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I pointed my camera at my monitor and brought up conventionally attractive celebrities.

No one got higher than 6.2.

    Zac Efron: 6.2
    Henry Cavill: 5.9
    Pierce Brosnan: 5.1
    Shemar Moore: 4.7

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I got 6.9 (7.0 without glasses) -- definitely not more attractive than any of those guys. Even my mother would say Henry Cavill is considerably more attractive than me without batting an eyelid.

I would imagine there is some sort of penalty given the face is on a 2D surface.

Well Henry Cavill is a pretty high bar to be fair.

Since your screen is most likely flat, you'd have to hold the camera directed straight at it and at a bit of a distance in order for their face not to get distorted by perspective. Even a slight angle would make it appear to the algorithm that they have too big of a forehead/chin, or an asymmetric face (otherwise known as a 5/10).

Well then that's comforting (for me)

My 6.7 really shines in comparison... Maybe I should take up acting

I guess I should apply to some modelling jobs with my 9.4 then!

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