Comments on: Playboy Playmate Curves and the State of the Economy http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/24/playboy-playmate-curves-and-the-state-of-the-economy/ Strength in Numbers Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:29:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: When the economy goes south curvy women become more attractive to men « Lip service http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/24/playboy-playmate-curves-and-the-state-of-the-economy/#comment-26680 When the economy goes south curvy women become more attractive to men « Lip service Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:58:54 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1076#comment-26680 [...] Playboy Playmate Curves and the State of the Economy | Flowing Data [...] [...] Playboy Playmate Curves and the State of the Economy | Flowing Data [...]

]]> By: The ComparisonMatrix component… or Playboy Playmates and the Economy http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/24/playboy-playmate-curves-and-the-state-of-the-economy/#comment-22456 The ComparisonMatrix component… or Playboy Playmates and the Economy Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:05:06 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1076#comment-22456 [...] playmates of the year and the economy.  I grabbed the csv for the playmate data off of Flowing Data, added a few fields to it, and dropped it into a ComparisonMatrix (view source enabled).  Pink [...] [...] playmates of the year and the economy.  I grabbed the csv for the playmate data off of Flowing Data, added a few fields to it, and dropped it into a ComparisonMatrix (view source enabled).  Pink [...]

]]> By: Vuurtje? | Attuworld Nederland http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/24/playboy-playmate-curves-and-the-state-of-the-economy/#comment-17705 Vuurtje? | Attuworld Nederland Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:30:58 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1076#comment-17705 [...] sells, zeker in economisch zware tijden. Onlangs toonden wetenschappers al aan dat de borstmaten in de Playboy groter worden, naarmate de economische tijden zwaarder [...] [...] sells, zeker in economisch zware tijden. Onlangs toonden wetenschappers al aan dat de borstmaten in de Playboy groter worden, naarmate de economische tijden zwaarder [...]

]]> By: Favorieten en bookmarks voor 23 October tot 5 November | Cafe del Marketing http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/24/playboy-playmate-curves-and-the-state-of-the-economy/#comment-17612 Favorieten en bookmarks voor 23 October tot 5 November | Cafe del Marketing Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:01:37 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1076#comment-17612 [...] Playboy Playmate Curves and the State of the Economy - [...] [...] Playboy Playmate Curves and the State of the Economy – [...]

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/24/playboy-playmate-curves-and-the-state-of-the-economy/#comment-17015 Jon Peltier Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:15:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1076#comment-17015 Nathan - I'd say, not that skinny and the implants are probably reasonable, at least in a conservative publication like Playboy. It's probably more likely that the so-called statistics overstate height and understate weight. Nathan -

I’d say, not that skinny and the implants are probably reasonable, at least in a conservative publication like Playboy. It’s probably more likely that the so-called statistics overstate height and understate weight.

]]> By: Nathan http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/24/playboy-playmate-curves-and-the-state-of-the-economy/#comment-17000 Nathan Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:35:09 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1076#comment-17000 it's probably worth remembering that playmates tend to be very skinny girls with very large implants it’s probably worth remembering that playmates tend to be very skinny girls with very large implants

]]> By: John S. http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/24/playboy-playmate-curves-and-the-state-of-the-economy/#comment-16999 John S. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:17:34 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1076#comment-16999 I once came across a website that had full-length photos of a large number of people, along with their BMI. My guess is that a woman with a BMI of 18 (which looks to be the average here, at least according to the given data) would not be centerfold material. The NIH classifies that as "underweight". I once came across a website that had full-length photos of a large number of people, along with their BMI. My guess is that a woman with a BMI of 18 (which looks to be the average here, at least according to the given data) would not be centerfold material. The NIH classifies that as “underweight”.

]]> By: David Clare http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/24/playboy-playmate-curves-and-the-state-of-the-economy/#comment-16985 David Clare Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:36:32 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1076#comment-16985 The weights reported for centerfold models don't jive with my experience. Off the top of my head, I recall reading a recent one where she listed height at 5'4", weight at ~108, with 36DD. The problem is that the rest of her body looked normal. Legs, rear end, etc, all pretty normal. That combination doesn't work in my experience. At that height, with the pictured figure, a woman should be about 125. The women I have been with that tipped in under 110, were _slender_. A/B cups at that height. The only DD I ever knew under 100 lbs was 4'11" Interesting graphs, but the story they tell may not be exactly what you think you are trying to say. (BTW, I do have a PhD in engineering, not to brag, just to reinforce that I am pretty skeptical in general, and really skeptical about women's claims with respect to their figures. The reported data never really squares with my experience ;) The weights reported for centerfold models don’t jive with my experience. Off the top of my head, I recall reading a recent one where she listed height at 5′4″, weight at ~108, with 36DD. The problem is that the rest of her body looked normal. Legs, rear end, etc, all pretty normal.

That combination doesn’t work in my experience. At that height, with the pictured figure, a woman should be about 125. The women I have been with that tipped in under 110, were _slender_. A/B cups at that height. The only DD I ever knew under 100 lbs was 4′11″

Interesting graphs, but the story they tell may not be exactly what you think you are trying to say.

(BTW, I do have a PhD in engineering, not to brag, just to reinforce that I am pretty skeptical in general, and really skeptical about women’s claims with respect to their figures. The reported data never really squares with my experience ;)

]]> By: Philip (flip) Kromer http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/24/playboy-playmate-curves-and-the-state-of-the-economy/#comment-16917 Philip (flip) Kromer Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:35:11 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1076#comment-16917 There's a strong outlier, Carmella DeCesare, on the waist/hips ratio. Her line is given as "2004"," Carmella DeCesare",21,34,24,27,68,118 On wikipedia, her hips are given as 34"... There’s a strong outlier, Carmella DeCesare, on the waist/hips ratio.
Her line is given as
“2004″,” Carmella DeCesare”,21,34,24,27,68,118
On wikipedia, her hips are given as 34″…

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://flowingdata.com/2008/10/24/playboy-playmate-curves-and-the-state-of-the-economy/#comment-16907 Jon Peltier Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:22:34 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1076#comment-16907 I meant to add, like most academic papers, they managed to make their topic rather boring. I meant to add, like most academic papers, they managed to make their topic rather boring.

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