# Boobies and visual awareness

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-and-visual-awareness/617035>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 28, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-and-visual-awareness/617035 "2012-03-28T12:58:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-and-visual-awareness/617035/21 "2012-03-28T19:05:09Z")

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This is one of the reasons I don’t tend to wear low-cut tops. I get distracted by my own cleavage.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-and-visual-awareness/617035/22 "2012-03-28T19:31:48Z")

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> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> …really? If I stand up with my arms at my sides and look straight ahead, I can’t see _any_ part of my body (except a little bit of my nose and cheeks).

While looking at my computer screen, I can tell what colors shirt and tie I’m wearing right now. But I’m slouched over a bit.

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**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-and-visual-awareness/617035/23 "2012-03-28T20:24:01Z")

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> [@tdn](#):
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> While looking at my computer screen, I can tell what colors shirt and tie I’m wearing right now. But I’m slouched over a bit.

I can too, sitting down. Stand up and look straight ahead. That’s a different story.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-and-visual-awareness/617035/24 "2012-03-28T20:26:44Z")

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> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> I can too, sitting down. Stand up and look straight ahead. That’s a different story.

True, although I’m breaking the habit of looking down while I walk.

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