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A study of how much skin needs to be exposed in order to have the best chance of attracting men has found women who bared some 40% of their flesh to be the most alluring to men.

The University of Leeds conducted an observational study around the city’s nightclubs, with researchers discretely recording the level of skin exposed in each lady’s outfit, and asking how many times each lady was approached by a man. An uncovered torso counted for 50% exposure, each arm 10% and each leg 15%.

Those exposing approximately 40% of their body attracted twice as many men as those dressed more modestly, whilst those exposing more began to attract less. Tight clothing and provocative dancing also contributed to the effectiveness of this exposure.

The researcher responsible, Dr Colin Hendrie, writes in the journal Behaviour that excessive immodesty may signal unreliability:

“Any more than 40 per cent and the signal changes from ‘allure’ to one indicating general availability and future infidelity.”

In practical terms, this seems a long winded way of saying girls wearing short, sleeveless dresses do best in the typical nightclub meat market.

Of course, as with most “psychological” research, these results are unlikely to be applicable outside western nightclubs; they take no account of the fact that nightclub goers are hardly a representative sample, or what levels of exposure work in other environments (40% might be rather too modest for a beach), and doubtless the researchers would be astonished to learn there are cultures with radically different standards of modesty to that prevalent in UK nightclubs.

However, as a guide to sexy fashion they helpfully underline the insight that often less is more…



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    Comment by MaidNiac
    19:56 19/11/2009 # ! Quality (+1.0)

    I dunno.., I prefer girls with long sleeves, but at the same time have a thing on armpits and bare shoulders. That's why detached sleeves are made :3

    Comment by celebrinen
    20:20 19/11/2009 # ! Quality (+1.0)

    You must love cosplay conventions then.

    Comment by Unellmay
    20:28 19/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.6)

    Who doesn't?

    Comment by Shaawin
    20:34 19/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.4)

    i dont because furries scare me.

    Comment by celebrinen
    20:38 19/11/2009 # ! Quality (+1.0)

    Scare them back

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:58 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    ... and fat man-boob-packing guys with hairy legs in Sailor Moon outfits

    Comment by k
    22:21 19/11/2009 # ! Bad (-0.4)

    In that 40% includes:
    10% Face
    10% Tits
    10% Pussy
    10% Butt

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:32 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    i like how you think, unless they're ugly then you need a paper bag, and it would look like this
    0%Face
    13%tits
    13%pussy
    13%butt

    Comment by s0mething
    23:59 19/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.4)

    Because women expose their tits/pussy/butt in public. Did you two even read the article.

    Comment by Anonymous
    01:54 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    @23:59

    If men were most attractive at 10%, I know what part _I_ would expose.

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:26 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I like that second I ;)

    Comment by Anonymous
    19:44 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And you, sir, would fail miserably.

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:51 22/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    you buys cant dis sailor bubba

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:52 19/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.6)

    Dress up in a hunting jacket so u can go up to em and say "that's a nice pelt, how much you think it's worth?"

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:42 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Don't forget the hunting rifle... replica, of course.

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:21 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    watergun

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:19 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And you have to have the hunting knife held to their throats.

    Then they can't refuse your humble request to inspect the wares.

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:44 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I would love them except 90% of the girls are fat, the rest are just ugly.

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:08 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This is only true for countries with general weight problems.

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:48 19/11/2009 # ! Quality (+1.0)

    ♪Waki miko Reimu~ She's very sexy~
    Waki miko Reimu~ I do not know why~
    Waki miko Reimu~ The skin she shows is~
    Waki miko Raimu~ Not forty percent~♫

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:51 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    God damnit. Reimu* on my last line

    Comment by Reimu Hakurei
    08:29 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    HI there, yes I am :3

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:27 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    I really like the Touhou girls because it's not ToLoveRu in-your-face-fanservice. The girls are actually modestly dressed, and often even depicted in victorian bloomers instead of panties, but they're still cute and likeable.

    I mean... I like seeing scantily clad girls as much as the next guy, but when 95% of them are like that, it kind of loses its meaning, right?

    Comment by Pandemonia
    02:17 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    We brits do all the best surveys and experiments

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:20 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I saw on Manswers that British women are the most promiscuous women in the world.

    Comment by MaidNiac
    21:57 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And awesome documentaries too :3

    Eg. "I Didn't Know That", "What Would Happen If..", and that one show which I forgot its name that once covered about the standard beautiful human facial scales.

    Comment by makkun
    19:57 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    yes i think 40% skin exposed girls are more atractive than naked ones...

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:03 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    same, but i am all for kimono as well, 10% exposure or something like that.

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:05 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    +1 some long summer dress are more attractive then tight miniskirt.

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:48 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Have you ever seen a girl wearing a kimono in a night club?

    Comment by Anonymous
    01:56 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I've seen them worn at a high-school and... damn... where was I.

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:03 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I agree with this, I some time find a girl _less_ attractive once she take off here cloth. Cloth and hair style add so much to a girl that without them... you'll lose interest.

    any way "In practical terms, this seems a long winded way of saying girls wearing short, sleeveless dresses do best in the typical nightclub meat market."

    I guess... I agree with the "meat market" bit, I believe that we have reached a point where meat compete against other meat in order to attract the other type of meat.

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:23 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I completely agree with you. Good job. Girls with clothes on are so much sexier, personal opinion, or my interest, scene girls today, they do a lot with there style, hair, and uniqueness, I find it very attractive, until she loses the clothes, then it kind of goes downhill.. But, eh, that isn't the point, clothes are so much more sexier then pure nakedness.

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:07 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I agree.You need to leave something to imagination.

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:05 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Disagree.

    I like to see women in:

    A) ultra-short skirts and low-cut tops (even if her boobs are small/tiny); or

    B) Smooth, close-fitting dresses which show off their true form (even if their boobs are small/tiny) - "China Dresses", long or short, are great for this.

    Cameltoe's okay, but not necessarily a plus.

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:39 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    qft

    Comment by Poyo The Great
    20:42 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yeah. We don't call the naked one as "attractive". We call them "naked".

    Comment by babybluez287
    20:50 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (-0.2)

    lols yeah i kinda noticed this before the poll was ever made xD personally i'v been attracted to 40%exposure xD too much was a no no to little was ~~~

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:45 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    English? do you speak it? or are you a 12 year old weaboo xD xD xD ~~~~~

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:33 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

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    Comment by ExtrovertedOtaku
    21:14 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    +1

    Not too much yet not too little...

    That is the way of life; balance...

    I can't find a nude walking up to me/anyone attractive... She might have escaped from an institute.

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:18 19/11/2009 # ! Drivel (-0.8)

    Makkun, you are one fag.

    Comment by makkun
    22:16 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And you are one gay.

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:03 19/11/2009 # ! Drivel (-0.8)

    THIS IS MADNESS!

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:08 19/11/2009 # ! Drivel (-0.8)

    THIS IS SPARTA

    Comment by Hexa
    20:11 19/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.4)

    THIS IS PATRICK!

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:12 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Patrick <3

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:15 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    No, this is Patrick.* (Fail, get it right.)

    Comment by Hexa
    20:16 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    > No, this is Patrick.* (Fail, get it right.)

    Yeh, couldn't correct it anymore :>

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:20 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    LOL!XD

    Comment by Domo-Kun
    20:11 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    What about Knee Socks? That's 90% cover for your legs, but Korean girls in knee socks attract me like white on rice.

    Comment by basilio
    21:53 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Hmmmm...

    10% of leg exposed x 15% of body = 1.5% of body

    2 x 1.5% = 3.0% body exposed

    Now, just expose both arms (20%) and like 34% of the torso (34% of torso x 50% of body = 17% of body) and you get 40%!

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:23 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Shimapans anyone?

    There was a time when I saw a cute school girl's shimapan. The girl was wearing a slightly short skirt. Her skirt was suddenly blown by the wind, exposing her MIKU-like shimapan! She also had very delicious thighs. She turned back, checking if anybody saw that, and she saw me there standing, staring at her. She then quickly walked away. I wasn't able to react right away. LOL

    oh man, the feeling was something new. I had trouble hiding my erection, so I sat down at the bench for a while.

    I've set this memory to "read only" so that it cannot be modified/ deleted from my brain. XD

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:46 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Probably because you are white/weaboo-nese. Why Korean girls? Theyre usually mean faced ugly.

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:19 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    They get plastic surgery to fix that.

    Comment by JSRF
    20:11 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    I <3 Zettai Ryouiki

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:12 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.4)

    Did I just hear 40%???

    How much would Zettai Ryouiki contribute?

    Comment by basilio
    21:53 19/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.4)

    Will depend on the grade of the Zettai Ryouiki =)

    Comment by Sithreis
    20:18 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Guess this rules out Eskimos.....

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:42 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    When was the last time you saw a guy hitting on an Eskimo in a bar? LOL

    Comment by Major Bukkake
    21:34 21/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    My first wife was an Eskimo. She was one cold bitch.

    Comment by celebrinen
    20:19 19/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.6)

    An attractive woman is attractive regardless of how much or how little skin she shows. In public I think that more skin is not always more but in private 100% has always rocked my boat. This kind of thing is always changing. In the past a man would need a cold shower if he saw just a womans exposed ankle. These researchers should be looking for something useful like 3d girls who are as good as 2d girls or a solution for global warming instead of this.

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:38 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Waki miko Reimu~ She's very sexy~
    Waki miko Reimu~ I do not know why~
    Waki miko Reimu~ The skin she shows is~
    Waki miko Raimu~ Not forty percent~

    Comment by basilio
    22:19 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Hehe "Tsukiyo wo Kakusanai Teido no Nouryoku" ^^

    Comment by Juuza
    22:47 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    In fact I'm a man I like legs and breast exposure, not full exposure of course

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:47 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Too bad as a weaboo you get no breast and legs. but you mean of the girls you see at school right?

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:58 19/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.6)

    To me it dont get much hotter than a pantsless girl using a oversized sweater piyama style. So cute ^_^

    Comment by Canti
    21:00 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Oh wait... full body bathingsuits...

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:02 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'l add detached sleeves!

    Lets hope this becomes a chain for future dan/gelbooru searches.
    After a while my imagination just runs dry -.-

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:07 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Oh, yeah! Hooray for the one-piece bathing suit!

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:53 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I don't know... :/
    Mine come with farm-hat-wearing pirates and are made of rubber.

    Comment by MaidNiac
    21:24 19/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.4)

    Chi?

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:59 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    there's lot of hidden variable here.

    the researcher need to try using the same girl using different clothes to have better result...

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:04 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    The researcher obviously hasn't heard of the zettai ryouki before, it defies his 40% rule.

    Comment by SnooSnoo
    21:10 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oversized white shirt with pantsu.
    Sleepy face, rubbing her eyes.
    Dishevelled hair, saying "onii-chan, ohaiyo"
    ...
    ...
    ...
    What? Stop looking at me like I've got a sister complex!

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:10 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    If the "researchers" are checking meat-market bars, they're forgetting guys are looking for a woman who will give them sex, but hasn't/won't given/give _everybody_ sex.

    Lookin' for sex is different than lookin' for love.

    Comment by Cross
    21:14 19/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.4)

    Maybe the researcher used his own family as a research object.

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:22 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Muslims like less than 1% exposure from their women.

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:51 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.4)

    1%? I thought it was in decimals!

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:25 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    this probably has to do with the fact that girls who are over-dressed don't look 'fun' to guys, and under-dressed girls may be too 'unapproachable' or too slutty

    or they may subconsciously tie less clothes to more STDs

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:26 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    (Oh, and I'm talking about the US... dunno about anywhere else for sure that is...)

    Comment by the envoy
    22:09 19/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.4)

    A 4-armed girl is fine too....

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:23 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Ooh, another study from the university of pointless studies. Bless them for making my day.

    Too little clothing can make a girl look cheap, which is not attractive to me. Still I do prefer looking at bikinis rather than a full body swimsuit, so this doesn't cover all situations.

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:30 19/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.8)

    Conclusion:

    Dr Colin Hendrie invents an excuse to talk to several girls in nightclubs in various states of undress, ends up stating the obvious, and gets away with it.

    Comment by Ray
    12:14 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The man is a genius isn't he?

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:40 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    People that you meet in nightclubs are only good for one night stands.

    Comment by diskonline
    23:22 19/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    What about bodysuit? i like that as well.

    Comment by Anonymous
    00:24 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    School swimsuit under a Kimono.

    Comment by 女中 あゆ
    00:28 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (-0.2)

    Eww, I am sure all fat woman will wear skiny mini dresses because of that result. Don't forget that the biggest population of the world is overweight.

    Comment by motaku96
    01:07 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Great picture. Instant boner.

    40% sounds good. Armpits are a necessity.

    Comment by Anonymous
    01:12 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I like whatever skin exposure percent the schoolgirl uniforms with tight highs have.

    Comment by LaughingReader
    01:16 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Aaaaahh... statistics

    i'm sure people in here will flock at Hatsune Miku(filtered pict or cosplayed) more than any flash exposing creature they can see

    Comment by ScarredBushido
    02:28 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    as long as chicks wear skirts im happy

    Comment by RopeXPantsu
    02:36 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I love how breasts make a bulge in sweaters. I find that even more erotic than exposed breasts. When I see such a bulge, I always want to poke it with a finger.

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:54 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    thats why science is the best thing in the world

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:11 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ZETTAI RYOUIKI powah!!

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:39 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I live in Leeds ._.

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:56 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'll take 40% cleavage.

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:14 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    each leg is 15% and each arm is 10%.... so 2 bare legs and 1 covered arm = 40%. Who wears one long sleeve and one short sleeve?

    Comment by Yangth
    07:20 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    That sounds about right. I prefer a little modesty, and a girl's gotta have a sense of style too ;)

    So how much is calculated for zettai ryouiki?

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:40 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The percentage doesn't matter, as it's automatic perfection.

    Comment by Fapping Time
    07:33 20/11/2009 # ! Quality (+0.8)

    In my world, it doesn't matter how much skin is exposed, 'cause I got a real dirty imagination...

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:34 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I wish there was a survey like this involving zettai ryouiki. Whenever I wear thigh highs in public, I get called a failwhore. It'd be nice to be like, "BAM! Survey! The power of SCIENCE says that no, grade A zettai ryouiki is like five percent skin exposure, so fuck you!"

    Still wouldn't shut anyone up, but still.

    Comment by Fapping Time
    12:10 22/11/2009 # ! Good (+0.4)

    there is no fail in thigh highs. none.

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:03 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    i loves that picture

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:21 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    this survey totally applies for me

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:35 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wow, what a waste of money. Why are there "studies" on things that are already obivous to everyone?

    Comment by hALOTOO
    11:46 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    So how many percentage is exposed in China dress ?_?

    Comment by Anonymous
    15:11 09/01/2010 # ! Neutral (0)

    About 40% (2 arms [sleeveless] + 1 long slit along the side exposing 1 leg + thigh)

    No wonder I find women in cheongsams/qipaos/chiness dresses so alluring. :D

    Comment by mehve
    14:00 20/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Does that mean women still have to dress almost half naked?

    Comment by Anonymous
    19:00 06/01/2010 # ! Neutral (0)

    Thanks. I thought I am a weirdo when I prefer semi cladded body than naked.

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