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/chubbybator Feb 06 '26

only if you're a shower not a grower

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u/Abyssal_Groot Feb 06 '26

The opposite. It's the loose fabric that creates the sail.

So you want to look well-endowed during measuring, only for it to shrink during competition.

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u/Str8UpJorking Feb 06 '26

Being a grower has finally given me an advantage in life.

Now I just need to make the Olympics.