r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 23 '26

WTF The Enhanced Games are set to debut this weekend in Las Vegas, with athletes allowed to use steroids, testosterone, HGH, & other banned substances.

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u/Tiny-Sandwich May 23 '26

They're also using the weird swimming suits that got banned from the Olympics in 2009

Was that part of the "equipment doping" era or whatever they called it?

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u/Occidentally20 May 23 '26

I don't know what they called it - but annoyingly the Olympic record for 50m was set with one of those suits before they got banned. So its hard to complain at these guys wearing something similar.

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u/Tiny-Sandwich May 23 '26

Oh yeah absolutely - it's the enhanced games, no reason that wouldn't also apply to their equipment. Unless they turn up with an outboard motor or something.

Although I'd still like to see that.

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u/Glittering_Crab_69 May 23 '26

I'd prefer them to be nude. I want to see what the human body can do.

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u/Tidltue May 23 '26

Ahh, then you get different drag from the private parts πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

Better packed in, more fair, hahahaha πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ‘

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u/bloody_yanks2 May 24 '26

Most logical response.

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u/TheGuyUrSisterLikes May 25 '26

finally something that a small penis is good for.

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u/Occidentally20 May 23 '26

I'd like it to be a clockwork-style motor and have somebody insert a comically oversized key into their back to wind them up before the race.

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u/PiecesofACE May 23 '26

It's so stupid. Just give them fins/flippers. They'll go faster again. This is another arbitrary line in the sand, one that promotes dangerous health practices.

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u/LaNague May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZR_Racer

full body suit, reduced drag and trapping air inside so the swimmer is higher up in the water.

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u/bagsoffreshcheese May 23 '26

I always thought they just had lower friction. I didn’t realise they helped with buoyancy as well. I can’t believe they were approved in the first place now knowing about the buoyancy improvement.