Comments on: Lie Detectors

By: Mirage_GSM

Mirage_GSM — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:29:42 +0000

[quote]another viewpoint said: “…I always kinda liked the Disney Lie Detector…when you’re not telling the truth, your nose grows!”[/quote]
I wondered how you connected Pinoccio with Disney, when the story was from a 19th century italian novel and the only cartoon versions I was aware of were Japanese, but it seems Disney did actually do a version of Pinoccio…

By: RageIsTheNewBlack

RageIsTheNewBlack — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:12:53 +0000

Jeffrey93 said: "These machines are pretty dumb. They measure your reaction to the question just as much as they measure your reaction to your own answer.

So…ask a shocking enough question…and the answer will always be a lie, since you will react to the question regardless. Also, like the article said, if you don't think you'll be caught you're golden. Either convince yourself you won't get caught…or convince yourself what you're telling is the truth. For a lot of people that would be forced to take these tests, that talent would come easily. For the poor folk that would find this entire ordeal insane….they'll be labeled as liars and face the consequences."

That's exactly what I thought.

By: Jeffrey93

Jeffrey93 — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:12:21 +0000

These machines are pretty dumb. They measure your reaction to the question just as much as they measure your reaction to your own answer.

So...ask a shocking enough question...and the answer will always be a lie, since you will react to the question regardless.

Also, like the article said, if you don't think you'll be caught you're golden. Either convince yourself you won't get caught...or convince yourself what you're telling is the truth. For a lot of people that would be forced to take these tests, that talent would come easily. For the poor folk that would find this entire ordeal insane....they'll be labeled as liars and face the consequences.

By: Starling

Starling — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:12:23 +0000

mushyp said: "I can't imagine a world without lie detectors. The doubleteam of the lie detector and the paternity test has pretty much ensured the existence of US daytime TV for at least a decade now. And how can that be bad?"

Whenever Maury comes on, I have to resist the urge to throw a shoe at the screen and scream something about lie detectors not being valid evidence in a court of law. I've heard that paternity tests are often wrong, as well...

By: tannman

tannman — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 11:24:20 +0000

Scientology uses a type of lie detector in it's silly E Meter,

By: tinktoy

tinktoy — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:39:32 +0000

A late post to be sure. DI artical! My son is presently incarcerated in city jail for a crime he did not commit. Falsly accused! Lawyer insisted on $500. polygraph, despite assurances that it would be a dismal failure due to his high blood pressure and genetic heart murmur. Ha! Now the lawyer thinks his client guilty and proceded to hang him out to dry. $4000.00 wasted and now faceing real trial, and no money left for decent councel. Life sucks when your poor and stupid.

By: unique

unique — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:16:36 +0000

the whole concept of truth assumes the person knows what it is is. Actually it captures how nervous a person is about lying. And some people can lie with you being nervous at all.

By: Matt Apple

Matt Apple — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:52:27 +0000

BTW, the person who invented the polygraph was the same person who created Wonder Woman

I wonder which came first; the lie detector or Wonder Woman? You may remember that Wonder Woman has a "magic lasso" which once wrapped around you compels you to tell the truth.

By: Asshe

Asshe — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 01:01:45 +0000

I've heard all sorts of things about body language and lying, however I've found that being concious of these things only makes it easier to fudge them.

For example, some people insist that if you're lying you can't maintain eye contact with your interrogator and like in that CSI thing, you glance away... I used to be a very accomplished liar when it suited me, and I never found eye contact to be a problem.

And I'd love to take a polgraph test, just to see if I could pass even if I lied. Yeah yeah, lying is wrong etc. but it would be sticking it the man!

By: another viewpoint

another viewpoint — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:16:38 +0000

just_dave said: "On an episode of CSI, one of the cops was able to tell that a woman was lying because she looked to her left when "recalling" what had happened to her daughter. Everybody knows that when someone is lying they look to the left, but look to the right when remembering something that had happened.

Heck, Daredevil don't need no stinkin' polygraph; he just listens to their hearts."

...I always kinda liked the Disney Lie Detector...when you're not telling the truth, your nose grows!