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"She doesn't blink..."

posted 5 years ago by damocci (1514)
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First time I saw the documentary I didn't really notice because the scam/fraud/conspiracy was too captivating. But during the second viewing I realized that it's true what the one female employee said: Elizabeth Holmes very scarcely blinks! That's so unnatural.

Normal people blink 15 to 20 times a minute (otherwise your eyes dry out and become irritated). So this means that she must have consciously trained herself not to blink. What a bizarre thing to do. Why would anyone do that? Does she think that not blinking projects confidence? Or maybe she wants to be intimidating? Didn't Steve Jobs blink?

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

There's also evidence that her deep voice is a fake, too. There's a recording out there in which she doesn't have it, from her early days. Imagine the effort required to constantly fake your voice like that? And the risk of embarrassment if you slip up and speak in your actual voice publicly.

[–] damocci (1514) 5 years ago

Now that you mention it her voice had similarities to a child trying to imitate his/her father's voice. This woman is positively mentally ill.

[–] LTUM (1033) 4 years ago

yeah im curious how she could fake that