Might be good to pick ugly dancers!

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• Clubber

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  15 years ago

  Difficult to understand why anyone would bother to study this. Of course, there are millions of things people seem to study for no apparent reason. Of course, there are those accidental discoveries...
• steve229

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  15 years ago

  Well, at least this is one thing I don't have to worry about (thanks to that little operation I had years ago).
• shadowcat

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  15 years ago

  On the flip side...
  
  Study: Ugly Men More Fertile, Produce More Sperm During Sex
  
  Friday, July 10, 2009
  
  
  Women wanting to get pregnant should find themselves an ugly man, new research suggests.
  
  Scientists have found attractive males produce less sperm during sex.
  
  Researchers think good-looking males are biologically geared to hold back their sperm in each encounter to increase their chance of impregnating more females.
  
  But unattractive males know they are not going to bed so many females — so when they do get lucky they give it all they've got.
  
  The findings from the University of Oxford and University College London are backed up by studies of chickens and fish, but researchers think they could well apply to humans too.
  
  "Human attractiveness is complicated and influenced by a number of factors including cultural preferences," said UCL researcher Sam Tazzyman. "Nonetheless, ejaculate size and sperm quality are likely to have been molded by similar forces, like attractiveness and the number of sexual partners, that are important in other species."
  
  Reporting the findings on the university's Web site, Tazzyman said, "The more attractive a male is, the more females will be willing to mate with him, reducing the value of each mating to him. This means it is optimal for him to contribute fewer sperm per mating."
• arbeeguy

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  15 years ago

  I had little reason to check out Clubber's cited website until Shadowcat reported (in his own inimitable fashion) the findings of researcher Sam Tazzyman. Then I wanted to find the source of his inspiration. (Well done, 'cat!)
  
  Anyway, if you read Clubber's cited website, you will read some quotes by Dr. Olivia Judson. Don't know if anybody has read or heard of the book, "Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation" first published in 2002. Dr. Tatiana is actually Dr. Olivia Judson. Dr. Tatiana's advice is hilarious but all well documented on scientific findings. Dr. Olivia Judson is an amazingly talented and witty researcher. If you haven't read the webpage cited by Clubber, I highly recommend it. Then go read the book by Tatiana/Judson. I think you'll like it.
• chandler

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  15 years ago

  Thanks, Arbeeguy. That prompted me to follow the links, too.
  
  >Difficult to understand why anyone would bother to study this. Of course, there are millions of things people seem to study for no apparent reason. Of course, there are those accidental discoveries...<
  
  I'll take a stab, Clubber. Perhaps scientists bother to study how reproduction and fertility work in the hope that it will lead to improvements in health care, agriculture and natural resource management, stuff like that. Either that they think it might help them get laid and shoot bigger loads.