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SCIENCE ALERT! SCIENCE ALERT! SCIENCE ALERT! PLEASE PUT DOWN YOUR TEST TUBES & YOUR SAFETY GOGGLES, THE TIME YOU’VE BEEN SPENDING ON YOUR “WHICH CELEBRITY HAS THE PERFECT VOICE FOR A MAN, AND WHICH HAS THE PERFECT VOICE FOR A WOMAN” EXPERIMENT HAS BEEN A SCIENTIFIC WASTE! RESEARCHERS IN THE U.K. HAVE BEATEN YOU TO THE PUNCH, I AM SO SORRY FOR THE LOSS OF THE SCIENCE AND RESEARCH PRIZE YOU WERE GOING TO WIN FOR SURE! From Yahoo:
Researchers in the U.K. have mathematically determined that the perfect voice for men lies somewhere between those of British actors Jeremy Irons and Alan Rickman. (Professor Snape in the “Harry Potter” movies did always have a way with words.) For women, it’s somewhere near the voice of James Bond’s M, 77-year-old thespian Dame Judi Dench.
Please do not explain how you have mathematically determined that these celebrities have “the perfect voice,” there is simply no explanation necessary. We get it. Judi Dench for girls, Jeremy Irons + Alan Rickman for boys. It just makes sense and I’m super happy that the information exists (not that we ALL couldn’t have guessed it) and I’m super happy that I know it. This has been a science alert, thank you for your attention. (Via ONTD.)
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so its Brits with milk-mouth? Sorry Christina! You Lose!
Good thing this was, “mathematically determined,” or else these results might have appeared transparent and self-serving!
Fran Drescher just can’t catch a break.
Gilbert Gottfried has already called for a recount.
If you try to solve for -x, you get
Math related jokes are always welcome.
It’s only been 5 minutes and I already want this GIF out of my profile page. Anybody want to talk about anything for about 7 or 8 comments?
How are YOU?
I’m good. You?
Well now I’m just lonely.
Good, dealing with some hot problems. Nothing crazy, though. You attending a Record Store Day?
Girls with hot problems sometimes LIE (lie, lie) so i don’t know if you’re being serious lol. I can’t attend Record Store Day as it is also djfreshie moving-day, but I WILL be holding out my hands and hoping one of Jack White’s balloon albums falls in my gentle loving arms.
But none of them are homeless!
Ummmm, we don’t even need a study, because we all know it’s Nick Bakay. You can’t hear his voice and NOT hear Salem.
Matt Berry was robbed.
Who is this Jeremy Irons customerrrr?
What does “The perfect voice” even mean? Perfect for what? The most soothing? Manly? Matronly? Comforting? Authoritative? Loving? Distinct? Yell powers? Grumbling under one’s breath? WHAT?!
Here we go:
based on a combination of tone, speed, frequency, words per minute, and intonation… …the ideal voice should vocalize no more than 164 words per minute and pause for 0.48 seconds between sentences, which should fall rather than rise. (Apparently raising your voice is associated with weakness!)
The results? Slow and steady wins the race.
Morgan Freeman was robbed (said in a Morgan Freeman voice).
Not even the perfect voice can make up for being forcefully exposed to anti-smoking gore pics. Ugh.
ummmm, Edgar Oliver??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZerOHmy1Ro
Nope. Wrong. It’s Morgan Freeman. Everyone already knows this.