What's the best way of impressing a member of the opposite sex? In April 2006 I teamed up with the Edinburgh International Science Festival in the UK to examine the science of speed-dating. A hundred single heterosexual men and women came to the Edinburgh hotel that had been turned into our love laboratory for the night. Each got 3 minutes with 10 partners each, and at the end of each chat they gave details of the talk and rated their date.
Surprisingly, although men have a reputation for judging women quickly, our findings suggested that women judged a partner much faster - 45 per cent in under 30 seconds. Because of the importance of opening comments, we turned our attention to the chat-up lines that had most and least people ticking the "Yes, I would like to see this person again" box.
The results showed that the secret of a good chat-up line is to encourage someone to talk about themselves in a quirky, fun way. So the best line from the top-rated man was "If you were on Stars In Their Eyes, which celebrity would you be?" On a similar theme, the top-rated female asked "If you were a pizza topping, what would you be?". And what shouldn't you say? One of the least successful lines was "I have a PhD in computing."
Surprisingly, although men have a reputation for judging women quickly, our findings suggested that women judged a partner much faster - 45 per cent in under 30 seconds. Because of the importance of opening comments, we turned our attention to the chat-up lines that had most and least people ticking the "Yes, I would like to see this person again" box.
The results showed that the secret of a good chat-up line is to encourage someone to talk about themselves in a quirky, fun way. So the best line from the top-rated man was "If you were on Stars In Their Eyes, which celebrity would you be?" On a similar theme, the top-rated female asked "If you were a pizza topping, what would you be?". And what shouldn't you say? One of the least successful lines was "I have a PhD in computing."
@ NewScientist.com
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