The Science Of Beer Goggles Explored In Two New Studies

We’ve all been there. It’s creeping into the early morning hours, the bar is gearing up for last call and all of a sudden you find yourself scouring the joint desperately trying to find a late-night hookup. Sounds simple enough, that’s until you wake up the next morning with what the boys of the Jersey Shore affection call a grenade: A woman/man so ugly that only an obscene amount of alcohol could possibly make them over from scary to sexy. Now, two scientific studies are delving into this strange and uncomfortable phenomenon. Check them out after the jump.

One study in the aptly title journal Alcohol, noted that booze hinders men’s ability to recognize facial symmetry, a huge component in what people perceive as attractive.

In another study, researchers found that men who were drinking often misinterpreted friendly looks as unbridled come-ons, explains study co-author Teresa Treat:

“The average guy tends to perceive more women as being sexually interested after a few drinks and be more likely to make mistakes about what a woman feels.”

She also pointed out that men could still differentiate between modest clothing and slutted up attire, despite being hammered. Well at least that’s a positive, now if there was only some way to weed out the grenades…sigh.

Via: MSNBC