As anyone who knows me could confidently state, I'm a major proponent of research, studies, and just science in general. Yes, I'm one of those crazy ones that likes to learn through observing, testing, and reading, as opposed to through ancient books, psychics, and conspiracy theories. In saying all of this, however, there are times when I'll read about a study that will have me shaking my head, rolling my eyes in a manner which would make Linda Blair impressed, and wondering aloud, "Why in the hell was this really necessary?"
Such a study was just released by some Bristol University researchers and published in the most recent edition of the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism. What did this "study" showcase? Oh, just the following, as reported by David Freeman of The Huffington Post:
- "For the study, researchers at Bristol University took three headshots each of heterosexual students ranging in age from 18 to 30 years: one showing the student sober, another showing the student after consuming one drink, and a third after the student had had more to drink (two drinks)."
- "Then a group of 40 heterosexual students were asked to rate the attractiveness of the students in the photos. The photos were presented in pairs: first, the student sober and after one drink and then the student sober and after consuming more than one drink."
- "...The students were rated more attractive when they had consumed one drink than when they were sober or more intoxicated."
Like with most drugs, alcohol affects people differently and there are way too many unknowns about this study to take it seriously. First off, was the supposed level of physical attractiveness similar for each of the study's participants? Did they all have similar frames (BMI's)? Were they all equally full from a recent meal? Were they all equally hydrated? Did they all have a similar history of drinking alcohol and have an equal tolerance level due to that? Were any of them taking medications which could have affected them more significantly after consuming alcohol? Like I said, there are way too many unknowns about this study to take it seriously, and at the end of the day, did we really need this study to begin with?
We don't need a lazily conducted study to announce this earth-shattering headline: "Drunk people tend to be less attractive on the eyes than those whom are completely sober or haven't consumed enough alcohol to be drunk."
Before we waste any more money on such pointless studies, allow me to provide some more earth-shattering headlines:
- James Earl Jones with a smokers cough is less sexy than James Earl Jones without a smokers cough.
- Spelling bee champions don't get laid as often as high school quarterbacks.
- Pot smokers and those whom are sleep-deprived tend to laugh at everything and nothing far more often than anyone else.
- Sex with another person leads to more pregnancies than sex with a blow-up doll.
- Wearing goggles in a bar will lead others to believe the person is less attractive regardless of how much alcohol they've consumed.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/04/alcohol-atractive-beer-googles_n_6801204.html
http://www.livescience.com/50009-alcohol-drinks-attractive.html
Such a study was just released by some Bristol University researchers and published in the most recent edition of the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism. What did this "study" showcase? Oh, just the following, as reported by David Freeman of The Huffington Post:
- "For the study, researchers at Bristol University took three headshots each of heterosexual students ranging in age from 18 to 30 years: one showing the student sober, another showing the student after consuming one drink, and a third after the student had had more to drink (two drinks)."
- "Then a group of 40 heterosexual students were asked to rate the attractiveness of the students in the photos. The photos were presented in pairs: first, the student sober and after one drink and then the student sober and after consuming more than one drink."
- "...The students were rated more attractive when they had consumed one drink than when they were sober or more intoxicated."
Like with most drugs, alcohol affects people differently and there are way too many unknowns about this study to take it seriously. First off, was the supposed level of physical attractiveness similar for each of the study's participants? Did they all have similar frames (BMI's)? Were they all equally full from a recent meal? Were they all equally hydrated? Did they all have a similar history of drinking alcohol and have an equal tolerance level due to that? Were any of them taking medications which could have affected them more significantly after consuming alcohol? Like I said, there are way too many unknowns about this study to take it seriously, and at the end of the day, did we really need this study to begin with?
We don't need a lazily conducted study to announce this earth-shattering headline: "Drunk people tend to be less attractive on the eyes than those whom are completely sober or haven't consumed enough alcohol to be drunk."
Before we waste any more money on such pointless studies, allow me to provide some more earth-shattering headlines:
- James Earl Jones with a smokers cough is less sexy than James Earl Jones without a smokers cough.
- Spelling bee champions don't get laid as often as high school quarterbacks.
- Pot smokers and those whom are sleep-deprived tend to laugh at everything and nothing far more often than anyone else.
- Sex with another person leads to more pregnancies than sex with a blow-up doll.
- Wearing goggles in a bar will lead others to believe the person is less attractive regardless of how much alcohol they've consumed.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/04/alcohol-atractive-beer-googles_n_6801204.html
http://www.livescience.com/50009-alcohol-drinks-attractive.html
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