Engineering Design of the Ladies' Purse
I hope that you agree with me about the latest structure of a ladies purse these days:
Since I am a college student and I see most of the girls, on and off campus, carrying purses like these, it is fair for me to assume that this is the current fashion in the entire nation among the college-goers, isn't it? Maybe not. Florida is a warm place. So, further up north the fashion might be different. Anyway, we shall then restrict ourselves to discussion of fashion in Florida.
The salient features in its design, barring the cosmetic looks are:
a. A small pouch made out of leather or fabric, mostly.
b. A tiny strap attached to the two ends of the pouch.
Please do not be too critical about this analysis of mine. Of course, the purses will have other designs too. But I'm just setting up a context here for what you're going to read next. And ladies, nothing personal! HONEST!
Now, why am I talking about the design of the ladies' purse? That is because the engineering seems a bit awkward. When you hang a purse like that on your shoulder the pouch will rest just below your armpit between your upper arm and rib-cage. My fellow male readers, it is fair to assume that most of you haven't experienced how it is like to hold a purse like that and walk around, isn't it? But let me help you with that! Picture this:
You buy a lot of grocery from a store and when you're in front of your apartment, you are tempted to move the whole grocery from the boot of your car into your house in one trip. What do you do? You hold some stuff between your arms and your torso and pick up the rest with your hands and just try to maximize the number of packets that you can hold maintaining the condition that you can still move. Then you somehow scramble to reach your apartment. But would you not avoid it if you could?
Ladies, I am not being a sexist here. I am asking the guys to do this just so that they can imagine how differently things work for girls than the guys. Oh, I am being a sexist, ain't I? No no no...I am just kiddin'!
Now, can you imagine running with the purse held like that? You definitely cannot keep up with the natural movement of the arms while running. When you run, you move your arms alternately back and forth with respect to your torso. And that movement is in coordination with the movement of your legs as well (I shall not get into the the physics of this). And a situation where you'd want to run is very normal in a university setting. What if you're late for a class and you want to be there on time? Well, I have observed that in USA, getting late for class is not a big deal. So, I might be asked to justify with a stronger reason. Well, how about this - you're walking towards the shuttle stop and you see the shuttle just leave the stop? And since you're approaching it from behind you cannot even beckon the driver to spot you and stop the shuttle for you! You have to run and you have to run well!
However, there is a possibility that all this is logical. A woman's torso is more curvacious than a man's. So, there's a possibility that there is enough empty space between the arm and the ribcage for girls to carry their purses like that and still be comfortable! Hmmm...what about it?
What if it is not? Should the girls stop carrying purses like that? Hell, NO!! I think that it makes the girls look very attractive! In fact, what is the logic behind high-heeled shoes? Just that it makes the women look very very attractive (and tall too)! So, do not stop carrying purses like that! Long live fashion promoters!
You see?! I just spent 45 minutes of my time to write up something that I do not even want anything done about!
- Quantum Teleporter
posted by Quantum Teleporter @ 4:19 PM
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