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Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 22 October 2010 11:13:56AM 2 points [-]

A few important ones

  • pupil dilation
  • narrowing of eyelids
  • wrinkles in the bridge of the nose
  • wrinkles in muscles around the eyes
  • symmetry of movement

When you think about it, it's quite telling about just how expressive our eyes are when this test expects people coming out substantially below average to still pick correctly twice as frequently as if they were just guessing.

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