Study: Ugly Men More Fertile, Produce More Sperm During Sex

Foxnews ^ | 7/10/2009 | Staff

[r9etb]

“Mating success” is different than “Ugly”.

Oh, really? That's not even true among humans.

[Uncle Ivan]

So by that study this joker's got enough chirrens to field a football team. Offense and defense.

Special teams, too.

[Red in Blue PA]

That's not even true among humans.

How can you look at "success" of such a subjective thing?

Not to mention so many confounding variables, such as income, wealth, status in society.

The simple explanations proposed by science are rarely so simple.

[Red in Blue PA]

ROFL!

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Teleological evolution strikes again.

/if you believe in that bunkum, that is

[americanophile]

LOL, I think I have a couple in Mexico...

[heartwood]

After a certain number, enough sperm is enough - unless there is competition.

My theory is that there are more and better quality sperm when there is likely to be sperm competition - when the man is ugly, the woman is attractive, or there is a new relationship, and the fastest, most numerous team has the best chance of winning.

There are some weird things that happen. For instance, at least one study showed that later-order births within a relationship tend to produce smaller children, as if the man somehow adjusts baby size to make it easier on the woman when she is a long-term investment.

[r9etb]

Not to mention so many confounding variables, such as income, wealth, status in society.

You said concepts of beauty are a HUMAN thing ... and now you're saying that's not even so?

Be that as it may, there are numerous scientific studies showing a strong causitive relationship between certain physical characteristics and the ability to attract mates. (A Google search returns a large number of hits on the correlation. Just picking a paper at random, even certain species of flies show correlation between physical traits and mating success.)

This shows that "attractiveness" is a pretty objective matter in nature.

[Zeddicus]

who had the IDEA for this study???

Probably an ugly geek who was having trouble getting some.

[r9etb]

For instance, at least one study showed that later-order births within a relationship tend to produce smaller children, as if the man somehow adjusts baby size to make it easier on the woman when she is a long-term investment.

Either that, or both male and female become increasingly tired as the number of offspring increases.... And because childbirth and child rearing is hard on a woman, I would suggest that baby size is governed more by her physiology, than by anything the man's sperm can do.

[Cricket24]

This is hilarious! At least our tax money wasn’t used for this research since it was done in London but then again maybe it was.....

[Red in Blue PA]

The confounding variables, such as income, wealth, status in society are not concepts of beauty, but they DO affect the choice of a mate.

And none have anything to do with attractiveness.

[heartwood]

They controlled for that - if the woman’s babies have multiple fathers, birthweight didn’t go down, and if the man’s babies had multiple mothers, same thing.

[nufsed]

Been using that line for years.

[SunkenCiv]

I think this explains the burqa.

[AbeKrieger]

well, that sure explains the population explosion in the inner-city, doesn’t it.

[Cyclone59]

Looks like I’m goin’ barhoppin’ tonight!

Remember, the more she drinks the better you look....

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

That’s true! But,,,, I got tired of carrying women from the car to the upstairs bedroom! Of course, I do have a roomier car now,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[MHGinTN]

I don’t think they ‘adjusted’ for lying ... carry on.

[BJClinton]

Well this would explain our trouble conceiving.

[Vigilanteman]

Who’s lying? Do you want me to post pictures of my daughters to prove my point? If I were a dairy bull, I’d be worth a lot of money.

[MHGinTN]

WHAT? ... You're a bull? Was your wife a heifer, then a cow? ... And that would make your daughters ... aw, never mind, some folks have no sense of humor.

[pappyone]

“...so when they do get lucky they give it all they’ve got.”

Giving it all I got since 1965.

[Titan Magroyne]

for later