Location : Cleveland, OH
Interesting link, provided by Kathy Sierra. The link will take you to a BBC website where they will present you with 20 smiles. It is your job to tell the difference between the real ones and the fake ones. At the end, you get scored (16 out of 20, for me). I think that it only took me a few minutes, but it was worth the effort to read the science behind smiles (both real and fake). I hope that you don't "cheat," but in the results that the site gave me, is how I was able to pick 80% correctly. To find out, you will have to Read More.
Why did Kathy post the link? She wants to know "Who'd you make smile today?"
Link: Spot the Fake Smile
Technorati tag: Kathy Sierra smile
"... Lines around the eyes do sometimes appear in intense fake smiles, and the cheeks may bunch up, making it look as if the eyes are contracting and the smile is genuine. But there are a few key signs that distinguish these smiles from real ones. For example, when a smile is genuine, the eye cover fold - the fleshy part of the eye between the eyebrow and the eyelid - moves downwards and the end of the eyebrows dip slightly.
Scientists distinguish between genuine and fake smiles by using a coding system called the Facial Action Coding System (FACS), which was devised by Professor Paul Ekman of the University of California and Dr Wallace V. Friesen of the University of Kentucky."
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