I've always thought this was an old wives tale--Someone looking away isn't a reliable indicator that someone is lying and someone looking you in the eye and say

I've always thought this was an old wives tale--Someone looking away isn't a reliable indicator that someone is lying and someone looking you in the eye and saying something with seeming authenticity is not enough to verify truth (Watch a politician lie or have to back pedal and see if they look anywhere but directly at the camera--"I did not have sexual relations with that woman"...) I think it's more accurate that not looking someone in the eye suggests nervousness, so the question becomes are they nervous because they're lying or nervous because they're socially awkward in general or ... For this particular story though, seems like the facts don't add up, I'd be pretty hesitant to give this guy money... Although kickstarter seems pretty safe now, people will take advantage, and I'm interested to see if things like kickstarter, airbnb, bitcoin, etc. will be capable of self-regulation in the long run. I give it 50/50.