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Ok so they haven't found a cure for cancer, or even the common cold, neither have they discovered a solution for viable and cost-efficient energy sources in the face of the earth's diminishing natural gas and oil and reserves; in fact so far they haven't even been able to explain why any one in their right mind has eaten a plate of bigos since Communism collapsed... But nonetheless in the previous weeks Wroclaw's scientists have found themselves very much in the limelight of the bunsen-burner world.
What discovery have they unearthed, what universal truth have they revealed, what bright and shiny nugget of wisdom have they let loose upon the world which has inspired so many columns inches of journalistic waffle in papers and periodicals around the globe? They have, after employing the very latest in research and development technologies (viz. a view pieces of cardboard with silhouettes of different human shapes drawn in black marker pen) discovered that... wait for it... women with longer legs are sexier than women with shorter legs. You didn't see that coming did you?
After showing said pieces of cardboard to just over 200 participants Dr. Boguslaw Pawlowski and his team were able to prove that both men and women find members of the opposite sex more attractive if their legs are five percent longer than average. Apparently because longer legs are a sign of good health and people with lanky pins are less likely to suffer from heart disease and diabetes - not to mention their remarkably superior ability to traverse puddles.
Does this mean that we should all rush out and buy a pair of stilts in our quest to find Mr or Mrs Right? Apparently not. Once the legs are a full ten percent longer than average your appeal takes a significant drop. So bad news if you're as much ostrich as man, although on the plus side those puddles will be eating your reflection as you skip daintily over them...
| Source: Wroclaw Life | Jan.28.2008 |
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