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  2. Digit ratio - Wikipedia

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    The 2D:4D ratio is calculated by dividing the length of the index finger by the length of the ring finger of the same hand. Other digit ratios are also calculated similarly in the same hand. The digit length is typically measured on the palmar (ventral, "palm-side") hand, from the midpoint of the bottom crease to the tip of the finger. [8]

  3. Finger (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Finger is also the name of a longer unit of length, used historically in cloth measurement, to mean one eighth of a yard or 4 ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ inches. [8] [10] (114.3 mm) Again, which finger and whose finger, is not defined. These units have no legal status but remain in use for 'rough and ready' comparisons.

  4. Middle finger - Wikipedia

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    The middle finger, long finger, second finger, [1] [2] third finger, [3] toll finger or tall man is the third digit of the human hand, located between the index finger and the ring finger. It is typically the longest digit. In anatomy, it is also called the third finger, digitus medius, digitus tertius or digitus III.

  5. Man's finger length reveals how he treats women, study says - AOL

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    Researchers at McGill University in Canada examined the hands of 155 adult men and women, measuring the length of their ring fingers and pointer fingers. Man's finger length reveals how he treats ...

  6. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    the ratio of hip circumference to shoulder circumference varies by biological sex: the average ratio for women is 1:1.03, for men it is 1:1.18. [ 9 ] legs (floor to crotch , which are typically three-and-a-half to four heads long; arms about three heads long; hands are as long as the face.

  7. List of human-based units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Lichas - thumb length. This is a list of units of measurement based on human body parts or the attributes and abilities of humans (anthropometric units). It does not include derived units further unless they are also themselves human-based. These units are thus considered to be human scale and anthropocentric.

  8. A man's finger length could reveal if he's a good date - AOL

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    Forget his eyes. When looking for the perfect date, check out his hands. A new study says men with masculinized digit ratios show greater courtship-related consumption. In simpler terms, a man's ...

  9. The middle finger is the most controversial digit. Thank the ...

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    Naughty Grecians likely developed the phallic gesture around 2,500 years ago to offend each other. Here’s how the middle finger became the most obscene digit.