I just have to pass this along, from Pharyngula:
A rather bizarre study carried out by German researchers suggests that staring at women’s breasts is good for men’s health and increases their life expectancy.
According to Dr. Karen Weatherby, a gerontologist and author of the study, gawking at women’s breasts is a healthy practice, almost at par with an intense exercise regime, that prolongs the lifespan of a man by five years.
She added, “Just 10 minutes of staring at the charms of a well-endowed female, is roughly equivalent to a 30-minute aerobics work-out.”
“And how”, PZ asks “did they determine this amazing medical fact? “
Researchers at three hospitals in Frankfurt, Germany did an in-depth analysis of 200 healthy males over a period of five years. Half the volunteers were instructed to ogle at the breasts of women daily, while the rest were told to refrain from doing so.
They must have had to do rigorous screening to find 100 healthy males who could go five years without looking at a woman’s breasts. Maybe they were all blind. PZ dismisses this scientifically rigorous test for this reason, but I have another. Just based on off the cuff calculations, and assuming that 10 minutes of boob-watching equals a 30 minute workout, I figure the average heterosexual male would get the equivalent of 10 hours of exercise a day. The average American male’s BMI puts the lie to that.
But, just in case, I think I’m going to go out and get a little exercise.
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