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The point of segregating physical sports is to give women (people who went through female puberty) a fighting chance. There’s a famous experiment by the Willia
by Swizec 4y ago
The point of segregating physical sports is to give women (people who went through female puberty) a fighting chance.
There’s a famous experiment by the Williams sisters, two of the best female tennis players ever, who got demolished by a guy ranked 203rd in the world. There is no way for a woman to make up the testosterone difference in sports where physical prowess matters.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-the-williams-sisters-vs-karsten-braasch-the-world-no-203-destroyed-serena-williams-venus-williams-battle-sexes https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-the-williams-sisters...
No that doesn’t mean every man is fitter than every woman. It matters in top ranks of a sport.
- xkcd1963 4y agoBut chess is not a sport. Think about it, how many calories do I burn sitting in a chair and moving my hands occasionally?! And no, the brain consumes mostly sugars.
- Swizec 4y agoInterestingly, grandmasters burn ridiculous energy during tournaments. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/22/chess-grandmasters-lose-weight-burn-calories-during-games.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/22/chess-grandmasters-lose-weig...
- xkcd1963 4y agoHm, interesting. But doing sports do all kind of things to muscles. And physiology wise men have more muscles. But intelligence is the same for men and women. EDIT: They don't cite any papers though