He explained this theory in recalling convention activities: "At caving conventions above ground cavers often force
themselves through adjustable wooden "squeeze boxes" in good-natured
competitions. In the safety of these controlled settings cavers may push
far beyond what they might hazard underground, and for the remainder of
a convention they may wear pins declaring their tightest squeezes,
measured to the eighth of an inch ... women
are most commonly arrested by the depth -- front to back -- of the
pelvis. A very slender woman's tightest squeeze may be defined by the
width of her skull turned sideways. Some women thus emerge triumphant
from squeeze boxes with symmetrical abrasions over their cheekbones. At
parties, improvising, some cavers will pass through wire coat hangers
bent into rings. I have attempted this unsuccessfully in the privacy of
my living room and can report that it is a good deal more difficult than
it sounds. Bill Frantz once brought a squeeze box to a junior high
school class, and, unsurprisingly, the two smallest girls in the class
attained the tightest squeezes. "They were the best at something
physical for once," Frantz says, "and they were thrilled."
SOURCES
m.theatlantic.com
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