What we've all suspected for a while has been proven true: a few beers under your belt really does make that guy in the dark corner of the pub or club seem more attractive than he really is!
A scientific team from the University Of Bristol in Britain carried out the research on 84 drunk straight uni students, getting them to rate the attractiveness of people in photos.
Both the drunk men and women found the faces in the photos hotter when they were pissed than when they were sober.
One of the head researchers, Dr Marcus Munafo, says alcohol twists our perceptions of attractiveness and makes us focus in on hooking up with potential partners in "environments conducive to sexual encounters".
While such "conducive" environments are probably more prevalent on the gay scene, the research also unsurprisingly translates to same-sex attraction.
An Aussie psychologist with the University of Queensland, Bill von Hippel, said the fact that alcohol made drunk people find people of their own sex more attractive was "puzzling".
Now, of course the von Hippster was refering to straight dudes finding other guys more attractive - gay guys feeling that way is a given, but it certainly opens up a whole new avenue of possibilities for experimenting with straight lads!
A scientific team from the University Of Bristol in Britain carried out the research on 84 drunk straight uni students, getting them to rate the attractiveness of people in photos.
Both the drunk men and women found the faces in the photos hotter when they were pissed than when they were sober.
One of the head researchers, Dr Marcus Munafo, says alcohol twists our perceptions of attractiveness and makes us focus in on hooking up with potential partners in "environments conducive to sexual encounters".
While such "conducive" environments are probably more prevalent on the gay scene, the research also unsurprisingly translates to same-sex attraction.
An Aussie psychologist with the University of Queensland, Bill von Hippel, said the fact that alcohol made drunk people find people of their own sex more attractive was "puzzling".
Now, of course the von Hippster was refering to straight dudes finding other guys more attractive - gay guys feeling that way is a given, but it certainly opens up a whole new avenue of possibilities for experimenting with straight lads!
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