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Study Finds the Perfect Ratio of Attractiveness

Posted by samzenpus on from the hey-there-big-arms dept.

Gksksla writes "Scientists in Australia and Hong Kong have conducted a comprehensive study to discover how different body measurements correspond with ratings of female attractiveness. The study, published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, found that across cultural divides young, tall and long armed women were considered the most attractive."

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  1. Golden Ratio by C_Kode · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Wasn't this already figured out by Ancient Greek mathematicians? :)

  2. Forgot one by RealErmine · · Score: 4, Funny

    Young, tall, long armed and with huge... tracts of land.

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  3. Re:Pssshhh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Any gal you marry will end up with plenty of A, no matter how much she starts with.

  4. HEY! by Shikaku · · Score: 4, Funny

    Listen!

  5. That makes sense... by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think tall, short-armed women or short, long-armed women would look kind of odd.

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  6. Dave.cpp by CODiNE · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually Dave has already figured out the optimal formula for calculating and ranking a woman's beauty.

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  7. I appreciate large derrieres... by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and it is impossible to be untruthful.

  8. Not surprising by Translation+Error · · Score: 4, Funny

    After all, who's going to tell armed women that they're unattractive.

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