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  • zahlman 7 hours ago
    > A 2025 simulation-based study published in the journal Frontiers in Sports and Active Living suggested that every 2 cm of extra fabric in a ski jumpsuit could increase drag by about 4 percent and increase lift by about 5 percent. On a jump, that extra 2 cm of fabric amounts to an extra 5.8 meters, the simulations found.

    This sounds... highly implausible.

    • mixologic 8 hours ago
      This seems like a pretty easy thing to fix for the future. Make the standard in all suits such that all genitalia would fit without a problem. Just give everybody that advantage of a mini sail and let the records all come with an asterisk.
      • shmeeed 7 hours ago
        Dear god. I'm not sure if I really wanted to know this.

        Warning: The article starts out funny, but contains some pretty graphic descriptions of medical complications towards the end.

        • kelseyfrog 7 hours ago
          Can't they just subject male climbers to randomized testing?
          • NedF 6 hours ago
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