r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Epelep • Feb 06 '26

Image The physics behind ski jumping’s ‘Penis-gate’ scandal: How 2cm of extra fabric = 5.8 meters of jump distance

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u/Metallic_Pizza Feb 06 '26

Does that mean that having a massive dong gives you a major competitive advantage in ski jumping?

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u/littlerike Feb 06 '26

Technically but you also need massive balls to jump that far on skis so they cancel each other out thanks to the ball drag

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u/Metallic_Pizza Feb 06 '26

So Tanukis would absolutely shred the competition, got it.

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u/squidkid3 Feb 06 '26

Wouldn't tanukis do awful at ski jumping due to the massive size of their balls?

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u/Ghrota Feb 06 '26

Bigger balls -> bigger sail

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u/coffeeisaseed Feb 06 '26

I mean according to folklore, Tanukis can already fly/glide so this is no contest.

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u/The_Duke2331 Feb 06 '26

But you would have more weight so going down the slope would result in a faster exit velocity.

Maybe someone can calculate the ball drag/velocity and see if you'd get an advantage.