Beer Goggles Confirmed

Atrail

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LONDON (Reuters)
Want to be more attractive? -- then make sure those around you are having a drink.
Scientists have found even modest amounts of alcohol will make the opposite sex appear better-looking.
"We have carried out experiments which show that what is known in the trade as the 'beer-goggle effect' does actually exist," Barry Jones, professor of psychology at Glasgow University, told Reuters on Monday.
The study of 120 male and female students found drinking up to four units of alcohol--about two pints of beer or four glasses of wine--increased the perceived attractiveness of members of the opposite sex by about 25 percent.
Jones said alcohol apparently stimulates a part of the brain called the nucleus accumbens, which judges facial attractiveness.
"There is a strong link between facial attractiveness and signals about the quality of a potential mate," Jones said.
The professor said the study had been prompted by the causal link between risky sex and alcohol consumption.
Its findings come at a time when young people are increasingly binge drinking, which has serious health risks.



 

pyonir

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Originally posted by: KingNothing
Originally posted by: pyonir
they actually spent time and money investigating this?

unreal.

Sort of like the time (and indirectly, money) you spend posting on AT? ;)

it isn't my time. it's my employers time. :p
 

diskop

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Originally posted by: Atrail
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LONDON (Reuters)
Want to be more attractive? -- then make sure those around you are having a drink.
Scientists have found even modest amounts of alcohol will make the opposite sex appear better-looking.
"We have carried out experiments which show that what is known in the trade as the 'beer-goggle effect' does actually exist," Barry Jones, professor of psychology at Glasgow University, told Reuters on Monday.
The study of 120 male and female students found drinking up to four units of alcohol--about two pints of beer or four glasses of wine--increased the perceived attractiveness of members of the opposite sex by about 25 percent.
Jones said alcohol apparently stimulates a part of the brain called the nucleus accumbens, which judges facial attractiveness.
"There is a strong link between facial attractiveness and signals about the quality of a potential mate," Jones said.
The professor said the study had been prompted by the causal link between risky sex and alcohol consumption.
Its findings come at a time when young people are increasingly binge drinking, which has serious health risks.

*note to self* When at bars, drink beer.
 

pyonir

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Originally posted by: diskop
Originally posted by: Atrail
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LONDON (Reuters)
Want to be more attractive? -- then make sure those around you are having a drink.
Scientists have found even modest amounts of alcohol will make the opposite sex appear better-looking.
"We have carried out experiments which show that what is known in the trade as the 'beer-goggle effect' does actually exist," Barry Jones, professor of psychology at Glasgow University, told Reuters on Monday.
The study of 120 male and female students found drinking up to four units of alcohol--about two pints of beer or four glasses of wine--increased the perceived attractiveness of members of the opposite sex by about 25 percent.
Jones said alcohol apparently stimulates a part of the brain called the nucleus accumbens, which judges facial attractiveness.
"There is a strong link between facial attractiveness and signals about the quality of a potential mate," Jones said.
The professor said the study had been prompted by the causal link between risky sex and alcohol consumption.
Its findings come at a time when young people are increasingly binge drinking, which has serious health risks.

*note to self* When at bars, drink beer.

Hmm you got that all wrong, ""when at bars, buy pretty women beers and stay close""
 

Pastore

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They needed a study to prove this? Those shirts that say "Beer, helping ugly guys get laid since XXXX" werent made on a hunch...
 

Cyberian

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Why do I never get selected to participate in important scientific research like this?

I'd like to feel like I'm making a contribution to society.
 

Pacfanweb

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Originally posted by: Beast1284
They needed a study to prove this? Those shirts that say "Beer, helping ugly guys get laid since XXXX" werent made on a hunch...


Um, that's "helping ugly GIRLS get laid".
 

Pastore

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Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Originally posted by: Beast1284
They needed a study to prove this? Those shirts that say "Beer, helping ugly guys get laid since XXXX" werent made on a hunch...


Um, that's "helping ugly GIRLS get laid".

well the one i saw said guys so... must have made them for both
 

GasX

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I can just see some grad student trying to enjoy his last days before leaving academia and entering the real word.

...I know, I'll write a grant application to the government to study the effect of EtOH on sensory perception and sexual arousal in homo sapiens sapiens.

<<time passes>>


Holy $h**! My grant application got approved!

Woohoo!
 

Electric Amish

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Originally posted by: Beau6183
And you guys thought I was just a loser when I posted my Beer Goggles gallery!

You were part of the study, huh???

Question is, were you or the girls drinking the beer?? ;)

amish
 

Hammer

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now there's scientific evidence though, so we know its not your fault. ;)

Originally posted by: Beau6183
And you guys thought I was just a loser when I posted my Beer Goggles gallery!

 

BigJohnKC

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Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: diskop
Originally posted by: Atrail
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LONDON (Reuters)
Want to be more attractive? -- then make sure those around you are having a drink.
Scientists have found even modest amounts of alcohol will make the opposite sex appear better-looking.
"We have carried out experiments which show that what is known in the trade as the 'beer-goggle effect' does actually exist," Barry Jones, professor of psychology at Glasgow University, told Reuters on Monday.
The study of 120 male and female students found drinking up to four units of alcohol--about two pints of beer or four glasses of wine--increased the perceived attractiveness of members of the opposite sex by about 25 percent.
Jones said alcohol apparently stimulates a part of the brain called the nucleus accumbens, which judges facial attractiveness.
"There is a strong link between facial attractiveness and signals about the quality of a potential mate," Jones said.
The professor said the study had been prompted by the causal link between risky sex and alcohol consumption.
Its findings come at a time when young people are increasingly binge drinking, which has serious health risks.

*note to self* When at bars, drink beer.

Hmm you got that all wrong, ""when at bars, buy pretty women beers and stay close""

Because after a certain number of beers, even pyonir starts to look like a good idea. ;)
 

Beau

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Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Originally posted by: Beau6183
And you guys thought I was just a loser when I posted my Beer Goggles gallery!

You were part of the study, huh???

Question is, were you or the girls drinking the beer?? ;)

amish

:Q Good question.

Originally posted by: hammer09
now there's scientific evidence though, so we know its not your fault. ;)

Originally posted by: Beau6183
And you guys thought I was just a loser when I posted my Beer Goggles gallery!

:p
 

MichaelD

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The study of 120 male and female students found drinking up to four units of alcohol--about two pints of beer or four glasses of wine--increased the perceived attractiveness of members of the opposite sex by about 25 percent.

Damn, so that's what happened with my son's mom..........I knew I wasn't THAT desperate....it was the goggles!


NOOOO!!! AIIIEEEE! My eyes! The goggles....they do....NOTHING!! AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!