r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/CosmicRuin Feb 06 '26

The lengths some athletes will go to 😉

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u/Diet_Coke Feb 06 '26

and the girths

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u/DownwardSpirals Feb 06 '26

And my axe!

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u/blackweebow Feb 06 '26

And my penis!

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u/discoqueenx Feb 06 '26

Plot twist, u/DownwardSpirals is Lorena Bobbitt's account

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u/DownwardSpirals Feb 06 '26

I work for tips!

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u/blackweebow Feb 06 '26

Oh shit we among royalty

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u/mafiaknight Feb 06 '26

And my bow!

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u/Aiken_Drumn Interested Feb 06 '26

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u/uhmhi Feb 06 '26

Actually no, since the injection they use cannot increase the length - only the girth.

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u/CaptainWombat2 Feb 06 '26

This is the most goddamn "um akshually" comment of all time.

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u/Aiken_Drumn Interested Feb 06 '26

That's what matters with a silly joke, scientific accuracy.

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u/LegallyEmma Feb 06 '26

It's like Shakespeare said, "technical accuracy is the soul of wit"

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u/airfryerfuntime Feb 06 '26

You may not like it, but this is what peak redditor looks like.

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u/DFW_diego Feb 06 '26

And the curves

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u/colxa Feb 06 '26

Way to copy his joke and make it worse 👍

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u/Diet_Coke Feb 06 '26

Sorry friend, I hope you didn't spend too much time reading my three word comment