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Podcast: ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast
Episode: ELI5 Ski Jumping - how do they not get injured when landing?
Description: With such great speeds and a significant vertical drop, how do ski jumpers not sustain injury when landing? What makes one ski jumper better than others? How is a ski jumping course designed? Where is the largest ski jumping hill? Â ... We explain like i'm five! Â Help more people fund us by leaving a rating on iTunes. Â Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community as always and in particular the following users whose questions and comments formed the basis of this discussion: jcgk1123, badlawywr, simplequark, clairquilt, chunkykitty & nilfy....