lined up all the way over here

separated by just five yards and none of

those players can move until the ball

has been caught by the receiving team or

it hits the ground it reduces the speed

and the space of the

play it's what competition committee

co-chairman Rich McKay says is one of

the biggest rule changes in 30 years the

problem is is is we're trying to not

just make this game better next year

we're trying to keep the game going for

10 20 30 40 that's what our Legacy is

supposed to be and so you've got to look

at health and safety and make sure that

the numbers when they tell you something

you do

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stretching bending folding technology

that can make your clothes be like a

chameleon the LG and Korean designers

debuted these Innovative customizable

display panels on the runways at South

Korean Fashion Week the amazing new tech

is still in the concept phase but as

Engineers work to make it more durable

and resilient to Everyday wear we could

one day be seeing these panels on

everything from hats to handbags maybe

even car Interiors or customizable

moving tattoos is this Riz or is this

just wrong if I could rock that Tech

today I'd probably wear something that

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