Ah…those wacky scientist are at work again. Spending our hard-earned tax dollars (or the dollars of rich donors) on important scientific research.

Scientists at Florida State University have made a quite shocking discovery – beautiful people attract our attention better than ugly people.

Holy shit Batman!

So say the scientists:

Whether we are seeking a mate or sizing up a potential rival, good-looking people capture our attention nearly instantaneously and render us temporarily helpless to turn our eyes away from them, according to a new Florida State University study.

“It’s like magnetism at the level of visual attention,” said Jon Maner, an assistant professor of psychology at FSU, who studied the role mating-related motives can play in a psychological phenomenon called attentional adhesion. His findings are published in the September issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

So in the spirit of scientific research for all us red-blooded guys in the world, Guy Caves presents you with two pictures. Which chick attracts YOUR attention – which of these chicks are you helpless to turn your eyes away from?

So which chick catches your eye? Did the scientists get it right?

So you need the full scientific details? Read the entire article.