Saturday, August 21, 2004

Watch Out for Mr. Potato Head

As a public service, Ohio State University's Research News warns us:
AGGRESSIVE TENDENCIES MAY BE REVEALED BY ASYMMETRY IN BODY PARTS, STUDY FINDS

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers may get some indication of how aggressively an angry person will react by measuring the size relationship between a person’s ears and other body parts, according to a new study.

Research showed that the farther certain paired body parts were from symmetry – if one ear, index finger or foot was bigger than another, for example – the more likely it is was that a person would show signs of aggression when provoked....
Now you know why Quasimodo and Frankenstein's monster are so scary.

(Thanks to FuturePundit for the tip.)