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Sat Sep 14, 2013, 04:49 AM Sep 2013

'Beer goggle' study wins Ig Nobel award

13 September 2013 Last updated at 02:57 ET
By Melissa Hogenboom
Science reporter, BBC News

... Brad Bushman of Ohio State University, US, and one of the five co-authors of the alcohol attractiveness study, said he was honoured that his team's work had won an Ig.

In the study, people in a bar were asked how funny, original and attractive they found themselves. The higher their blood alcohol level the more attractive they thought they were ...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24061992

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'Beer goggle' study wins Ig Nobel award (Original Post) struggle4progress Sep 2013 OP
I did that at a party last night. cliffordu Sep 2013 #1
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