The Secret of Beer Goggles Discovered by Scientists
I’ve long heard about symmetry affecting people’s views of beauty. I remember a class during college that highlighted one study in particular: Researchers showed pictures of faces that had been photoshopped to look perfectly symmetrical and showed them to one group, then show the actual faces to the other. The symmetrical ones were scored higher on the “beauty scale” by the subjects every time. So it only makes sense that symmetry was behind the “beer goggles” phenomenon:
“British researchers have discovered why alcohol drinking makes other people look better. The reason is linked to humans’ preference for symmetrical faces. Bad news for women: You get more affected by the beer goggles than men.
By nature, humans find symmetry beautiful, but alcohol affects the part of the brain that is capable of detecting symmetry. As a result, as the blood’s alcohol content increases, the brain gets confused and starts to believe that every person around has more symmetrical, aesthetically pleasant faces.”—Gizmodo
