If this can be believed, bras with the under wire feature can produce a magnetic field that will confuse and even reverse the polarity of a compass, or so hikers were warned by the Mountaineering Council of Scotland. See the Daily Record. Via Arbroath.
The group, who represent 11,300 climbers and walkers, said incidents where compasses were affected by reverse polarity were on the rise.
They claimed magnets in mobile phones and GPS devices, metal car keys and bra wires could affect compass needles.
Probably good to leave those items at home when out exploring.
Elsewhere in the Daily Record Doctors say looking at busty women for 10 minutes a day is good for your health. Hmm.
Finally, at the risk of appearing breast obsessed, one more related story from Reuters:
His preliminary results on 330 women aged 18 to 35 suggested that wearing a bra from an early age does nothing to help a wearer's breasts and going without could improve firmness.
"The suspension system of the breasts degenerates," Rouillon said, explaining that bras also unnaturally hamper circulation.
Women, go bra-less. Men, go on hikes with them. And carry the compass.
[What? Nothing about the derriere? - Robo-ed. We set our sights a little higher around here. - Sleepless.]
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