NCBI ROFL: Bust size and hitchhiking: a field study

A study reveals how a female hitchhiker's bra size influences male drivers' decisions to offer rides. Explore the surprising connection!

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"A 20-yr.-old female confederate wore a bra which permitted variation in the size of cup to vary her breast size. She stood by the side of a road frequented by hitchhikers and held out her thumb to catch a ride. Increasing the bra-size of the female-hitchhiker was significantly associated with an increase in number of male drivers, but not female drivers, who stopped to offer a ride."

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