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[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

I'm fine with going fast on a sled being a sport. That's cool. But, it seems like something where it's only valid if everybody involved is actively doing something on the way down, not just being ballast.

One person sledding makes sense. But, in this sport, the guy on the bottom can't possibly be anything but ballast, can he? He can't see anything, so he can't be steering or braking, right?

Same with bobsled, the guy at the front is steering. Maybe the people in the back help with something, but they can't be too actively involved because they can't see.

[-] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

In bobsled, the other people at the back are important for the initial pushoff, since you're allowed a running start. And then I'm pretty sure everyone helps steer, based on what the guy in the front is doing/commands he gives.

Granted, all my knowledge of bobsled comes from Cool Runnings, so take all that with a grain of salt

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[-] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

A Dutch talkshow host absolutely wrecked the notion of this sport, and skeleton as well. It's basically just going down a slide one at a time on a little sled, was his point. And the difference between these sports is the way you lie on the sled.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Same with bobsled.

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[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 7 points 2 months ago

Luge is confusing enough. This is just moreso.

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[-] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 months ago
[-] slickgoat@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I watched a comedian say that you could force a guy onto one of those things and he could probably win an involuntary gold medal

[-] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

"bro you getting hard? I told you to wear a cup"

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[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago

The sport for the Ambiguously Gay Duo

[-] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I'm guessing there's a rule against a crotch cam, so the top can leave his head down?

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago
[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

Tobogooning*

[-] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 months ago

Competitive republican convention

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Have a sibling and only one toboggan.

[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

You know what? I think I could really go faster with a dick in my back…

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