Men's doubles luge has Olympic fans asking why two-man luge is a thing

Luge is one of those events at the Winter Olympics that draws some questions.

And, well, that's before you even get to two-man luge, otherwise known as men's double luge.

Fans of the sport took to Google on Wednesday (via Google Trends) to ask a very specific question:

"Why is men's double luge a thing?"

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Well, that's a fair question.

It's an odd-looking sport, with one man laying atop another.

It's also a curiosity to figure out that you're good at it in the first place. Like, who invented this?

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For those wondering: The United States placed seventh and eighth in the competition on Wednesday in Italy.

A host team from the home nation got the gold medal, so they were certainly happy the sport existed.

It just doesn't seem comfortable, or all that safe.

But hey, an Olympic medal is an Olympic medal.

Even in men's doubles luge.

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