We've talked alot about physiognomy on this sub and i've started learning to spot the different facial tics and body posture of people and it has helped me a lot in real life.
A buddy of mine introduced me to a Show on the History Channel called Forged in Fire. I don't watch reality shows at all but this is a masculine show about forging weapons and with my growing skill in spotting masculine physiognomy traits I made a game out of this show that is really fun.
There are four contestants. As soon as all four walk in, I pick two that I think have the best physiognomy and that I believe will advance to the "final challenge" and then of the two, I pick the one I think will win the whole thing--I make my decision immediately after the contestants are introduced. To my glee, I've discovered that i'm 70% successful in picking the final 2 winners and 50% succesfull in picking the Final "Forged in Fire Champion"
Play Along and Watch this Episode Here and see how well you do with your physiognomy skills.
The amazing thing is that a lot of these people have decades of experience and yet more times than not the thing that matters is their physiognomy not their resume.
Enjoy!
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[–] Sw0rdofDamocles 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I sat through the introduction, but I didn't have the interest to sit through the whole video. My money was on the Brit and the old guy from the start. They both had the most experience and most confidence. I figured if the older guy lost it would be due to the pressure to deliver fast work with tools with too narrow a grip. I'm at that point in my life where relatives are at an age where they need tools and utensils with larger more legible displays, wider grips, and more tapered functioning ends. When they started on the first tool I noticed he got right to work, but had difficulties with the grip. I fast forwarded to halfway into the video and my guess was coming to fruition.