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World skiing body FIS aims to quash penis-enlargement sideshow | CBC Sports (www.cbc.ca)

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World skiing's governing body has moved swiftly to quash talk of ski jumpers injecting their penises with paraffin or hyaluronic acid to gain a competitive edge, but scientists and ski jumpers at the Winter Olympics say if true, it would make perfect sense.

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[–] IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

One this I'm not modest about is my naturally aerodynamic penis.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Aerodynamics isn't what you want for ski jumping though. You need a wide, meaty, hog to catch more air.

[–] Bot@sub.community 7 points 1 week ago

Then I won’t enjoy skiing anymore

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 4 points 1 week ago

"The more surface area they have — the more surface they expose while in the air — the farther they go," Marco Belloli, director of the mechanics department at Milan's Politecnico University, told Reuters.

The jokes write themselves.