Science gives beauty some of its mystery back—for now


	Science gives beauty some of its mystery back—for now

wildcat

12-22-2007 2:03 PM

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science, beauty, averageness?

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12-22-2007 3:07 PM

tidbit2

I think its the order of features in a face that make a face beautiful
eg: when a person smiles or is happy makes a big difference
a person could look like a thug giving certain expressions or a angel if lightened up

12-22-2007 3:25 PM

syncopath

"you are so beautiful .. 2 me" ..

12-22-2007 7:01 PM

Cactux

The "average" face system on the link is cool but it could be better if we could choice the sex of the result of mix.
Here is hybrid humans lol.

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