Beer Goggles Explained (930 hits)
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Submitted by 314159265358979 (View user info) at 2007-02-07 17:48:53 EST
I realize this is just a repost of a news article but this is way to fucking good to pass up: Researchers at Manchester University came up with a formula to explain the beer goggle's effect HAHAHAHA.
'Beer goggles' effect explained
Alcohol is not the only factor in the beer goggles formula Scientists believe they have worked out a formula to calculate how "beer goggles" affect a drinker's vision. The drink-fuelled phenomenon is said to transform supposedly "ugly" people into beauties - until the morning after.
Researchers at Manchester University say while beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder, the amount of alcohol consumed is not the only factor.
Additional factors include the level of light in the pub or club, the drinker's own eyesight and the room's smokiness.
The distance between two people is also a factor.
They all add up to make the aesthetically-challenged more attractive, according to the formula.
The formula can work out a final score, ranging from less than one - where there is no beer goggle effect - to more than 100.
Nathan Efron, Professor of Clinical Optometry at the University of Manchester, said: "The beer goggles effect isn't solely dependent on how much alcohol a person consumes, there are other influencing factors at play too.
"For example, someone with normal vision, who has consumed five pints of beer and views a person 1.5 metres away in a fairly smoky and poorly lit room, will score 55, which means they would suffer from a moderate beer goggle effect."
The research was commissioned by eyecare firm Bausch & Lomb PureVision.
A poll showed that 68% of people had regretted giving their phone number to someone to whom they later realised they were not attracted.
A formula rating of less than one means no effect. Between one and 50 the person you would normally find unattractive appears less "visually offensive".
Non-appealing people become suddenly attractive between 51 and 100. At more than 100, someone not considered attractive looks like a super model.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4468884.stm
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Submitted by Adamdidit2u (user info) at 2007-02-08 12:42:04 EST (#)
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This was fucking stupid when I read it on BBC a while ago.
Submitted by FATMANTPK (user info) at 2007-02-08 06:08:59 EST (#)
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You cannot smoke in bars in Colorado anymore, casino's and the airport lounge being a few of the exceptions.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-02-08 00:42:25 EST (#)
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Wake up with an unattractive person, just start drinking again. This time, until you pass out. That's what I do...er...did...back in the day. Ahhhhhhh sex.
Submitted by St_Jimmy (user info) at 2007-02-07 22:55:28 EST (#)
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By the way, I would like to know how one goes about getting such "research" funded.
Must have been quite a proposal.
Submitted by St_Jimmy (user info) at 2007-02-07 22:54:45 EST (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-02-07 20:12:19 (#)
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I just did a little research of my own and came to the conclusion that you fucking stink.
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You fucking stink?!? Shlongy isn't even trying anymore.
Submitted by homer42 (user info) at 2007-02-07 22:01:54 EST (#)
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Your mother steers the blimp with her piss flaps.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-02-07 20:12:19 (#)
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I just did a little research of my own and came to the conclusion that you fucking stink.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-02-07 20:12:19 EST (#)
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I just did a little research of my own and came to the conclusion that you fucking stink.
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:44:45 EST (#)
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Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:39:10 EST (#)
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Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:14:48 (#)
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check out Kinda News' website : http://www.kindanews.com
you can see he is the ultimate source of knowledge on good writing.
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hahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:36:48 EST (#)
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goddamn scientists and their insitance in writing in greek.
Submitted by Spam (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:33:17 EST (#)
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Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:16:21 (#)
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am I being completely blind....or is there no d for distance anywhere in that formula.......?
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I'm guessing here, but I think the d for distance is represented as the upsidowny-type g in the formula. It's the symbol for delta - which, obvisoulsy, is 'd' in the greek alphabet.
maybe.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:30:29 EST (#)
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Submitted by bob (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:24:55 (#)
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DC, distance is the last variable in the list below the formula.
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Yeah, I know that.....what I'm saying is that it's not actually IN the formula itself.....
Submitted by HotWillie (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:26:29 EST (#)
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Submitted by bob (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:24:55 EST (#)
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DC, distance is the last variable in the list below the formula.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:16:21 EST (#)
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am I being completely blind....or is there no d for distance anywhere in that formula.......?
Submitted by KindaNews (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:15:49 EST (#)
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Listen to Axolotl. He knows what he's talking about.
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:14:48 EST (#)
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check out Kinda News' website : http://www.kindanews.com
you can see he is the ultimate source of knowledge on good writing.
Submitted by KindaNews (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:14:32 EST (#)
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By the way, she cut herself on the collar and lost a pint of gravy.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:14:17 EST (#)
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I would expect Mancs to be the leader in this kind of research.
Submitted by KindaNews (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:09:23 EST (#)
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Fuck you homer.
Be happy with a positive rating for posting an article off the internet or I'll keep your mother chained under my porch another week.
Submitted by homer42 (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:06:37 EST (#)
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Your magic carpet post was the only one that was even remotely good. You're rated worse than me and everybody hates me lol.
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Submitted by KindaNews (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:03:05 (#)
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I got drunk and +2'd this pile of shit.
Submitted by homer42 (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:05:05 EST (#)
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Well look here what this tells you is you can drink more and not worry about taking home medussa in a brightly lit smoke free place than you can in a dark and/or smokey place. LOL
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:00:25 (#)
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Beer goggles have a lot to answer for. They owe me an apology.
Submitted by KindaNews (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:03:05 EST (#)
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I got drunk and +2'd this pile of shit.
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-02-07 18:00:25 EST (#)
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Beer goggles have a lot to answer for. They owe me an apology.
Submitted by KindaNews (user info) at 2007-02-07 17:56:15 EST (#)
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You're right!
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2007-02-07 17:56:11 EST (#)
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Useful science above.
Submitted by KindaNews (user info) at 2007-02-07 17:56:00 EST (#)
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So this post will seem entertaining if I get drunk?