Oktoberfest... no beer goggles needed here / file
Posted on 11/26/2005 6:47:02 AM PST by yankeedame
Boffins crack beer goggles
From: By Nick Buchan
November 25, 2005
SCIENTISTS have figured out why alcohol makes ugly people seem more attractive - otherwise known as the "beer goggles" effect.
Far from being a simple matter of how much you have to drink, the researchers have devised a complex formula which takes into account the level of light in the pub or club, the drinkers' own eyesight, the smokiness of the room and the distance between two people. A phenomenon which has caught out millions of people over the years, the beer goggles effect refers to how having too much to drink can make someone you find repulsive suddenly exude all the charms and allure of a supermodel.
While getting intimate with the person may seem like a good idea at the time, it's only the morning after when you realise that the Angelina Jolie superbabe you hooked up with the night before actually resembles Margaret Thatcher in the cold harsh light of day.
And while many of us have worn beer goggles over the years, no-one has ever worked out exactly why alcohol has this strange effect on our judgement.
Until now.
"The beer goggles effect isn't solely dependent on how much alcohol a person consumes, there are other influencing factors at play too," said Professor Nathan Efron, Professor of Clinical Optometry at the University of Manchester. Amazingly, scientists now believe you don't even need to have had an alcoholic drink to suffer from the beer goggles effect.
"The formula shows for example, that a person with poor vision who's talking to someone in a very smoky bar will be experiencing a beer goggles effect close to someone who has consumed eight pints in a smoke-free and well-lit room."
The formula can work out a final score to measure the effect.
A score of less than 1 means no beer goggle effect - an ugly person remains ugly.
A score of 1-50 means a slight beer goggle effect - making a person you would normally find very unattractive slightly less "visually offensive".
A moderate beer goggle effect is indicated by a score of between 50-100- a person who is by no means appealing becomes suddenly sexually attractive.
A score of more than 100 indicates a severe beer goggle effect - the "fugly" you were talking to an hour ago now looks like Kylie Minogue or George Clooney. For example, someone with normal vision who has drunk five pints of beer and see someone 1.5 metres away in a fairly smoky and poorly lit room will score 55, which means that they would suffer from a moderate beer goggle effect.
Increasing beer consumption to eight pints (2.8 litres) increases that score of 140, leading to a severe beer goggle effect.''
The research was carried out by an eyewear firm, which surveyed more than 1000 members of a speed dating club.
The poll showed 68 per cent of respondents had woken up the next morning regretting giving their number to somebody who they later realised they weren't attracted to.
"TEN WITH A TWO" by: Willie Nelson
Last night, downtown I was drinkin' the booze
Like it was goin' out of style
My whole head got light and I lost my eyesight
I ain't been that drunk in a while
Along about one, I spotted a three
And I started to make my move
She was believin' every line I was layin'
Lord, it was just too cool
Well, I thought I had died and gone to heaven
But Lord did I look like a fool
Last night I came in at two with a ten
But at ten I woke up with a two
(CHORUS):
Last night I came in at two with a ten
But at ten I woke up with a two
I got twenty-twenty vision when I ain't drinkin'
But Lord when I get on that booze
I ain't never gone to bed with an ugly woman
But I sure woke up with a few
Last night I came in at two with a ten
But at ten I woke up with a two
~ Solo ~
Well I made up my mind, I was never gonna find
Myself in that condition again
But here I sit, on the same barstool
And just look that the shape that I'm in
And I done spotted me another queen
Sittin' at a table alone
So I strolled on over and set myself down
And asked if I could take her home
And when she said yes, I thought I'd been blessed
But boy did I look like a fool
Last night I came in at two with a ten
But at ten I woke up with a two
Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder.
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The only worthwhile post to this thread. :)
But Lord when I get on that booze
When I was in Korea, some of the drunks were the best speakers of the English language. They were among the funnest people to talk to as well.
How many research papers include the word 'fugly' in them...
Depends on how many fugs are around.
The bigger the mug, the better the view.
No wonder he grew a beard, or was he the first "Slick" Willie?
If'n I wasn't married I'd take Thatcher over Tomb chick.
The only worthwhile post to this thread. :)
A pretty funny one at that. NOW I know why the Germans (beer) and the French (wine) don't look so hot.
Stupid. ;)
Oh yeah,
and beer helps you dance better too!
Oh yea!
Too bad these companies find fake breasts more attractive for their poster girls...
Oh yea!
OR should that be jug?
Way back when I would order beer by the pitcher. Now it’s by the mug – and only a couple at that.
Way back when I would order beer by the pitcher. Now it’s by the mug – and only a couple at that.
The pitcher has gotten cloudy.
If Hillary were there at 'closing time', I'd have to have a beverage that would first make me deaf.
Yep.
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