“With responses ranging from “squirming in discomfort” to “completely discouraged from studying Science and engineering,” a nationwide poll group of high school-age girls revealed Tuesday that the nation’s young women are being utterly creeped out by scientists twice their age constantly attempting to lure them into the study of science, technology, engineering, and math,” reports The Onion.

Chemical engineers and web developers hang around science fairs to “groom girls for their weird lifestyle,” said 13-year-old Tessa Levin.