Re: Writing Comedic Reactions
It's also a physical reaction to complex information processing in general - not just attraction.
If you give someone a sentence to listen to that they can understand (eg: "Should blind people lead quiet lives?") their pupils are normal. Give someone a nonsensical sentence to try and comprehend (eg:"Rains children milk golden usually medals") and their pupils dilate a lot more.
The same also applies to getting someone to do mental arithmetic.
So perhaps an educated audience member might have interpreted the scene as her trying to work out how much of a tip to leave the waiter !!
Mac
(Read Pupillary Response and Behavior for more details)
Originally posted by Armak
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If you give someone a sentence to listen to that they can understand (eg: "Should blind people lead quiet lives?") their pupils are normal. Give someone a nonsensical sentence to try and comprehend (eg:"Rains children milk golden usually medals") and their pupils dilate a lot more.
The same also applies to getting someone to do mental arithmetic.
So perhaps an educated audience member might have interpreted the scene as her trying to work out how much of a tip to leave the waiter !!
Mac
(Read Pupillary Response and Behavior for more details)
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