Surprising correlation between Burlesque and Science

A recent study from the Burlesque Institute has made a surprising correlation between the action of watching live burlesque performance and the effect on one's mood. 

Scientists working in the science lab have done various experiments. Many of those experiments involved beakers. One experiment involved an ice bucket. Those experiments produced results. Those results led to findings, which ultimately led to a graph. 

The findings show: The more sexy and funny things are, the happier people feel. The findings are clear because the red line goes up, and it has a little arrow on the end. 

During the study, participants watching a live burlesque show experienced elevated levels of excitement and joy compared to a control group of people who stayed home watching Netflix. Even more surprising was that this increase of positive emotion persisted for an average of 4 hours post show.  In some lucky cases, participants experienced positive effects for up to a whole week.

While scientists at the Burlesque Institute are confident these findings, there is still some uncertainty around what precisely participants will find "funny" or "sexy". Head of Science at the Institute says "It's not always clear…One person might laugh and say that was weird but hilarious. Another person will say wow that was so hot. Then the question can arise: was it sexy because it was funny or was it sexy in spite of being funny? In that case do we tick the sexy column, or the funny column...or both? Or should there be a new column? These are the kind of tough questions we are trying to answer. We need  people to buy a ticket and come to a show so we can continue to do valuable research. Basically it all comes down to funding.”

Scientists attribute the effects of burlesque to the active combination of striptease and comedy. According to Dr. Sparkle "This study confirms that exposure to things that are simultaneously sexy and funny can instantly increase happiness levels. It also suggests that when the sexy-funny is happening live, these positive effects are seriously magnified, causing happiness to be sustained long after exposure has ended."