Rating Attractiveness: Consensus Among Men, Not Women

Posted by Miss Cellania in Science & Tech on June 27, 2009 at 1:28 pm

Here’s another case of science proving what we all knew in the back of our minds. Men pretty much agree on what makes a woman attractive, while women have their own ideas about what is attractive in men. A survey led by Wake Forest University psychologist Dustin Wood showed pictures of people to 4,000 adults of all ages, and had them rate the photographs for attractiveness on a scale of one to ten.

Men’s judgments of women’s attractiveness were based primarily around physical features and they rated highly those who looked thin and seductive. Most of the men in the study also rated photographs of women who looked confident as more attractive.

As a group, the women rating men showed some preference for thin, muscular subjects, but disagreed on how attractive many men in the study were. Some women gave high attractiveness ratings to the men other women said were not attractive at all.

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Crushingly Beautiful Egg Shell Art

Posted by Jill Harness in Arts & Crafts, Everything Else, Food & Drinks, Pictures on February 26, 2009 at 1:53 am

This egg shell art is truly stunning. InventorSpot has more pictures of these lovely, detailed art pieces by artist Ron Cheruka.

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Fan Dress Uses Recycling For Couture

Posted by Jill Harness in Arts & Crafts, Fashion on January 16, 2009 at 7:11 pm

I love this cute fan dress. Best of all, the fans are actually made from folded up junk mail and then sewn onto canvas. I bet you never thought all that crap you throw in the trash every day could be made so pretty.

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Stunning Frozen Beauty

Posted by Jill Harness in Arts & Crafts, Everything Else, Pictures on January 10, 2009 at 3:07 pm

Maybe it’s just because I live in sunny Southern California and never actually see snow, but it truly fascinates me. Even if you’ve had your lifetime share of cold weather though, you’ll still probably love these photos of frost, snow and ice. Plus, if you actually read the text, you just might learn something new.

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Longer Eyelashes, Just A Drug Away

Posted by Jill Harness in Fashion, Medicine on January 1, 2009 at 12:50 am

The FDA has just approved a drug that will help lengthen your eyelashes. Hopefully they won’t get quite as long as the ones in this photo, but who knows the long term effects of eyelash medication overdoses?

The drug, Allergan, contains an active ingredient that was originally created to treat glaucoma, but found to have this pleasant side effect. The drug should be available in May and will cost $120 per each month’s supply. It will take about two to four months for the effect to start to show.

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The Biggest Moon Since 1993

Posted by Jill Harness in Pictures, Science & Tech on December 12, 2008 at 11:45 pm

Don’t miss the full moon tonight, it’s the largest moon in years because it’s the closest to Earth it has been since 1993. The composite image above shows how comparitively large the moon looks tonight compared to the average full moon. It’s about 14% larger looking and 30% brighter. That’s a whole lotta moon!

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Fantastic Fountains From Far and Wide

Posted by Jill Harness in Architecture, Blog & Internet, Home & Garden, Pictures, Travel & Places on December 3, 2008 at 11:18 pm

I don’t know about all of you, but I love a good fountain. They can be so unique and so stunningly beautiful. Sometimes, they can even be straight up bizzare. Life In The Fast Lane has created a great post containing all different types of fountains, all of which are visually interesting.

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