Posted on 08/20/2007 8:20:42 AM PDT by 14themunny
A new study by U.S. scientists finds that people with blue eyes are likely to achieve more in life, intellectually, at least, than those with brown.
Scientists who conducted the tests said brown-eyed people performed better at reaction time, but those with lighter eyes appeared to be better strategic thinkers, the Daily Mail reported. Brown-eyed people also succeeded in activities such as football and hockey, but lighter-eyed participants proved to be more succesful in activities that required skills in time structuring and planning such as golf, cross-country running and studying for exams, the scientists said.
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Louisville University professor Joanna Rowe, who conducted the tests, said the results suggested an unexplored link between eye color and academic achievement. "It is just observed, rather than explained," she said.
"There's no scientific answer yet." Bedfordshire University senior psychology lecturer Dr. Tony Fallone, who has also studied eye color, believed it should be taken more seriously as an indicator of personality and ability
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I think they mean blue-eyed white people are smarter than brown-eyed white people. Since nearly 100% of Asians have brown eyes and are vastly more intelligent, it couldn’t mean everyone.
COOL! Nice to know I’m not the only one with these unique eyes! My DH has blue eyes and we have a blue eyed son together. He always tells me he thought I had the most beautiful eyes when we met and so different. Most people just think I have blue eyes, but once you look closer you see the differences.
Funny... Me and my 135+ IQ will just take our ball and go home then... /s
I don't, like, you know, think so...duh!
Yeah, tell the Indians, Koreans and Japanese that! LOL!
I can't believe scientists have nothing better to do. Can't they go do something relevant like find a cure for cancer or something!
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