# Finger Length May Correlate with Penis Length: Study

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142>\
**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")\
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**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, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/41 "2011-07-18T03:55:08Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> _My_ index finger is shorter than _your_ index finger.

The smoke you smell is my little blonde brain processing this thought. 😃

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**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/42 "2011-07-18T05:08:08Z")

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Goddamnit gypped again. Long fingers, and the shorter index on both hands. It’s liked somebody raped my hands and gave me a short straw.

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**Author:** ![The\_Niply\_Elder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@The\_Niply\_Elder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Niply_Elder)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/43 "2011-07-18T05:41:01Z")

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So… Where’s the equation correlating ratio to length _ahem_ ?

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**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/44 "2011-07-18T11:40:34Z")

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Hmm. My fingers fit the OP ever so slightly, and my penis is largely unremarkable, for better or worse.

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Darknuss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Dr\_Darknuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Darknuss)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142/45 "2011-07-19T12:46:54Z")

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Here is another study which shows homosexuals, on average, have lager penises than heterosexuals: [http://bit.ly/opNpy5](http://bit.ly/opNpy5)

So if you are gay & have short index fingers, life can’t be all that bad, I suppose?

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