love tester

Compatibility carnival game

A love tester is a novelty machine, often found at arcades or carnivals, that purports to measure romantic compatibility or passion.

Users grip a handle or touch a sensor, and the device produces a reading—typically on a scale from "cold" to "hot" or "mild" to "passionate." The results are random or based on skin conductivity, but the appeal lies in the playful ritual: We put a quarter in the love tester on our first date.

Related

arcade · penny arcade · carnival · carnival game · grip · squeeze · holding hands · meter · pulse · sweaty palms · sweetheart · chemistry · attraction · match · flirt · game · novelty · percentage

Categories
Opposites
scientific validity

love testerstandardized test

Exam with fixed scoring

peer-reviewed study · polygraph · psychometric test · clinical psychology · laboratory equipment

purpose/intent

love testerclinical examination

Doctor assessing patient directly

purpose/seriousness

love testercouples therapy

Joint sessions for partners

marriage counseling · premarital counseling · psychological evaluation

Family

love, tester, loves, loved, loving, lovely, lover, lovers, loveless

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G