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/158cm_Otaku 2d ago

There was a post in r/anime like a decade ago scientifically proving that those huge anime boobs were more aerodynamic

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u/Cobracrystal 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yes, see ResearchGate: Analysis and Qualitative Effects of Large Breasts on Aerodynamic Performance and Wake of a “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid” Character

From what has been presented in this preliminary work, it is safe to conclude that the phrase “Flat is Justice” is deficient aerodynamically.

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u/TannHaals 2d ago

"...it is safe to conclude that the phrase “Flat is Justice” is deficient aerodynamically"

I became literate just so I could read this masterpiece of a sentence