Walker Jones
@manleylaserguy.bsky.social
PhD in things that go Pew Pew | Sisyphean struggle of optical engineering next to an SEC football stadium | He/Him
Very funny controversy, but I can't see how a few extra square cm of airfoil can produce enough additional lift to make a meaningful difference. Really need to see someone math this out.
‘Penis injection’ doping claims in Winter Olympics ski jumping investigated by Wada
‘Penis injection’ doping claims in Winter Olympics ski jumping investigated by Wada
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Bild claims acid injections used to alter suit measurements
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Wada: ‘If anything was to come to the surface we would look at it’
During its 26-year history, the World Anti-Doping Agency has faced thousands of questions about athletes using illicit substances. Thursday, however, surely marked the first time it was asked whether ski jumpers were injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid in order to fly further.
The Wada president Witold Banka’s reaction? “Ski jumping is very popular in Poland [Banka’s home country] so I promise you I’m going to look at it,” he said, with a wry smile. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Very funny controversy, but I can't see how a few extra square cm of airfoil can produce enough additional lift to make a meaningful difference. Really need to see someone math this out.
Wanted to check on my lab after the winter storm, but the roads and sidewalks are atrocious. Good excuse to do some trail running.
January 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Wanted to check on my lab after the winter storm, but the roads and sidewalks are atrocious. Good excuse to do some trail running.
Boy, I sure do love spending a week reinventing the wheel by trying to lock an optical cavity with a high pressure liquid jet in the beam path. Starting to have a new found appreciation for the people who built CW dye lasers back in the day. This sucks.
December 10, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Boy, I sure do love spending a week reinventing the wheel by trying to lock an optical cavity with a high pressure liquid jet in the beam path. Starting to have a new found appreciation for the people who built CW dye lasers back in the day. This sucks.
Big couple days of data collection incoming. Good thing I have this bad boy around to keep me Locked In
November 20, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Big couple days of data collection incoming. Good thing I have this bad boy around to keep me Locked In
Switching out the Excimer gas and the sweet acrid smell of Fluorine fills the labs. Why am I so stupid?
November 20, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Switching out the Excimer gas and the sweet acrid smell of Fluorine fills the labs. Why am I so stupid?