I’ve seen headlines this week about Olympic skiers and the dangers of a bigger bulge/cup or something?

  • dhork@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Did you read the articles attached to the headlines?

    They found that ski jumpers can get a measurable advantage if thier suits are loose fitting even a little bit, because it increases drag. As a result, their suits are carefully regulated and they are made based on a full body 3D scan.

    It’s been speculated that some ski jumpers may have been taking injections meant to increase the size of their flaccid penis before that scan, so that the larger size will be included in the scan, and then if they are back to normal size before the competition, it has the effect of their suit fitting more loosely and increasing drag.

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      I saw that an addition of only 4 square centimeters in the crotchal region translates into a 5% increase in lift, and an increase in distance of 5.8 meters, which is a significant advantage. So it makes sense that they would do whatever is necessary to gain that extra coverage in the crotchal region.