Monday, November 8, 2010

Test Your Detective Skills





Can you spot a fake smile? Most people can't. There's a great test on the BBC website that will let you see if you've got what it takes. For the record, I scored 17 out of 20. Yeah, I'm bragging. See if you can beat me. Click here.

34 comments:

Anonymous said...

i got 18 out of 20. i went by eyes, if they didnt change much, i figured it was fake.

Reel Dancer said...

16 out of 20!

Nellie said...

Thirteen. I went mostly by how happy the eyes looked.

Anonymous said...

I got 10/20 which is an EPIC FAIL. Haha...

Btw, any new Kiki Strike #3 update?

Some Lost Melody said...

17 aha it's harder in the beginning because you don't know what to expect. I went by eyes too.mr

falcon said...

13 out of 20, not toooo bad.

montana irregulars said...

19 outta 20. anonymous 6;59- Agreed!! the eyes helped a TON

Anonymous said...

i suck,
i got 11 out of 20 :(

Serena loi said...

12!

Anonymous said...

18/20.
I'm not sure this test can pinpoint any "detective skills". It's more about general empathy, IMHO.

Kirsten Miller said...

Anonymous: Yes, the test measures empathy. But a good detective can recognize people's emotions and understand their motivations. I would imagine being able to spot a fake smile might come in handy when interviewing suspects or witnesses.

Kitty said...

16 out of 17 ;w; It's funny since I knew that one can tell from the eyes...

Btw, isn't that a that a trick they tell models so their smiles can look more natural? XD

EQ said...

15 of 20...C.

Ari the Awesome said...

15 out of 20. I looked at their eyes and eyebrows. That's a cool test.

The Golden Eagle said...

I got 14 out of 20!

Anonymous said...

Half n half. Darn it!

Kitty said...

*I ment 16 outta 20 XD sorry

Rebecca said...

16/20 woot woot

Elizabeth said...

17 out of 20. Hehe. The giveaway is totally in the eyes. Also, whether or not someone continues smiling after they smile, or whether they just go to a poker face. I missed smiles 1, 4, and 9. :P
Fun test! Thanks for the link!

CelloLover said...

Spot The Fake Smile

Results

You got 15 out of 20 correct

Look at the labels below each image to see which smiles are genuine and which are fake.

Ticks and crosses show which smiles you got right and wrong.

Click on the image if you want to see the smile again.


15/20--- not so good

42 said...

I'm back!!!
I've missed you all so much!
I had to leave for a while, and then was afraid that I would have missed some huge experience and I would seem like I was imposing on your little party. But I got over that, so here I am.

By the way, I got seven wrong. I think I was to suspicious that they were being filmed, until I realized they could have just listened to a joke.

Kirsten Miller said...

Welcome back, 42! Join the party . . .

evenescence2196 said...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20101110/od_yblog_upshot/experts-think-that-california-mystery-missile-was-merely-a-plane kristen what do you think about this?

evenescence2196 said...

and i got a 15/20

Kirsten Miller said...

I don't know. I need to read more! But I sure HOPE it was a plane.

Anonymous said...

17 of 20 YAY

Anonymous said...

17 out of 20. Once I looked at the ones I missed again, I got it.

MushroomCloud said...

18/20. the eyes are obvious. they stare blankly at you

Anonymous said...

7 out of 20 oops!

Anonymous said...

20/20 i'm kinda surprised though...

Anonymous said...

I failed. Miserably. 11 out of 20.

XD said...

17 out of 20!!! I used their eyes and sometimes the way they moved... (cause people fake smile for pictures, and they dont want to move. :)

huzzah said...

Results
You got 18 out of 20 correct

I covered the mouth the entire time & just looked at the eyes.

Audrey said...

19 out of 20! :)