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Swimsuit science shenanigans
Professional swimmers have been getting themselves in a right tizzy recently over what to wear.
A second generation of high-tech body suits has sent swimming times tumbling less than a year after records were smashed at the Olympics by those wearing similar garments. Some think science has created a monster in these new polyurethane suits and the world’s governing body has just banned them.
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