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'Beer Googles' Effect Explained
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| EvilTree |
Man, these are some really bored people.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ter/4468884.stm
| quote: | 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.
Key to formula
Beer goggles equation
An = number of units of alcohol consumed
S = smokiness of the room (graded from 0-10, where 0 clear air; 10 extremely smoky)
L = luminance of 'person of interest' (candelas per square metre; typically 1 pitch black; 150 as seen in normal room lighting)
Vo = Snellen visual acuity (6/6 normal; 6/12 just meets driving standard)
d = distance from 'person of interest' (metres; 0.5 to 3 metres)
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. |
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| El Kay Dee |
this is the first time im hearing bout beer "googles" but i guess theres a first for everything..
:D |
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| Dj EndgamE |
| I was also expecting a new google service lol |
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| St_Andrew |
| Bet that scientist who made that formula made out with some really ugly chick and decided to come up with a way so he wouldn't do it again :p |
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| Dj EndgamE |
OMFG you are a GOOD MAN! Thank You!!! :D:D:D:D:D |
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| EvilTree |
I hate you guys. LMAO
(nah. I wubs you all. except LKD because he's a rat bastard)
(ok. Liam just smells bad)
(and he's a rat bastard)
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| Dj EndgamE |
| quote: | Originally posted by EvilTree
I hate you guys. LMAO
(nah. I wubs you all. except LKD because he's a rat bastard)
(ok. Liam just smells bad)
(and he's a rat bastard)
:D |
This seems to be a recurring theme with the posts of the VileShrubbery...er...EvilTree:D :p :p |
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| mushyflowa |
| quote: | Originally posted by El Kay Dee
this is the first time im hearing bout beer "googles" but i guess theres a first for everything..
:D |
hahaha! |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
What's wierd to me is that drinking doesn't seem to really affect my vision...and trust me, I've had some pretty drunken nights! Sometimes when I'm drinking, since my vision isn't that blurred it makes me think I'm not really drunk and then I drink more. And then the next day I think...yea...yea I was drunk.
Mind you regardless of my vision capabilities or lack there of...I would NEVER drink and drive...if I know I'm having even one drink, I won't even take the chance or driving...b/c you never know, it could lead to 2, 3, 4...plus I have a really low tolerance...haha |
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| El Kay Dee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj EndgamE
This seems to be a recurring theme with the posts of the VileShrubbery...er...EvilTree:D :p :p |
the little bush lacks creativity |
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| EvilTree |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj EndgamE
This seems to be a recurring theme with the posts of the VileShrubbery...er...EvilTree:D :p :p |
That's it. You're out of my will. No tofu for you! :p |
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