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Science finally proves Red is always better than Blue

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Finally. Proof that red team roolz. The scientific journal "Cyberpsychology & Behavior" has published the results of a research study, finding that over the course of 1,347 matches of Unreal Tournament 2004, the red team beat the blue team 55% of the time. Yes, this is actually what passes for science now.

One neuroscientist reasons that the slight red team advantage may be psychological, as the color red could prove distracting to men, "possibly because men flush and turn red when they're angry." As silly as that sounds, the study parallels a similar one performed in 2005, where it was found that wearing red in real-life one-on-one sporting events increased the likelihood of victory.

Acknowledging the findings of the research, Epic Games VP Mark Rein said they won't be changing the classic multiplayer colors of Unreal Tournament anytime soon. At least now you have an excuse for losing all the time, right blue team?
Scott_Bromley

34 responses // Science finally proves Red is always better than Blue

  • RED TEAM!!!!
    Swiyyah
  • That's because the red team is in the warthog... Of course they're going to win.
    Quiggles
  • RED TEAM HAS THE FLAG!
    I always chose red team even before this. Hahaha...
    Dmitri_Molotov
  • But...I look lousy in red! Damnit!
    huntre
  • Does this means republicans will win?
    Juas
    1 response to this
  • Blood and Crip science....
    1percent
    1 response to this
  • Go Red Team, Go!
    Sara_Airey
  • i look good dressed in the blood of my enemies .
    malathion
  • This is what science researches now days?
    cerealforeal
  • that offically proves that red kicks ass
    power_packed_ro
  • watch this comment being used here and here
    My favorite color is red! I guess this means I'm cool, finally.
    natedawson
  • But...blue is so much prettier than red!! =(
    Becky6378
  • for a second I mistakenly thought this story originated from the onion, it has that kind of feel to it.
    ButchTheVizsla
  • watch this comment being used here
    Is this really what researchers are wasting their time and money on? It's colors, not the cure to cancer. I just don't get why we need studies to tell us this. I already knew red was a kick-ass color.
    Peewong
  • bullshit, blue team is harder to spot! red sticks out more. blue team all the way.

    btw blue team has caboose and church. thats enough awesomeness for one color. all red team has is gay donut.
    Soap
    1 response to this
  • what about green?
    or tan?
    electricsquiral
  • watch this comment being used here, here, here, here and here
    if i was on blue's team, the table would turn
    jakes_green
  • Scientific research? I wonder how many of them it took to do the math... You'd think they could use that counting ability somewhere else.... like.... math or something.
    nikki185usa
  • Who is at the controls current????

    This article is so ridiculous, irrelevant AND

    65% of the people on your site DONT LIKE THE ARTICLE.

    Please stop allowing junk like this to end up on the news when there are so many other important news stories that are not making mainstream media
    korourke
    2 responses to this
  • I have always really liked Light Red :D and no it's not pink ... it's light red
    StuArt_Gould
  • dam commies
    dgcr
  • Well what ever you do DONT tell the CRIPS this or the BLOODS will really get upset and THEN you'll find some heated finger pointing there! I tell Ya!
    tmaster
  • I've been on the red team for QUITE a while.
    BenDorries
  • How sad...
    createfreely
  • This is intepretation of statistics, not proof. The title is a tad misleading. Can't deny the fact that most top football clubs in the Netherlands have red in their shirt colors tough (Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV, AZ).
    yonie
  • GG Guys, GG!
    jaxgrfx
  • This is ONLY for Unreal Tournament 2004 Multi-player team colors. SO IT DOES NOT APPLY & CAN NOT BE APPLIED TO HALO 3 MULTI-PLAYER TEAM COLORS.
    Ogaal
  • I'm so sick of always being Red or Blue.
    Why can't I be Green or Pink?

    Yeah that's right I wanna be pink, and if you have a problem with that, I've got a Plasma grenade with your name on it.
    Owwmykneecap
  • but don't your crosshairs turn red no matter what color you are? Green is the true winner here. Sometimes you even lose the ability to shoot when your reticle is green.
    moot_button

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