Updated on August 31, 2017
Sound of Idling Diesel Engine Has Same Effect on Men As Viagra, Claims Researcher
Men in a test group who listened to the sound of an idling diesel engine experienced the same physical reaction as another group given the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, said a researcher.
A research volunteer is mesmerized by a recording of an idling Cummins diesel engine
“I think this explains why you see so many men sitting in diesel pickups with the engine idling,” said Gobo Dingler, a research scientist with the University of Lower Bumbo. “It’s quite arousing.”
The results were not the same with all types of diesels, however.
“Men experienced the most intense physical reaction — equivalent to, say, taking a handful of Viagra — when listening to an idling Cummins 6.7 liter engine,” said Dingler.
“However, the effect was completely reversed when we played a recording of an idling Chevy Cruze diesel,” he added.
