In an attempt to join a "Love Island" challenge, one woman put her boyfriend to the test by tracking his heart rate, and her experiment left viewers online in stitches.
Aliyah Serina, known as @aliyah_serina on social media, shared a video showing her boyfriend's reaction on his Apple Watch to see which contestant on the reality TV show would make his heart flutter. The video has captivated audiences, gathering 1.1 million likes and 11.5 million views.
"Making my [boyfriend] wear my Apple watch during the heart rate episode of Love Island to see which girl raises his heart rate the highest," Serina wrote in text over the video.
For those unfamiliar with the Love Island heart rate episode, it's a fan-favorite segment of the show where each contestant performs a flirtatious dance routine, aiming to elevate the heart rates of fellow Islanders living in isolation from the outside world. Whoever raises the most heart rates is victorious.
Watching the heart rate results can reveal some unexpected reactions, often leading to conflict among the couples.
From a scientific perspective, heart rate does provide some insight into physical attraction.
According to the Mayo Clinic, a person's resting heart rate varies but typically falls between 60 and 100 beats per minute.
When people encounter someone they find attractive, their pulse can spike due to adrenaline and other physiological responses triggered by attraction.
Research from Leiden University supports this, showing that an elevated heart rate, along with changes in skin conductance, can indicate unconscious attraction.
Commenters were intrigued by the results of the heart rate challenge but some thought the woman was asking to be hurt.
"Now this would send me into cardiac arrest," joked Tiffany Coquis.
"This would hurt my feelings I fear," said Phyllissa.
One viewer said: "Another level of self loathing."
"I would chose peace over this. I would be sick for years about it," said another user.
Others spotted that the man's heart rate increased with show contestant Jana.
"Jana gunna do it for me everytime," said one woman. "Girl Jana raised MY heart rate," said another user.
"When my heart was broken 5 years ago, I went back and took a screenshot of my heart rate chart of that moment. I just thought, this is something I should keep," said one woman.
Newsweek reached out to @aliyah_serina for comment via TikTok. We could not verify the details of the case.
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