Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Evolutionary argument for why men are good at identifying cars

Back in the day, the males of the tribe would go out and scout for food. If they could identify animals from far away, they could choose the best meals, and more importantly, know when to avoid predators. Hence, those males who did this best survived best.

Cars are like animals. Their shapes are distinctive, they move in unique ways, and some of them are predators. This is why men are more interested and generally better at identifying cars.

Just to allay some of the sexism denunciations, I'm not saying that identifying cars is a good or bad skill or that women shouldn't do it, I'm simply explaining the general disparity I've noticed between males and females re car identification.

My wife asks why women are better at identifying shoes and clothing. She's so sexist.

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