Test it here

How strong is your stomach quiz (http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/disgust/index.shtml)

i feel sorry for this guy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/images/mind/disgust/q16.jpg

Not strong on the outside and even weaker on the inside. ohno:

Oh...now I'm gonna have nightmares. Some of that was nasty!!

i feel sorry for this guy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/images/mind/disgust/q16.jpg

His hair is abit yuck.Oh my gosh some of the pictures on that site were sickening.

i feel sorry for this guy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/images/mind/disgust/q16.jpg


why? He is such a minger, lol

why? He is such a minger, lol
i dunno, i just picture what he says when people ask him what he does....

What scares me, is that most of the stuff didn't freak me out a bit!!! (I've always been into forensics - maybe that had something to do with it).

I think the thing that got me the most was the greasy guy! I can just imagine standing next to him on a hot, crowded subway!! (Matter of fact, I think I HAVE)!!

I think I've been watching too much Fear Factor for it to bother me much!! :lol:

What scares me, is that most of the stuff didn't freak me out a bit!!! (I've always been into forensics - maybe that had something to do with it).

I think the thing that got me the most was the greasy guy! I can just imagine standing next to him on a hot, crowded subway!! (Matter of fact, I think I HAVE)!!

I think I've been watching too much Fear Factor for it to bother me much!! :lol:


Hey,

I'm in to forensics too! Hehhehee. Very cool.

Hey,

I'm in to forensics too! Hehhehee. Very cool.


I LOVE IT!! That's why the title of the test interested me. I can sit and eat dinner watching a documentary on how bodies donated for scientific purposes are laid out in an area by New Orleans and are allowed to rot. Students then study them to determine how long the body has been there, what environmental factors have done to it, etc.. Doesn't bother me a bit! My mother was the same way (a former nurse). We'd discuss the most disgusting medical topics at the dinner table and think nothing of it (of course when we didn't have company).
I even love rotten.com and they show it ALL on there boy!
Now if its something with an animal and not human, that can really bother me! Go figure!

I LOVE IT!! That's why the title of the test interested me. I can sit and eat dinner watching a documentary on how bodies donated for scientific purposes are laid out in an area by New Orleans and are allowed to rot. Students then study them to determine how long the body has been there, what environmental factors have done to it, etc.. Doesn't bother me a bit! My mother was the same way (a former nurse). We'd discuss the most disgusting medical topics at the dinner table and think nothing of it (of course when we didn't have company).
I even love rotten.com and they show it ALL on there boy!
Now if its something with an animal and not human, that can really bother me! Go figure!

Same with me...lol. I can't stomach watching an animal's carcass but, with me, it's easier for me to see the human body as "science", in a way. I've been interested in this stuff since I was young-- just like you, from my mom :)

Same with me...lol. I can't stomach watching an animal's carcass but, with me, it's easier for me to see the human body as "science", in a way. I've been interested in this stuff since I was young-- just like you, from my mom :)


You can make a fabulous career out of it! I was going to go into veterinary medicine, but just couldn't - I would take it too personally. Now, being a CSI agent or coroner - I'd love to do that!

I know what you mean about the human body - for some reason it doesn't bother me one bit. (Course I've always loved animals more than most people so that's probably the reason)! :lol:

Yup, give me something to examine and try to determine what happened and I'm a happy (sicko) camper!! :D

You can make a fabulous career out of it! I was going to go into veterinary medicine, but just couldn't - I would take it too personally. Now, being a CSI agent or coroner - I'd love to do that!

I know what you mean about the human body - for some reason it doesn't bother me one bit. (Course I've always loved animals more than most people so that's probably the reason)! :lol:

Yup, give me something to examine and try to determine what happened and I'm a happy (sicko) camper!! :D


Hahahaa we have a lot in common! I'm actually trying to go in to criminal psychology-- although forensics was my first option! Truth is, I think I'd let my emotions get the better of me with that-- couldn't stand to see someone on the table like that and not cry. I am too sensitive.

I was mostly disgusted by the bugs. And the one of the teeth.

Hahahaa we have a lot in common! I'm actually trying to go in to criminal psychology-- although forensics was my first option! Truth is, I think I'd let my emotions get the better of me with that-- couldn't stand to see someone on the table like that and not cry. I am too sensitive.


That's why I couldn't go into veterinary med! Criminal psyc is cool too!

I was mostly disgusted by the bugs. And the one of the teeth.


I didn't know they were maggots in the teeth when I first saw it so it didn't bother me. Once I found out, and knew the person was ALIVE - yeah, that grossed me out!! I could never eat rice again!

ugh the teeth was gross. I also didn't like the pictures of infected or bloody skin.

The gum's with maggots infesting them was pretty damn sick.

i feel sorry for this guy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/images/mind/disgust/q16.jpg


still....



http://212.100.224.91/applet.php?image=2561c0fa361ba7016279d067de0f2964_Ascaryman.jpg&gender=m&ethnicity=caucasian

I was most disgusted by that big red spot or whatever on the person's skin!

But who would be disgusted by a kitty or an emtpy train?!?! I don't get that.

But who would be disgusted by a kitty or an emtpy train?!?! I don't get that.


They use questions like that in statistical gathering - they're called control questions as the answer should be the same for everyone.

:barf: at over half of those pictures

The gum's with maggots infesting them was pretty damn sick.
yea that's what got me the most... ugg, i'm gonna have nightmares

Speaking of funny pics, I remember a gurl in my class who looked like many famous tv actors, we used to call her mrs doubtfire :lol: because she had this shemale thing going, she also had some similitude to alf cause her( or should i say his) face is weird, joker lips, miss piggy face and other manly stuff

Say, this sounds like someone I've heard about before....what was the girl's name, maybe I know her

That was a very strange test... I didnt really understand my results!

Psychology tests

Results

Thank you for completing the disgust questionnaire. This experiment was designed to test the theory that disgust evolved to protect us from disease.

The more something resembles a disease threat, the more disgusting it should be.

Questions 1 to 19

Read on to compare your results against our predictions. Each image has a coloured border indicating a disgust level of 1 to 5. Use the coloured scale below as a key to guide you.


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Not Disgusted Very Disgusted
General

Valerie's Predictions
Question 2
1 Question 3
1 Question 4
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Football Cat Eggs on teeth
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5

Your ratings

Question 2
It may be a bit mucky, but we've never heard of anyone catching a disease from a football. Therefore, this scores low in our predictions.

Question 3
Although there's nothing to suggest this cat has a disease, any animal can carry one. Which may explain why most of us keep at a healthy distance from our pets, however cute they might be.

Question 4
The gums infected with maggots pose a clear disease threat. We're guessing you wouldn't want to share a can of beer with this man.

Chemical versus organic

Valerie's Predictions
Question 19
1 Question 5
2 Question 17
5 Question 10
5 Question 7
4
Towel with blue stains Plate of blue slime Plate of green slime Towel with yellow stains (bodily fluids) Plate of yellow slime
Your ratings

Colours that suggest disease threats should make us disgusted. Colours that are not found in nature should cause no reaction.

Question 19
Blue rarely occurs in nature. We have no reason to find it disgusting because it was never associated with disease threats in our evolutionary past. You might want to pop this towel in the washing machine, but it's unlikely to give you nightmares.

Question 5
This plate of blue slime might not look fit to eat, but it's unlikely to harbour any harmful bugs.

Question 17
Green slimy substances make us think of snot. Mucus can harbour dangerous bacteria and viruses and we produce more of it when we are ill. We think the thought of eating this might make you a touch queasy.

Question 10
Yellow is the colour of pus, a substance that is produced from infected wounds. Pus consists of tissue debris, white blood cells and bacteria - many of which may still be alive. Yellow and red suggests the products of a diseased wound - a clear disease threat. Fancy drying yourself with this towel? Didn't think so.

Question 7
This looks like something that belongs in a surgical waste bin at your local hospital, not on your dinner plate. If you've lost your appetite, we sincerely sympathise.

Ouch

Valerie's Predictions
Question 8
3 Question 14
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Clean wound Infected wound
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4

Your ratings

Question 8
A painful burn caused by scalding water. You may not like the idea of touching it, but forced to make the choice, we guess you'd opt for this one over question 14.

Question 14
This image shows a serious post-operative infection following colostomy surgery. The yellow and black regions of the wound tell you this unfortunate person has some way to go before they are on the mend. Photo courtesy of Dr Adrian Bint.

Creepy crawlies

Valerie's Predictions
Question 13
2 Question 1
1 Question 9
4 Question 12
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Caterpillars in a petri-dish Wasp Louse Parasitic worms in a petri-dish
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Question 13
Caterpillars don't want to burrow inside you, live in your gut or suck your blood. They just want to be butterflies when they grow up. Photo courtesy of Professor Peter Bryant.

Question 1
Wasps may give you a nasty sting, but they won't give you a disease. They're actually quite beautiful in close-up.

Question 9
There's a reason why this little fella has hooks at the end of his arms. He sticks them in your skin and holds on while he sucks your blood. Introducing Pediculus humanus, the human body louse. He's a parasite and you should steer well clear. Courtesy of CDC.

Question 12
You may not like him, but the parasitic worm Ascaris lumbricoides likes you so much he wants to live in your intestines. Those stir fry noodles you were cooking for dinner suddenly don't seem so appealing, do they?. Photo courtesy of Dr James McGoldrick, Glasgow University.

Humans

Valerie's Predictions
Question 15
1 Question 11
1 Question 16
3 Question 6
3 Question 18
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Empty Train Clean tidy, well groomed face Spotty Face Crowded train, sweaty armpits Face - spotty, runny nose, uncombed hair, sweaty
Your ratings

Question 15
If only more tube carriages looked like this. All that space to yourself and no one to pass on their nasty cough bug to you.

Question 11
What a handsome chap. Not a hint of disease here.

Question 16

Spots are yucky and in grown men they signal poor health and disease.

Question 6
So many people, so little space. No one likes to be sneezed on or have a sweaty armpit shoved in their face. As this lot disperse their germs into the air, you breath them in. It's a far cry from the wide open spaces of the savannah, where you could give strangers, and their diseases, a wide berth.

Question 18
Spotty, sweaty and snotty. Not the way to turn up to a first date. You're disgusted and you've got good reason to be. He looks feverish and, at this distance, he can give you what he's got.



Question 20 - Don't forget your toothbrush

We asked you to say whose toothbrush you would be most disgusted using. This question relates to sharing germs. We already share many germs with our close family, and we suspend disgust with our partners because we need to procreate.

But a complete stranger may bring you a new disease that you have no immunity to. Therefore, the closer your relationship to someone, the less disgusted you are likely to be using their toothbrush.