Boobquake: For Science!

[Meander112]

proposal [http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/22/blogger-show-cleavage-to-test-cleric%E2%80%99s-quake-theory/] to counter the following comment by Tehran's acting Friday prayer leader, Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi:

Many women who do not dress modestly ... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which (consequently) increases earthquakes ...

Her proposal?

On Monday, April 26th, I will wear the most cleavage-showing shirt I own. Yes, the one usually reserved for a night on the town. I encourage other female skeptics to join me and embrace the supposed supernatural power of their breasts. Or short shorts, if that's your preferred form of immodesty. With the power of our scandalous bodies combined, we should surely produce an earthquake. If not, I'm sure Sedighi can come up with a rational explanation for why the ground didn't rumble. And if we really get through to him, maybe it'll be one involving plate tectonics.

It's certainly a great reason, for once, to look forward to a Monday.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

So she wants to create an Earthquake?
Yeah, because those are always fun.

Aside from that, I for one believe it sounds foolish.

Wait, this is to prove someone wrong about? Well then this should be mildly interesting.

 

[Z(ombie)fan]

ffffffffffffffffffffffffff...wut?

 

[internetzealot1]

lolwut?

 

[quiet_samurai]

Awesome...and sexy.

That's all I ahve to say about that.

 

[Marter]

This is meant as a joke on her part right?? Just to prove a point that scantily clad women cannot influence Mother Nature? If so, she might as well go for it, as it won't cause any harm.

Except maybe low productivity wherever she goes...

 

[LongAndShort]

Awesome. Just awesome.

This is one of the greatest acts of anti-fundamentalist action I have ever heard of.

 

[SUPA FRANKY]

Seriously, how do people come up with this stuff? Dressing slutty causes earthquakes? How does that sound?

 

[Booze Zombie]

Ha, ha, ha!

Awesome.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Ha this is silly i can't wait to hear this guy bullshit his way out of the corner when his little "scantilly-clad women cause earthquakes" theory i shot to hell and back.

 

[kalt_13]

thats an awesome responce to the cleric. I hope she sends him photos of the event.

 

[Gladion]

Farsi being a very poetic language surely leads to some problems... for example translating it word-by-word is fucked.
Edit: Either fucked or deliberately translated the bullshit-way to form opinions.

It's even more fucked how greatly people can (deliberately?) misunderstand. I doubt any person would really think that women wearing little clothing had any effects on nature, including religous nuts.
But it's great she increases her internet popularity by that. This applause is to you, ma'am.

 

[bassdrum]

I really hope that the womenfolk near where I live notice this. It's a generally non-disruptive way of proving the point (unless they plan on hanging out near men, in which case it could be VERY distracting), and I approve. Then again, the whole earthquake-tempting bit may not be as much fun... Oh well. Good thing I believe in good old fashioned science.

Incidentally, I've just set myself up for an 'I told you so moment' if a quake happens anywhere in the world on the 26th.

 

[DoW Lowen]

It will be funny if the earth suddenly splits open that day...

 

[DoW Lowen]

thats an awesome responce to the cleric. I hope she sends him photos of the event.

I hope she sends me photos of the event.

 

[KimberlyGoreHound]

I support this theory, and will participate, if I remember. FOR SCIENCE!

 

[Stoic raptor]

It will be funny if the earth suddenly splits open that day...

Goddamit, you ninja'd me.

And your sentence sounds better than the one I was going to put! You beat me!