article_snippet: The 60 body shapes with the lowest ratings were eliminated.
article_snippet: Each of the remaining 60 were then taken and a slight variation of each was added to create another 120 shapes.
article_snippet: Again, they were rated by volunteers and the bottom 60 eliminated and the process was repeated for eight 'generations' - a total of 960 different shapes and sizes of female body.
article_snippet: so they all looked very different from each other.
article_snippet: But each of these 20 then had five 'daughters' - that is, five versions of each but with very subtle changes to some of the body traits, so a total of 120 figures were created.
article_snippet: The top 60 for ratings were taken to the next stage and each of these had two different versions, one slightly bigger different from the other creating another 120 figures.
article_snippet: Again, the top 60 went on, made into two version of each female shape and the 120 rated by another set of volunteers and
article_snippet: so on for eight 'generations' each one eliminating the most unpopular figures.
highlights_snippet: Over 60,000 people took part in the experiment rating body shapes .