[quote]If you’re thinking about challenging a guy to a fight, listen to his voice first. Researchers on three continents have found that the male voice contains cues about upper body strength, a key factor in determining whether a potential opponent is a strong fighter or a wimp.
The findings are part of an ambitious ongoing research project at the Center for Evolutionary Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They suggest that early humans made good use of several cues, including what they could see with their eyes – and now voices – to size up the competition.
“It’s not pitch, not amplitude, not volume, it’s not how fast you are talking,” he said. “It’s one of those mysteries. We really don’t know.”[/quote]
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Right…so Mike Tyson and Ronnie Coleman have voices that indicate strength.
That article provided absolutely no information as to HOW they got these findings.
Is it me, or are “scientific news paper articles” becoming more and more full of shit lately?
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LOL - Mike Tyson immediately sprang to my mind as well.
And if this theory had merit, you would expect James Earl Jones to be able to beat anyone in a fight and squat 1500 lbs raw.[/quote]
What an awesomely hilarious/cool image in my head with that…see Darth Vader squatting 1500 lb. in the voice of James Earl Jones “WHO’S YOUR FUCKING DADDY NOW LUKE SKYWALKER!!”
[quote]gonugs wrote:
In college I was described as having a deep, booming voice. Some girls called me on the phone to talk because they loved my deep voice.
I was 5’10" and 145 lbs, weak as a kitten.[/quote]
Hell, most of the guys I ever knew with REALLY deep voices weren’t that big so I can see why pitch and tone are not used in whatever method they came up with.
I’m a decent sized guy and my voice is pretty mid-range. Then again, I have a habit of speaking “lighter” so I don’t scare the shit out of people. I call it my “professional voice” because I can get real loud anywhere else.
[quote]florin wrote:
Let me repost the quote from the article, maybe that will clear up the confusion:
Let me do it again:
Okay? Good now?[/quote]
You mean, after I wrote:
[quote]Hell, most of the guys I ever knew with REALLY deep voices weren’t that big so I can see why pitch and tone are not used in whatever method they came up with.[/quote]???
And I agree with you, without saying what it is that causes it, this “study” could have been completely fabricated and no one would know the difference. It’s freakin’ worthless.
does the article say what common key factor (regarding their voice) the subjects with upper body strength all shared? They said it is a mystery which means they are unsure of the shared commonality which means the fucking article is crap.
Also, another reason this is complete and utter nonsense is because weight training results in strength increases but doesn’t change a person’s voice in any way.
Besides, I’ve done a study on this myself. Using my sample population of 1, I’ve concluded it’s the pitch of one’s voice that determines their “don’t fuck with me” factor. And if anyone disagrees with my findings they can talk to Michael Duncan Clark.
[quote]florin wrote:
Let me repost the quote from the article, maybe that will clear up the confusion:
Let me do it again:
Okay? Good now?[/quote]
LOL, if it’s NONE of those things, then what aspect of men’s voices were they comparing? RESONANCE? So, the late opera singer Luciano Pavarotti must have possessed super-human strength, eh?
Either this study was pure crap or the media report about it way missed the mark on what the researchers were actually getting at. The latter is not uncommon, you know.
