New Beauty Science or BS poll

February

Hey Beauty Brainiacs, it’s time to put your thinking caps on and try your hand at this week’s Beauty Science or BS quiz.

Just go to the Beauty Brains homepage and look on the right hand column (you might have to scroll down). Then put in your vote for which of the following stories are FAKE.

Good luck. Answers will post next week.

1. Looking at pictures of blond women can make you less smart

2. Your hair can be used to predict exactly what city you live in

3. Thieves steal hair to sell on the black market

Please leave a comment to let us know who were the quickest to respond. Also, put which answer you gave so we can see who got it right first.

9 Responses to “New Beauty Science or BS poll”

Jen Says:

I’m not the first to vote but the first to comment apparently

I chose ‘Looking at pictures of blond women can make you less smart’.

I’ve never been right in these polls …
Cate Says:

I chose the blonde one too. I was not the first to vote but I was the 7th. I have only been right on a select few of these…
Lauren Says:

59th Whoot whoot!! i also said Looking at the blonde one, I have blonde hair, and hopefully when people see my picture they wont get dumber….
Suli Says:

I say the predicting the city… can your hair be that exact?
Tracy Says:

The hair predicting which city you live in - I believe it’s due to the water you drink.
Gloria Says:

^nope.. due to the isotopes on ur hair..

my coworker actually just brought it up with me a while ago.. at first i was like, “what do u mean WHERE u are from? like ur ancestors are from Asia? what??”.. and he’s like, “oh no.. more like, ur from Los Angeles or Riverside”

=D
fsutaria Says:

It is true that theives snip off the braids of unsuspecting women — such cases have been reported in India, which, coincidentally, is also the largest exporter of human hair.
I suppose it would also be possible to
detect the city you live in, by checking levels of pollutants in your hair — similar to determining the level of arsenic/heavy elements in your hair.
The part about blonde-spotting making one stupid is just plain silly, however.
Alex Says:

Looking at blondes will make you dumber?, i’m not buying that.
Tracy Says:

If I remember correctly, the isotopes are from the water supply - depending on the rain in your area different isotopes are dropped in the rain (heavier isotopes first, the farther the clouds travel the lighter the isotopes). Hence due to the water you drink. But that’s me remembering a radio story I heard while trying to corral my three toddlers, so who knows if I’m putting the fragments together correctly!