According to a viral test and oft-memed matrix, a woman’s appeal is based on her hotness and craziness levels, both of which can be reliably measured on an X and Y axis… or something
There’s a simple matrix, potentially originating from the internet, How I Met Your Mother or some combination of the two, that states that a woman’s appeal is based on her hotness and craziness alone. A woman who is 10 out of 10 crazy is tolerable to date if she is 10 out of 10 hot, too. Similarly, a woman who is, say, 6 out of 10 hot may compensate for her missing hotness points by being only 4 out of 10 crazy. Place these traits on a chart, where the X-axis serves for craziness and the Y-axis represents hotness, and you’ll have what’s known as the Crazy/Hot Matrix.
This matrix has been passed around online for years, gaining prominence after being explained in detail in the third season of How I Met Your Mother in 2007, as well as in viral YouTube video and meme form. Lately, however, it’s become popular once more thanks to both an online quiz that identifies your location on the chart and the discourse surrounding the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial. On Twitter, some are saying Heard sits at the upper right corner of peak crazy, peak hot on the matrix.
Historically, the matrix has presented various “zones” to reference. For example, any woman beneath a five on the hotness axis is in the “no-go zone,” regardless of craziness, while a woman between a five and an eight on the hotness axis and a five and an eight on the craziness axis sits in the “fun zone,” so long as her craziness isn’t higher than her hotness. A woman of that hotness who is beneath a two on the craziness axis is said to be a unicorn, and essentially doesn’t exist.
Inherent in this matrix is the belief that the hotter the woman is, the crazier she’s allowed to be — and moreover, the crazier she’s likely to be. Notably, some versions of the matrix also posit that no woman is beneath a four on the crazy axis, and it actually begins at four instead of zero. Many of these versions also have a zone beneath “unicorn,” where a woman is eight to 10 on the hotness axis and less than four (or zero, in other words) on the craziness axis. This, horrifically, is labeled “tr*nny.*
The quiz version going around is a gender-neutral option that removes the slur and suggestion that a person’s hotness is correlated with their craziness, but other aspects of the matrix remain. The quiz, which is offered by a website called IRD Labs, offers 20 statements like, “I have tried online dating or mobile app dating, without getting many matches,” and “I have repeatedly destroyed my possessions or thrown out valuable things that I own because I felt I was worthless and did not deserve them.” Respondents then answer on a sliding scale whether they agree or disagree. While the statements are given in random order, they don’t vary among participants.
All I had to do was say that I believed team sports build character and that people go out of their way to do favors for me on the Hot/Crazy Matrix quiz and I was placed at 10 on the hot axis. But sure, I’ll run with it. pic.twitter.com/NWeK6iye2w
— Magdalene J. Taylor (@magdajtaylor) April 26, 2022
Because it’s only a 20-part questionnaire, it isn’t necessarily the most accurate arbiter of where one sits on the matrix, particularly in terms of hotness. By saying that I’ve had success online dating, think team sports build character and have experienced people go out of their way to be nice or perform favors for me, I was identified as a 10 out of 10 on the hotness axis. For craziness, I was given 6 out 10 (though a few re-takes brought me down to 5 out of 10), or within the “dating zone.”
Now, look, I’m not going to complain about being called a 10, and 5 or 6 out of 10 on the crazy scale seems reasonable. The quiz in its current form is relatively harmless and arbitrary, too — while “crazy” is so carelessly thrown around in reference to women, the questions in the quiz do seem relatively balanced. But the earlier forms of the matrix point to the underlying assumptions about women that inform it. In versions that include the “tr*nny” portion, the orange “danger zone” of women who are crazier than they are hot labels “redheads, strippers, girls named Tiffany” and “hairdressers” among women in this category. Sure, it’s a joke, but not a very insightful one.
Beyond that, though, maybe hotness and craziness really are the only two factors that matter, particularly if you see intelligence, kindness or other important qualities as ultimately shaping how you perceive someone’s hotness and craziness, too. On the other hand, this points to how both hotness and craziness seem to be continually shifting targets. Take someone like Pete Davidson — would we see him as being as hot as we do if we didn’t know his personality? And doesn’t his “craziness,” i.e. openness about his mental health, influence that hotness in some form, too?
Nevertheless, despite its flaws, the Crazy/Hot Matrix has persisted as a guiding reference for at least the last 15 years. Perhaps our standards change, but the math of the matrix may always ring true.
Magdalene Taylor
Magdalene Taylor is a staff writer at MEL. She covers internet culture, sex and the online adult industry. She lives in Brooklyn but is from God’s Country, Western Massachusetts.
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The Hot/Crazy Scale is a graph used to display someone's hot-to-crazy ratio. As Barney explains in How I Met Everyone Else, a person is allowed to be crazy, as long as they are equally hot. Ideally, you want your date to be above the diagonal line, indicating that they are hotter than they are crazy.
Who is the crazy hot matrix guy?
FRANKLIN – Franklin Alderman Dana McLendon's “Hot-Crazy Matrix” has made it to the “unicorn zone” of viral videos. That is, the seven-minute parody dating video has become something rarely seen even in the world of Internet celebrity and popularity
Where is the hot crazy matrix from?
Because to say that the brain of Dana McLendon, the dude who came up with the “Universal Hot Crazy Matrix: A Man's Guide to Women” that is currently circling the Internet, encompasses the mindsets of all men would be as idiotic as him thinking his silly little graphs encompass the reality of all women
Who invented the hot crazy scale?
This isn't some dating phenomenon anymore; this is real science. The crazy hot scale exists, and it is influenced by our personality traits – specifically, those that make us appear more exciting – provided, of course, that you are physically appealing.
Is the crazy hot scale real?
The Vicky Mendoza diagonal is used in the fictional Hot-Crazy scale from How I Met Your Mother, explained by Barney Stinson. The Hot-Crazy scale (if memory serves) rates a girl's craziness on the X axis of the graph. The scale also rates a girl's hotness on the Y Axis.
Who is Vicky Mendoza?
FRANKLIN – Longtime Franklin Alderman Dana McLendon is a lawyer, an outspoken gun-rights advocate and a married father of two. But his biggest claim to fame may be as a self-proclaimed dating expert thanks to an online video that's gone viral.
Who is Vicky Mendoza?
Most people define sexy people as “hot,” “titillating,” “seductive,” and highly focused on sexual desirability and conquest. The media underscores these thoughts, sexualizing those who behave in provocative, exciting, and tantalizing behaviors.
Who is Vicky Mendoza?
Men prefer women with a big and beautiful smile, wide waist-hip ratio, unique dressing style, healthy-looking hair, great sense of humor, smart conversations, and appealing high-pitched voices, among the most beautiful things guys find in girls.
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Hot/Crazy Scale TestThe Hot/Crazy Scale is a phenomenon popularized by the sitcom How I Met Your Mother and is well-known in internet pop culture. Some claim that the theory is pseudoscientific, while others maintain that it’s backed by proper studies. The theory holds that it’s possible to decipher how you should regard a potential partner based on their levels of “hot” and “crazy.”This version of the Hot/Crazy Scale Test presents an updated and gender-neutral approach to the theory.To take the Hot/Crazy Test, indicate your responses to each of the following statements below. The IDRlabs Hot/Crazy Scale Test was developed by IDRlabs and is based on a cultural meme in internet society. The IDRlabs Hot/Crazy Scale Test is not associated with any specific researchers in the field of psychopathology, social psychology, personality psychology, or any affiliated research institutions. The test provides feedback such as the following: No-Go Zone: Ah, the No-Go Zone. According to the originators of the Hot/Crazy Scale, one shouldn’t date people in this zone for the simple reason that they are not hot enough. It’s dogmatic, but to the followers of the theory, that’s part of the fun (or simply a fact of life). It may not be sympathetic, but there’s no denying that “beauty privilege” is a thing in the sense that attractive people are offered favors and kindnesses that other people are not. On the other hand, studies have shown that one reason people are lonely today is that many are holding out for “something better,” refusing to give people a chance if their physical beauty is not deemed sufficient. So maybe the followers of the Hot/Crazy Scale are making themselves unhappy by insisting on these criteria. Danger Zone: People in the Danger Zone are physically attractive and often seductive, yet they’re also unpredictable and volatile. They may be mysterious and intriguing from a distance, yet relationships with them often veer into treacherous territory. Unsuspecting men and women are often lured into romances with people from the Danger Zone, yet (according to the theory) relationships with them are destined to fail. Many people in the Danger Zone are in fact crazier than they first appear. Some are good at hiding it, and, in general, people give the benefit of the doubt to people of their level of attractiveness. Some followers of the Hot-Crazy matrix believe that relationships with people in the Danger Zone are liable to end with cars getting keyed, tires getting slashed, and law enforcement getting involved. Fun Zone: People in the Fun Zone are cool, above average in attractiveness, and great to hang out with. Everyone should spend some time in the fun zone, to find out what they like and dislike in a partner and to get the awkwardness out of their system so that they will eventually be ready for marriage or a serious relationship. While fun is a good thing, the Fun Zone also has its risks. Since the zone is wedged right between the No-Go and Crazy zones, it is possible to mistake crazies and no-goers as fun. Inexperienced daters should seek a second opinion if they are unsure whether their potential partner is really in the Fun Zone. Date Zone: People in the Date Zone are attractive, but they also tend to be quirky or strange. Introducing them to one’s friends and family is often a question of hit or miss and tends to come down to the level of craziness that exists in one’s own social circle to begin with. There is nothing wrong with forming a relationship with someone in the Date Zone. In fact, many Date Zoners tend to mature with age, often to the point of becoming marriage material. That being said, it is also possible for Date Zoners to never mature, or to grow even crazier, and thus slip into the Danger Zone. Therefore, one should pay close attention to whether the Hot or the Crazy seems…
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