# Spot The Fake Smile -- Quiz **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 10, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201 "2010-11-10T18:58:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/1 "2010-11-10T18:58:37Z")
> **[BBC - Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Spot The Fake Smile](https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/index.shtml)** > > Spot The Fake Smile Survey I’d be curious to know your score and (based on some informal sampling anomalies I’ve noted) whether you’re male or female. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/2 "2010-11-10T19:05:47Z")
Male-16/20 ---
**Author:** ![Baracus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@Baracus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baracus)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/3 "2010-11-10T19:09:05Z")
15/20, male ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/4 "2010-11-10T19:17:47Z")
12/20, male. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/5 "2010-11-10T19:20:10Z")
Male 17/20 I believe it’s hard to “turn off” a genuine smile. It lingers in the eyes even after the face returns to neutral. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/6 "2010-11-10T19:20:20Z")
Male 13/20 Most of my errors were marking fakes as genuines. I can’t tell the fakers. Probably why I tend to get along with everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/7 "2010-11-10T19:22:56Z")
Male 12/20. All of my misses were in the first 9. Dunno if practice made it easier, got the hang of the testing system… ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/8 "2010-11-10T19:25:52Z")
15/20 MALE. 4 of my 5 misses were in the first 5, and the second half were all correct, so when I hit my stride I was rocking. #13 was scary looking. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/9 "2010-11-10T19:28:27Z")
13/20, male. Some really bad teeth on those folks. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/10 "2010-11-10T19:29:17Z")
16/20. Male. Ignore the mouth. Watch the eyes. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/11 "2010-11-10T19:31:50Z")
10/20, Male. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/12 "2010-11-10T19:32:12Z")
Male 17/20 And I agree #13 reminded me of Frankenstein’s Bride. ---
**Author:** ![Elysium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/13 "2010-11-10T19:34:29Z")
Female, 16/20. Better than I thought I’d do! ---
**Author:** ![Baracus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@Baracus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baracus)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/14 "2010-11-10T19:35:19Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > #13 was scary looking. Yeah, I am pretty sure I got thrown off my game for a few after that one. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/15 "2010-11-10T19:40:37Z")
Female - 18/20 and the two I got wrong I chose fake and they were not. I didn’t feel like I was doing that well during the test, the score was a surprise. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/16 "2010-11-10T19:41:37Z")
Female, 20/20. Seriously, and I was surprised. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/17 "2010-11-10T19:45:37Z")
14/20 Female Totally surprised at how badly I did. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/18 "2010-11-10T19:48:20Z")
18/20 I missed two genuine smiles. Numbers 11 and 15. I just look to see if their eyes “light up” so to speak. The two that I missed had inexpressive eyes. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/19 "2010-11-10T19:54:38Z")
Male. 12/20, but I didn’t know until around #9 that what I was looking at were movies, not stills. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201/20 "2010-11-10T20:02:30Z")
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