IN A scandal dubbed 'penisgate', it seems Olympic ski jumpers have allegedly been injecting hyaluronic acid you-know-where in order to fly further.
If you're wondering how on earth that works, it's all down to the jumping suits.
Suits are made up based on 3D body scanner measurements of the ski jumper's body length, including crotch height, in accordance with particular rules around posture.
The total size of the suit can impact the amount of lift that the athlete can generate, which allows them to jump further, and the bigger the suit, the greater the lift.
So a bigger penis means a larger suit - which means a longer jump.
While penile injections of hyaluronic acid are not uncommonly used outside of competitive ski jumping, the procedure carries risks.
These include penile pain, deformity, infection, inflammation, sensory change, and sexual dysfunction, and in rare cases, infection can spread to cause gangrene and loss of the penis.
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