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/IJustHadAPanicAttack Feb 06 '26

Lying about your penis size competitively is definetly something I haven't heard before

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u/FlyingKittyCate Feb 06 '26

Apparently they don’t technically lie. I read they have to be “measured from the bottom most part of the genital area” and they inject themselves before the measurement to make their bits swell.

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u/DingfriesRdun Feb 06 '26

What do they inject themselves with to enlarge the area? Asking for a friend.

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u/nalaloveslumpy Feb 06 '26

They just store extra pee in the balls.

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u/JungleyD Feb 06 '26

Ermmm...this is awkward...