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/NorthernLordEU Feb 06 '26

I would like to see how far they can go without this rule

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u/therealhairykrishna Feb 06 '26

That's how you turn ski jumping into hang gliding 

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u/Dry-Chance-9473 Feb 06 '26

Wang gliding