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A startup called Sperm Racing said it raised $1.5 million to stage the event at the famed concert venue Hollywood Palladium on April 25.
Eric Zhu, the company's 17-year-old co-founder, said the inaugural event will pit samples against each other on a race track modeled on the female reproductive system.
Zhu said the goal is to have fun while raising awareness about male fertility. "Sperm is surprising as a biomarker. The healthier you are, the faster sperm moves."
Two students from rival universities were found to have "matching biomarkers" and selected to take part.
The event will run three races in front of a crowd of 4,000 spectators, and feature play-by-play commentary, instant replays, and leaderboards. [source]
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A live video feed, magnified 40 times to display the 0.05mm spermatozoa, will track the samples' progress.
Sperm typically swim at about 5mm per minute, meaning each race will take at least 40 minutes. Whichever crosses the finish line first, as "verified by advanced imaging," will be declared the winner.
Zhu founded Sperm Racing with Nick Small, 16, head of the business management consulting firm Stealth; Shane Fan, chief executive of the NFT pricing platform Waterfall; and Garrett Niconienko, former content strategist for Mr. Beast. [source]
The Sperm Racing team
male fertility is declining. like, a lot. it's happening quietly, steadily, and nobody's really talking about it.
we're taking a topic no one wants to touch and making it interesting, measurable, and weirdly changing this paradigm.
I mean, I guess…
A pick'em!