# Finger Length May Correlate with Penis Length: Study **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 7, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142 "2011-07-07T05:08:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/21 "2011-07-08T01:41:20Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Small shoes? Sshhhh, don’t make me laugh…just got kiddo to sleep 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/22 "2011-07-08T03:05:06Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I apparently have two different penises. On my right hand the index finger is shorter than the ring figure, but on the left hand they’re equal. Hmmm. You made me inspect both my hands, and I now see that while both my index fingers are shorter than their respective ring fingers, my right one is _way_ more shorter than my left one is. Huh. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/23 "2011-07-08T15:06:00Z")
And another study showed that people who examine their index fingers to see if it correlates with the size of their penis had waaaaay to much time on their hands. By the way I have an eighteen inch dick, unfortunately its growing out of my left knee cap, and I have six fingers on all three of my hands. I blame El Nino myself. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/24 "2011-07-08T19:51:11Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > And you know all of us females with long penises are lesbians, right? I’m surprised no one has linked to [this study](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/695142.stm) yet, which says that women whose ring fingers are longer than their index fingers are homosexual. > > So I’m gay on my right side, but my left side is probably just bi. I’ve never figured out which way you’re supposed to position your hands so you get accurate measurement. If my palm is turned slightly _this_ way, my ring finger is long, and if it’s turned slightly _that_ way my index finger is longer. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/25 "2011-07-08T20:08:22Z")
My ring finger is significantly shorter than my ring finger, but if I move my hand a certain way, they appear to be closer the same length. Oddly enough, my penis varies in length as well, so I suspect there may be a connection. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/26 "2011-07-08T20:17:04Z")
> [@jamiemcgarry](#): > > I always thought everyone had shorter index fingers. You’re watching way too much porn. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/27 "2011-07-08T21:16:57Z")
> [@Lust4Life](#): > > And another study showed that people who examine their index fingers to see if it correlates with the size of their penis had waaaaay to much time on their hands. That ain’t time. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/28 "2011-07-08T21:24:59Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Seeing as it’s also [correlated](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio) with higher testosterone exposure _in utero_, this doesn’t surprise me at all. > > Though, it would also imply that gay men have smaller penises. Surely that is not the case, right? What does testosterone have to do with being gay? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/29 "2011-07-09T01:28:08Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > My ring finger is significantly shorter than my ring finger, but if I move my hand a certain way, they appear to be closer the same length. Oddly enough, my penis varies in length as well, so I suspect there may be a connection. Your fingers are connected to your penis? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/30 "2011-07-09T02:53:49Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Your fingers are connected to your penis? Yes, quite frequently. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/31 "2011-07-09T02:58:52Z")
For the first time, I don’t feel so bad about that time with the bandsaw. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/32 "2011-07-09T02:59:29Z")
My ring finger is about a knuckle shorter than my index finger, if my hand is open. If I close my hand, however, my ring finger is about a quarter of an inch longer than my index finger. Which makes sense. Because sometimes my penis is very large, while at other times it’s noticeably smaller. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/33 "2011-07-09T03:01:50Z")
Great–now we’re all going to start getting spam for ring finger enlargement pills. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/34 "2011-07-09T11:05:08Z")
I wyuld tupe a cohrent rplye btu my rnig finggre keeo=ps gettnig ni the wya. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/35 "2011-07-10T01:56:38Z")
High fives all around, gents! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/36 "2011-07-10T01:58:23Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > What does testosterone have to do with being gay? I’m wondering the same thing and inclined to post to some NSFW shots of leather daddies and bears. That’s not stick-on body hair or airbrushed muscles. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/37 "2011-07-18T00:47:33Z")
[Penis size distribution chart (by race).](http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonny5/penis-size-chart-by-ethnicity-aub) ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/38 "2011-07-18T02:17:56Z")
I thought the index finger was the first finger (aside from the thumb)? If that’s the case, isn’t everyone’s index finger shorter than the ring finger? The article though seems to be saying that it’s the middle finger that they’re calling the “second index finger” and the fourth finger is what they’re calling the ring finger. Even so, I don’t recall having seen anyone with a shorter middle finger than fourth finger either. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheField](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@LilyoftheField](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheField)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/39 "2011-07-18T02:28:18Z")
Well, my index finger and my ring finger seem to be the same length. But my fingernail is a lot longer on my index finger so…oh, wait. I don’t have a penis. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/40 "2011-07-18T03:24:45Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > I thought the index finger was the first finger (aside from the thumb)? If that’s the case, isn’t everyone’s index finger shorter than the ring finger? _My_ index finger is shorter than _your_ index finger. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142.md?page=3)