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xkcd #2964: Olympic Sports (xkcd.com)

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Thankfully for everyone involved, the Winter Olympics officials spotted me and managed to stop me before I got to the ski jump.

Explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/2964/

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No idea. I've never been in that situation. It's like asking, "What if you played hockey without checking?" It would virtually be a different sport.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah I’m a pretty strong swimmer, grew up with a pool and set a record in freestyle at a high school pool when I was in 8th grade. I also grew up with twin cousin swim team guys to chase around the pool and play tag/dunk/wedgie/pants generally torture each other.

I’m also 6’3 and fairly strong, but waterpolo players are nuts. It’s a lot like lacrosse, where there are tons of dirty tricks that can be hidden from refs and really hurt. I played both sports a few times with seasoned players, never again. Especially lacrosse my elbows still hurt thinking about it 20 years ago.