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Beer goggles is a slang term for a phenomenon in which consumption of alcohol lowers sexual inhibitions to the point that very little or no discretion is used when approaching or choosing sexual partners. The term is often humorously applied when an individual is observed making advances towards, later regretting sexual contact with, a partner that is deemed unattractive, unacceptably scandalous, or repulsive when the prospect of sex is considered while sober. The "beer goggles" are considered to have distorted the "wearer's" vision, making unattractive people appear beautiful. Beer goggles are also known as "Stellavision", "Beerglasses" and "The Cider Visor".^{[citation needed] [original research?]} Image File history File links Stop_sign_MUTCD.svg 600 mm by 600 mm (24 in by 24 in) stop sign, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs (sign R1-1). ... Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Shortcut: WP:A WP:A does not stand for Wikipedia:Administrators. ... Shortcut: WP:WIN Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, also an online community. ... Shortcut: WP:NOR Wikipedia is not the place for original research such as new theories. ... Image File history File links Circle-question-red. ... Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ... Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ... For beauty as a quality of a persons appearance see: Physical attractiveness. ...

A formula has, apparently, been devised to model this phenomenon.^[1]

There have been a number of songs written about this, chiefly Smash Mouth's "Beer Goggles", Lagwagon's "Beer Goggles", and Neal McCoy's "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On". This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Lagwagon is a punk rock band originally based in the small town Goleta located just outside Santa Barbara, California. ... Neal McCoy is an American country singer of mixed White and Filipino descent. ...

Education

Beer goggles

Some police departments have literal beer goggles, which distort vision to an approximation of drunkenness. These are used in education programs to teach people, often teenagers, about the dangers of drunk driving. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ... The Drunkenness of Noah by Giovanni Bellini Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of ethyl alcohol to a degree that mental and physical facilities are noticeably impaired. ... Drunk driving (drink driving in the UK) or drinking and driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol (i. ...

References

1. ^ BBC 'Beer goggles' effect explained 25 November 2005

External links

• 'Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder' from BBC news
• Drink drivers given 'beer goggles' from BBC news
• Beauty is in the Eye of the Beerholder! from Poopdeck90210
• Humorously Literal Parody of the Term from Alien Loves Predator