# Are you younger than you think? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2005, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960 "2005-07-18T09:53:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BadBadger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BadBadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBadger)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/1 "2005-07-18T09:53:02Z")
Just thought I’d share [this](http://www.bbc.co.uk/areyouyounger/) with you. The bbc ran a health test the other night to see if you are younger than you think… My age is 35.8 and I came out 34.8 (I need to quit smoking and excercise more)… Anyways have a go. You’ll need an online conversion for weight and height to metric. It’s UK based and I can’t say how the location part affects the test, (I’m South east). So, how old are you? ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/2 "2005-07-18T10:15:04Z")
real age 29.3 calculated age 29.4 I can live with that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/3 "2005-07-18T10:41:22Z")
[Same test](http://www.realage.com/reg/regassess.aspx?mod=LONGFORM&cbr=NEXS1_P), I think, and not UK biased. real age: 33.8 calculated: 36.2 ---
**Author:** ![BadBadger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BadBadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBadger)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/4 "2005-07-18T10:44:33Z")
Cool. Next time someone asks me my age, I’m going with 35 and 3/4’s. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/5 "2005-07-18T10:49:23Z")
Chrono age: 40 RealAge: 38 Probably would have been lower if I hadn’t had the seriously ill parents earlier this year. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/6 "2005-07-18T10:51:46Z")
OK, is there one that a.) isn’t for the UK only and b.) doesn’t require you to register? ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/7 "2005-07-18T11:24:51Z")
I got 39.7 instead of 41.1 (real). Not all that much difference really. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/8 "2005-07-18T12:36:13Z")
OK, I went and took the plunge. I got 39.9; I’m 42.4. I’d be younger, but I’ve got mild asthma and Grave’s Disease (which is being treatedand will go away - nothing in the quiz takes that into account). I think some of it is bunk. It asks questions about your driving habits, which doesn’t mean diddly as far as your current health. It certainly increases your risk of death, though. It also doesn’t account for looks or emotional maturity, which is how your age is perceived outwardly. This must have some bearing on how young you feel. And having to put up with their attempts to sign me up for their spam surely must have aged me a year or two. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/9 "2005-07-18T13:01:06Z")
35.8, a whopping 7 months past my real chronological age. I love that I input my lack of exercise and smoking, but get credit for coming from good stock and having friends. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![EllaBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EllaBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllaBean)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/10 "2005-07-18T13:24:36Z")
it doesn’t have my DoB listed… I was born in 1986 and the british version ends at 1984 hmm… and the American version has me listed at 28.8 years old. I don’t know where it got that, but I’m 18 and the .8 seems to be close enough. so, given that, my “REAL AGE” is 38.4 I’m 19.6 years older than I should be. go me. and even better, it’s my fault. Anorexia is bad, mmmkay? don’t starve yourselves, kids. it’s not cool. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/11 "2005-07-18T13:44:12Z")
I’m happy to report that my “real age” is 4 years younger than my biological age. Yay me. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/12 "2005-07-18T14:09:17Z")
My age is 29, my Real Age is 31.1. ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/13 "2005-07-18T14:27:17Z")
Chron. age: 41.6 RealAge: 40.4 I’m young, I’m wild, I’m… not as free as I’d like ☹ Oh well ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/14 "2005-07-18T14:29:18Z")
Chrono age: 27.7 “Real” age: 25.1 ---
**Author:** ![moonstarssun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/15 "2005-07-18T16:06:48Z")
Chronological age: Two weeks shy of 35 Real age: 29.4 I come from healthy stock–it’s more luck of the draw than virtuous living on my part. ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/16 "2005-07-18T16:09:02Z")
I think you guys broke it. ---
**Author:** ![Severiane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@Severiane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Severiane)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/17 "2005-07-18T16:24:01Z")
> [@Eleusis](#): > > [Same test](http://www.realage.com/reg/regassess.aspx?mod=LONGFORM&cbr=NEXS1_P), I think, and not UK biased. > > real age: 33.8 > calculated: 36.2 As the first one really seems to be broken, I did this one and : - Chronol. age : 27,6 - Real age : 27,4 Not so much difference ! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/18 "2005-07-18T17:00:03Z")
I knew before that I lived a pretty clean life and I get a lot of exercise, but dayum. Chron. Age: 27.3 Real Age: 18.2 !!! ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/19 "2005-07-18T18:56:12Z")
30.9 chronological age on the non-broken non-BBC test. 20.6 “real” age, and it still spammed me on how to make me “younger”. I’d have to declare a legal guardian if that happened… Not really surprising. I hardly ever get sick and I’m an exercise buff with no real vices. After I got back in shape, people have been telling me I look 10 years younger than I really am. Now it’s scientific. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960/20 "2005-07-18T23:24:23Z")
Chrono (calendar) Age: 34.9 “RealAge:” 34.8 Not too bad. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-younger-than-you-think/312960.md?page=2)