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by LeoPanthera 682 days ago
In thousands of a second, you could gain an advantage by growing long fingernails to touch the wall fractionally earlier.
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euroderf 682 days ago
At the possible cost of increased water resistance, and/versus possible increase in power of stroke.

Sounds like fertile ground for a Ph.D thesis that sparks a nail craze.

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matt-attack 681 days ago
Wouldn’t you want longer fingernails anyway for a bigger paddle effect?
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