Scientists have debunked a theory that the "beer goggles" effect works by people finding someone more attractive because their faces appear more symmetrical. The team from the University of Portsmouth questioned 99 men and women in a pub in the Hampshire city to test how people rate looks after a few drinks. "The term ‘beer goggles’ has been used for decades to describe when a person finds themselves sexually attracted to someone while intoxicated, but not sober," a spokeswoman said. "One possible explanation for the effect is that alcohol impairs the drinker’s ability to detect facial asymmet...
