View Full Version : Men genetically engineered to like fast
Ferrer
10-15-2009, 04:39 PM
STUDY: Men can't help but enjoy fast cars - it's that testosterone thing again — Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/15/study-men-cant-help-but-enjoy-fast-cars-its-that-testostero/)
Discuss.
f6fhellcat13
10-15-2009, 05:02 PM
Does this mean it's a bad thing that I could get my heart rate up driving an Escort?
The article seems to imply that the vehicle's capabilities are what excites, so why is the world swamped with Honda Civics that have only been modified on the outside?
NicFromLA
10-15-2009, 05:03 PM
"Officer, I need to drive fast. It's a health issue."
pimento
10-15-2009, 05:04 PM
Guilty as charged.. but I'd like to see a similar test with the ladies behind the wheel. I reckon there be a similar reaction from at least some of them..
Ferrer
10-15-2009, 05:06 PM
Does this mean it's a bad thing that I could get my heart rate up driving an Escort?
The article seems to imply that the vehicle's capabilities are what excites, so why is the world swamped with Honda Civics that have only been modified on the outside?
Because maybe in some way they think that if somewhat those could only go as fast as they look...
lightweight
10-15-2009, 06:27 PM
Doesn't surprise me at all.
The fact that most of us in this forum are male is a hint towards that direction. Not a proof of course, but it shows something!
LTSmash
10-15-2009, 06:54 PM
Guilty as charged.. but I'd like to see a similar test with the ladies behind the wheel. I reckon there be a similar reaction from at least some of them..
In a way, this would explain why most women are emotionally screwed up. They have some testosterone (proven from the fact that they like fast cars:D) in their system combined with estrogen which is like drinking gin with vicoden.... bad result.
pimento
10-15-2009, 07:10 PM
In a way, this would explain why most women are emotionally screwed up. They have some testosterone (proven from the fact that they like fast cars:D) in their system combined with estrogen which is like drinking gin with vicoden.... bad result.
Men have estrogen too.. it just generally isn't expressed with gin.
LTSmash
10-15-2009, 07:17 PM
Men have estrogen too.. it just generally isn't expressed with gin.
Tell Sean Connery that or any Bond at that.
pimento
10-15-2009, 07:23 PM
When Connery was Bond, they had to reduce his manboobs with leather bags of ice. True fact.. Michael Gambon says so.
Also.. Roger Moore.
LTSmash
10-15-2009, 07:26 PM
When Connery was Bond, they had to reduce his manboobs with leather bags of ice. True fact.. Michael Gambon says so.
Also.. Roger Moore.
Ok then... I'm gay.
cmcpokey
10-15-2009, 07:32 PM
Tell Sean Connery that or any Bond at that.
"Vodka martini. Shaken not stirred."
LTSmash
10-15-2009, 07:41 PM
"Vodka martini. Shaken not stirred."
Then my perception has been way off all this time. A true gentlemans matrini is made with made with gin straight... it's a rule to never shake also.
cmcpokey
10-15-2009, 09:19 PM
Then my perception has been way off all this time. A true gentlemans matrini is made with made with gin straight... it's a rule to never shake also.
it's the irony of james bond. a dry vodka martini is a rather weak drink. when you shake it, the ice breaks and adds more water into the mix, thereby weakening it further. so the man we all want to be actually drinks a seriously wussy drink.
clutch-monkey
10-15-2009, 09:27 PM
yeah but figures you can't shoot straight if you drink too much..
cargirl1990
10-15-2009, 11:04 PM
I like fast cars.... And I'm a straight girl!
Ferrer
10-16-2009, 12:56 AM
yeah but figures you can't shoot straight if you drink too much..
It's James Bond. Booze doesn't affect him. Or anything really...
pimento
10-16-2009, 06:33 AM
I like fast cars.... And I'm a straight girl!
No one says you can't be both.
f6fhellcat13
10-16-2009, 08:01 AM
David Fiset likes Slo.
Ferrer
10-16-2009, 09:05 AM
David Fiset likes Slo.
He must be the exception that proves the rule.
group c n b man
10-16-2009, 01:36 PM
Completely agree. Our brains are wired better in favour of moving objects etc. Nothing annoys me more than seeing middle aged ladies in cars that are supposed to appeal to young men.
wwgkd
10-16-2009, 11:36 PM
Completely agree. Our brains are wired better in favour of moving objects etc. Nothing annoys me more than seeing middle aged ladies in cars that are supposed to appeal to young men.
That's called a cougar/sugar mama. :D
csl177
10-16-2009, 11:57 PM
Completely agree. Our brains are wired better in favour of moving objects etc. Nothing annoys me more than seeing middle aged ladies in cars that are supposed to appeal to young men.
What wwgkd said... when you're middle aged, you'll appreciate them. :D
But your brain won't be wired in quite the same way by then. Trust me, you'll look forward to naps.
LTSmash
10-17-2009, 12:54 AM
Nothing annoys me more than seeing middle aged ladies in cars that are supposed to appeal to young men.
My mother would slap you. :D
pimento
10-17-2009, 02:33 AM
My mum likes a lot of great cars.. just because they appeal to young men doesn't mean that mums can't like them. Hell, my mum has a Volvo T5.. that's no slouchy sogmobile.
Ferrer
10-17-2009, 04:13 AM
My mum likes a lot of great cars.. just because they appeal to young men doesn't mean that mums can't like them. Hell, my mum has a Volvo T5.. that's no slouchy sogmobile.
Mothers can like fast and handling too. For instance my mother enjoyed the Mini, and she doesn't like the Delta because "it doesn't work" in the corners.
henk4
10-17-2009, 04:13 AM
Mothers can like fast and handling too. For instance my mother enjoyed the Mini, and she doesn't like the Delta because "it doesn't work" in the corners.
tell her to use the handbrake.
baycar
11-04-2009, 09:25 AM
STUDY: Men can't help but enjoy fast cars - it's that testosterone thing again — Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/15/study-men-cant-help-but-enjoy-fast-cars-its-that-testostero/)
Discuss.
Thats y men r men.
Synyster
11-13-2009, 04:21 AM
fast = good.. if not good then great:)
but fast doesn't always have to be as fast to get the same feeling out of it.. great handling works aswell.. that feeling of sticking to the off ramp going about 30Km/h above highways speeds is exhilarating to say the least :D
henk4
11-13-2009, 04:28 AM
fast = good.. if not good then great:)
but fast doesn't always have to be as fast to get the same feeling out of it.. great handling works aswell.. that feeling of sticking to the off ramp going about 30Km/h above highways speeds is exhilarating to say the least :D
Welcome to UCP
not only that, but going fast on skies or going fast descending a high mountain pass on your bicycle (the reward for having climbed it first) feels like an orgasm and depending on the altitude of the pass, might last for 10-20 minutes...
Ferrer
11-13-2009, 05:38 AM
Welcome to UCP
not only that, but going fast on skies or going fast descending a high mountain pass on your bicycle (the reward for having climbed it first) feels like an orgasm and depending on the altitude of the pass, might last for 10-20 minutes...
So speed is good. :)
I still remember when we would try with a friend to achieve speeds in excess of 50 and 60km/h with our bycicles when descending mountain passes.
Now he drives a Golf GTI 16v and I drive a BMW.
Synyster
11-13-2009, 04:32 PM
Welcome to UCP
thanks man :) so far i like it here :D
henk4
11-13-2009, 07:28 PM
So speed is good. :)
I still remember when we would try with a friend to achieve speeds in excess of 50 and 60km/h with our bycicles when descending mountain passes.
Now he drives a Golf GTI 16v and I drive a BMW.
Yes, I have achieved speeds well over 90, and i now drive a C5....(diesel)
So speed is good. :)
I still remember when we would try with a friend to achieve speeds in excess of 50 and 60km/h with our bycicles when descending mountain passes.
Now he drives a Golf GTI 16v and I drive a BMW.
Back in the 1970s four mates & me rode our motorbikes up to Australia's tallest peak (Mount Kosciuszko) in mid-summer. Then in an impromptu race we rolled them back down the steeply descending access road with the engines switched off, from above Charlotte Pass through Smiggins Hole and then iirc almost all the way to Lake Jindabyne (at least 20 mins or more). Its pretty steep up there with a beautifully smooth road surface, we were all crouched over the tank and some were trying the 'Roley Free @ Bonneville' technique to gain advantage. I do remember having to brake for some of the corners amid the close pack of contestants, at around 130 km/h!
In total silence and what a blast, fwiw the bikes were a Norton 850 Interstate and new Honda CX500 (two mates) a BMW R900S and '70 Royal Enfield Interceptor (my two brother's bikes) and my Ducati bevel 860GTS.
henk4
11-13-2009, 08:52 PM
Back in the 1970s four mates & me rode our motorbikes up to Australia's tallest peak (Mount Kosciuszko) in mid-summer. Then in an impromptu race we rolled them back down the steeply descending access road with the engines switched off, from above Charlotte Pass through Smiggins Hole and then iirc almost all the way to Lake Jindabyne (at least 20 mins or more). Its pretty steep up there with a beautifully smooth road surface, we were all crouched over the tank and some were trying the 'Roley Free @ Bonneville' technique to gain advantage. I do remember having to brake for some of the corners amid the close pack of contestants, at around 130 km/h!
In total silence and what a blast, fwiw the bikes were a Norton 850 Interstate and new Honda CX500 (two mates) a BMW R900S and '70 Royal Enfield Interceptor (my two brother's bikes) and my Ducati bevel 860GTS.
It would have been even more impressive if you had climbed up, also with the engines switched off:)
Ferrer
11-14-2009, 09:21 AM
Yes, I have achieved speeds well over 90, and i now drive a C5....(diesel)
So the faster you went to least drivers cars you drive...? ;)