Boobquake: Dress Immodestly For Science April 26



Update! Boobquake results are in: Our immodest hair and cleavage did not cause any earthquakes. In fact, the mean magnitude of quakes actually went down during the experiment. Read the full results over at Blag Hag.

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Some ideas strike me as terribly clever. Jennifer over at Blag Hag decided to start something by asking women to dress immodestly to show that it doesn't cause earthquakes. It was spurred on by some little Iranian man who said:

"Many women who do not dress modestly ... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which (consequently) increases earthquakes," Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi was quoted as saying by Iranian media. Sedighi is Tehran's acting Friday prayer leader.


Women in the Islamic Republic are required by law to cover from head to toe, but many, especially the young, ignore some of the more strict codes and wear tight coats and scarves pulled back that show much of the hair.


"What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble?" Sedighi asked during a prayer sermon Friday. "There is no other solution but to take refuge in religion and to adapt our lives to Islam's moral codes."


"A divine authority told me to tell the people to make a general repentance. Why? Because calamities threaten us," Sedighi said.


Minister of Welfare and Social Security Sadeq Mahsooli said prayers and pleas for forgiveness were the best "formulas to repel earthquakes."


"We cannot invent a system that prevents earthquakes, but God has created this system and that is to avoid sins, to pray, to seek forgiveness, pay alms and self-sacrifice," Mahsooli said.


So on April 26, I will show my cleavage for science. I dress for comfort, not looks, so I'm a perfect person to "tip the scales" towards total devastating earthquake on Monday April 26. This is a scientific experiment.

You can read the whole thing over at Blag Hag. She also clarifies that she's not trying to offend anyone in a follow up.

There is a Facebook Event and you can twitter about it: #boobquake.

Here is what Jennifer says:

Sedighi claims that not dressing modestly causes earthquakes. If so, we should be able to test this claim scientifically. You all remember the homeopathy overdose?


Time for a Boobqauke.


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.


So, who's with me? I may be a D cup, but that will probably only produce a slight tremor on its own. If you'll be joining me on twitter, use the tag #boobquake!


I think it would be good to post pictures to the facebook or twitter pages for scientific verification on the 26th, and to make sure to attend the event on Facebook, etc.

If you're a skeptic woman, this is a good experiment. We'll look for a significant increase in earthquake activity on April 26th to see if our immodesty pisses off God enough to tear the Earth apart in his jealous rage.

Again from Jennifer:

Dressing modestly won't end earthquakes, so help out the victims of inevitable natural disasters at the Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/

5 comments:

  1. It won't work. The actual quote includes promiscuity as well. Far be it from me to stop women from showing their boobs, but I think it will just be a good way to see lots of atheist cleavage. ;)

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  2. I disagree, Godlessons. At least this can be a first stage experiment, where we test God's wrath with immodest dress. If nothing happens we can try being more promiscuous in the second study. :P

    Here is what the article said, in which case non muslim countries should already have significantly more quakes than muslim countries:

    Women in the Islamic Republic are required by law to cover from head to toe, but many, especially the young, ignore some of the more strict codes and wear tight coats and scarves pulled back that show much of the hair.

    This is their ridiculous idea of immodesty and promiscuity! This could be researched without even carrying out Boobquake. All you'd have to do is look at seismic activity and how people dress, and how they cover their hair, etc.

    For example, Mardi Gras should get a 7.0 or higher quake every year. Whereas Iran and other islamic countries should get none.

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  3. I am surprised Jen got so much attention about it. I took it only as a joke when I first read it. I probably would have blogged about it if I thought it was going to end up taking off so much.

    As for the promiscuity, I'll be available on the 26th, but if there are no earthquakes and it is rescheduled, there are no guarantees. ;)

    For that matter, I imagine that Muslim clerics would consider a long hug as promiscuous.

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  4. LOL, it's called Boobquake. Of course it's getting attention! :P

    HA, yes, I imagine direct eye contact is cause for a stoning. Barbaric and Stupid!

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