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FMRI Shows Man Loves Wife More Than Angelina Jolie

Posted by timothy on from the shouldn't-stand-up-in-court-though dept.

An anonymous reader writes "We've discussed (at length) functional MRI technology as it pertains to marketing and virtual reality, but now Esquire writer A.J. Jacobs has become the first person to go inside the controversial machine to test the science behind his sex drive. As in, he has fMRI experts read his mind as to whether he's actually more turned on by his young wife or Angelina Jolie. The results, unsurprisingly, are both geeky and hilarious. Would you subject yourself to this kind of reality check?"

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  1. The test was rigged! by __aajfby9338 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If it was an honest test, they would have asked him about Kristen Bell.

  2. Re:So which celebrity does he prefer? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't think I've ever been so bored with a first post - EVER

  3. This thread is useless without pics by Swampash · · Score: 5, Funny

    of his wife.

    1. Re:This thread is useless without pics by eam · · Score: 5, Funny

      Congratulations. You figured out how to get slashdot readers to read the article (or at least skim it looking for pictures).

  4. Re:So which celebrity does he prefer? by tpgp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I can detect lies (with a 100% success rate) - just by staring into the character of the electrons of a slashdotter's post.

    And you are lying.

    Oh, wait! Sorry, not lying - but self-delusional. The characteristics electron remnants of lying & self-delusion appear similar on occasions.

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  5. Re:Thank you MythBusters... by LaurensVH · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's also the quadruple blind test, where we don't give give the actual measurements to the statisticians, to remove all possible bias.

  6. Not Surprising by glwtta · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't RTFA, but why would you expect Angelina Jolie to love this man's wife more than he does? Have they even met?

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  7. Re:Thank you MythBusters... by nacturation · · Score: 5, Funny

    For quintuple blind, everyone involved in the experiment must be 100% visually impaired.

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  8. Re:So which celebrity does he prefer? by tezbobobo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think it's great you found a wife who shares your interest in reading slashdot. Well Done!

  9. Good thing no women are going to read about this by JDub87 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If women hear about this...

    Next argument:
    "You don't really love me!"
    "Baby you know I do!"
    "Prove it! You, me and my sister are going down to the machine tomorrow!"
    *Uh oh*

  10. Re:So which celebrity does he prefer? by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Funny

    The chances of your wife being 'deeply beautiful' are almost nil.

    Not true. Many slashdotter wives are "deeply beautiful". ...

    You thought there was gonna be a joke here, but you're wrong. I know for sure that there's at least one slashdot user with a gorgeous wife (hi, honey).

    [note to young guys: this is how you manage to still get oral on a regular basis after 20 years' marriage]

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