Posted on 05/12/2006 11:17:49 AM PDT by pissant
Do "beer goggles" really exist?
Tipsy
Dear Tipsy: For those of you unfamiliar with the party scene, "beer goggles" refers to how people often appear more attractive to you after you've had a few drinks. For a long time, it was just a convenient excuse a person used to explain "regrettable amorous encounters." However, according to a study at the Universities of Glasgow and St. Andrews, beer goggles (or "brew gogs" as they're known in certain fraternal circles) are very real.
It's no secret that excessive drinking leads to poor judgment behind the wheel. Well, it can also lead to poor judgment at your local pub. According to the aforementioned study, what constitutes "attractive" changes drastically after a few drinks. In other words, while you may think you're hitting on a 10, there's a chance you're actually picking up someone in the lower-single digits.
The reasons behind this phenomenon have to do with alcohol stimulating the nucleus accumbens, aka "the part of the brain which is used to determine facial attractiveness." In the 2002 study, male and female students were shown pictures of members of the opposite sex and asked to rate them on a scale of 1-7 (sounds cruel, we know). The more students drank, the higher they rated the photographs.
We hope this sobering study helps encourage more responsible drinking. Remember -- if you're looking for love and don't want to wake up disappointed, you're better off at an ice-cream social than a keg-stand contest.
Funny. Both times.
How many versions of that thing are there? LOL
No goggles required for ya, Naj. ;o)
And a .5 when the alarm clock goes off.
That needs to be my mascot.
How did you do a merged post? LOL. Regardless, I'd black out before that could ever happen!
Yep. Hopefully it works equally well for the gals drinking wine.
Ah, the voice of experience.
If I keep guzzling, will Brittany Spears look like Raquel Welch?
I reckon. LOL
Good thing handsome guys like you & I never had this problem, eh?
Unfortunately, yes.
A lot of of would be working with fake arms and legs, s.
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