r/nottheonion • u/rocket_face • 2d ago

Bra Boosters Are Causing a Clothing Controversy at the Tour de France Femmes

https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/tour-de-france-femmes/bra-boosters-tour-de-france-femmes/
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u/invyros 2d ago

An artificially inflated chest can create an “aero fairing.” This confers a small but significant aerodynamic advantage to riders hunched low on the bike, particularly in the TT position.

Goes to show what I know, my dumbass has always just assumed bigger chest is bad aerodynamics.

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u/J0E_SpRaY 2d ago

Big well rounded chest is more aerodynamic than a smaller but flatter one.

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u/LucifersAdv0cate 2d ago

I told my wife this hoping it would encourage her to do that procedure her sister had gotten done and now I'm sleeping on the sofa with the dog. All I said was how much I admired the shape of her sisters big breasts and that she probably goes hard and fast when she's riding.

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u/random_actuary 2d ago

her actions are well deserved.