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09/19/2005 05:02:18 PM · #1 |
Okay were doing height - so lets do ape index too!
Originally posted by getbeta.com:
Whats your Ape Index
Your ape index is a calculation made using your height and armspan the distance from middle fingertip to middle fingertip when the arms are outstretched) and is most commonly expressed in inches. Ape index can be a negative or positive number or zero if your armspan is equal to your height.
Ape Index = Arsmpan - Height
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my armspan= 5'4
my height = 5'2
so i have a +2 positive ape index.
Who else here is a monkey, and who here has mastered evolution?!?! |
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09/19/2005 07:37:12 PM · #2 |
I'll play:
armspan: 5' 5.5"
height: 5' 8"
-2.5 Ape Index
Walking away from monkeys into T-Rex-armed man |
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09/19/2005 07:38:07 PM · #3 |
| Speaking of T-rex... why is a T-Rex always pissed off? |
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09/19/2005 07:41:31 PM · #4 |
Your arm-span from tip of middle finger to the other should be the same as your height....upon waking from a night's sleep. During the day our spines compress, shortening us by as much as several inches.
(I'm 5' 3.5" in the middle of the day...slightly taller in the early morning, and shorter in the evening.)
Edit: Of course, some of us do have long fingers and knuckle dragging tendencies...but not I. =)
Message edited by author 2005-09-19 19:42:32. |
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09/19/2005 07:43:27 PM · #5 |
armspan: 66"
height:61.75"
ape index= +4.25 =O)
hee hee...Im past chimp and straight to orangatang! eeek!
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09/19/2005 07:48:48 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by rikki11:
Speaking of T-rex... why is a T-Rex always pissed off? |
him cant j#rk off
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09/19/2005 07:50:46 PM · #7 |
looks like some of the ladies are falling more into the ape factor than the guys
are you women measuring across your chest? if so that might not be an accurate measurement.
try measuring across your back and see what the differance is
James |
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09/19/2005 08:32:46 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by KaDi:
Your arm-span from tip of middle finger to the other should be the same as your height....upon waking from a night's sleep. During the day our spines compress, shortening us by as much as several inches. |
In principle you are correct, but anyone whose spine compresses over an inch or so during a normal waking day probably has disk pathology.
My anatomy teacher told us a great story of a young man who wanted to be a fireman, but kept failing the physical by 1/4 inch. Finally his buddies came over in the morning with a stretcher, rolled him out of bed, and drove him down to where they gave the physicals. They carried him in, asked if the people were ready to check his height, and stood him up and quickly measured him. I assume he's still a fireman.
I'm about 5'4", and my arms are about 5'7". I found out my arms were extra long not, as one might think, when I took a costuming class, and we measured everyone to make our own patterns. No, I found out when I took an archery class, and the teacher was surprised when I needed such long arrows ... |
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09/19/2005 08:37:31 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by KaDi:
Your arm-span from tip of middle finger to the other should be the same as your height....upon waking from a night's sleep. During the day our spines compress, shortening us by as much as several inches. |
In principle you are correct, but anyone whose spine compresses over an inch or so during a normal waking day probably has disk pathology.
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I knew I could count on you to show up!
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09/19/2005 08:43:05 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by KaDi:
I knew I could count on you to show up!
;) |
The long arm of the SC reaches far indeed ... I can get you a more accurate figure, but I have to make a phone call to someone not home yet. |
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09/19/2005 08:45:49 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by KaDi:
I knew I could count on you to show up!
;) |
The long arm of the SC reaches far indeed ... I can get you a more accurate figure, but I have to make a phone call to someone not home yet. |
Who do you think I am, Regis Philban?
(I get all my height-related facts from art class and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.) |
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09/19/2005 10:00:19 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by jab119:
looks like some of the ladies are falling more into the ape factor than the guys
are you women measuring across your chest? if so that might not be an accurate measurement.
try measuring across your back and see what the differance is
James |
Youre a perv James :p
You do it across your shoulders to clarify ;) |
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09/19/2005 10:04:19 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by mesmeraj:
Youre a perv James :p
You do it across your shoulders to clarify ;) |
guess you couls say I got busted :), seriously though I was just bringing up a point to make sure the measuring was being done correctly. It takes a lot of work for me to hold my ape arms out straight with out them drooping
James |
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09/19/2005 10:05:19 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by jab119:
guess you couls say I got busted :) |
ROFL :D |
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09/19/2005 10:12:08 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by jab119:
Originally posted by mesmeraj:
Youre a perv James :p
You do it across your shoulders to clarify ;) |
guess you couls say I got busted :), seriously though I was just bringing up a point to make sure the measuring was being done correctly. It takes a lot of work for me to hold my ape arms out straight with out them drooping
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Hah! Funny!
(The easiest way to measure "wing-span" is to have an assistant and the edge of a kitchen counter or dining table....lean into the edge of the preferred surface and stretch out arms along it....have assistant mark the start and end of your reach...get out tape measure and calculate results.) |
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