“This phenomenon appears across the globe and in all cultures, with no one experiencing erotic fulfillment as intense as that of a nerd left dizzy by a highly improbable romantic encounter with a total babe,” said Jaime LeBaron, a University of Pennsylvania sociologist and lead author of the study, who noted that the dweeb’s gratification was often marked by a dazed smile and a remark like “You sure can’t learn that in chemistry class,” after which they would let out a long, contented sigh and faint dead away.