http://mindhacks.com/2008/09/17/pump-up-the-vino/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:03:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2008/09/17/pump-up-the-vino/#comment-6368 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:09:43 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/pump-up-the-vino/#comment-6368 The real mystery is why people stay in, or return to, bars that are too loud!

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]]> http://mindhacks.com/2008/09/17/pump-up-the-vino/#comment-6366 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:29:34 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/pump-up-the-vino/#comment-6366 Or…the louder the music, the less motivated you are to talk over the loud music, thus freeing up the mouth to consume more alcohol.
An alternative and more complex hypothesis could be that because you are less motivated to talk, you are left with 4 possible options; to leave, stand there like an idiot, dance, or drink more. Nobody wants to be a party pooper nor an idiot, and not many people dance sober.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2008/09/17/pump-up-the-vino/#comment-6365 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:42:12 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/pump-up-the-vino/#comment-6365 The louder the music, the louder you have to talk/shout to be heard, the more lubrication your throat needs.

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