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“Glide Ratio Optimization in the Olympic Ski Jump via Cosmetic Penis Enlargement” (lemmy.world)
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[-] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

Sure, it's possible, but the margin of error is pretty narrow for making up for unexpected turbulent wind or slight imperfections in how the person exits the aircraft.

In a normal ski jump, even though they can move more than 250m through the air, they're never more than 6m above the ground at any given point.

So jumping out of an airplane would require a level of precision that probably couldn't be safely achieved.

[-] Ash@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

Unlikely but possible is what I'm hearing.

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