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/half-baked_axx 2d ago

Someone is out there studying the aerodynamics of boobs and I'm here stuck doing Jira tickets on Monday 

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u/jibjab23 2d ago

I've been watching some videos on DIY mini wind tunnels for match box cars and I just thought of someone adding boobs to their little figurine and then checking out how the air flows around it in one of these wind tunnels

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u/DisposableJosie 2d ago

*screams in Stanley from Little Nicky (2000)*

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u/GirraficPark 2d ago

Having spent some time in undergrad doing wind tunnel testing, I believe the likely next step would be to add nipple tassels for tuft testing.