# poll : is your feet the same size as your forearm? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 15, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340 "2003-08-15T05:53:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/1 "2003-08-15T05:53:08Z")
mine is. also my neck size is half my waist size. so what other parts of the body correlate? is it the same for everyone? ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/2 "2003-08-15T06:15:35Z")
Foot/Forearm= Close. Mu foot is about an inch shorter. Neck=15 inches Waist= 32 8nches ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/3 "2003-08-15T06:21:55Z")
My foot is just a little shorter…maybe a half inch. I’ll have to get back to you on the nexk/stomach ratio once I get some measuring tape. ---
**Author:** ![Amberlei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@Amberlei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amberlei)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/4 "2003-08-15T09:33:40Z")
nope and nope ---
**Author:** ![Lobelia\_Overhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/5 "2003-08-15T10:49:25Z")
foot and forearm yes, which is strange as I have smaller feet than a friend but her arms are shorter than mine, and her feet and forearm are the same length … ?!? ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/6 "2003-08-15T10:57:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Amberlei \* > \*\*nope and nope \*\* Ditto ---
**Author:** ![moejuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/7 "2003-08-15T12:28:51Z")
My foot is about 3 inches longer than my forearm. And you know what they say about guys with big feet…They have big ears. ---
**Author:** ![Sqwerticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@Sqwerticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqwerticus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/8 "2003-08-15T12:58:01Z")
Apparently your arm span, fingertip to fingertip, should be the same as your height. Works fine for me - 6ft top to toe, 6ft arm span. Having spent years telling Mr Sqwert that he had inordinately long arms, he tried out the arm span thing only to find somewhere along the way he has acquired the arms of a man at least 6" taller than he is. There must be a bloke out there somewhere who can never reach the bottom of his pockets, if all things are equal in this world. It may also explain the unusual scuff marks that appear alongside his footprints in the sand…he is still whooshed when his friends call him Clyde. Mind you, he does have very long feet so maybe its just the rest of him that is mismatched. He sounds like a freak. I’ll stop now. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/9 "2003-08-15T13:30:52Z")
No, foot is shorter. No, neck is more than half smaller. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/10 "2003-08-15T15:32:01Z")
My reach (arm spread) is almost exactly equal to my height, barefoot. 6’4" My size 13 feet are about an inch shorter than my forearms, measuring to the heel of the hand. My hand spread (tip of thumb to tip of pinky) is just over 9 1/2". I won’t tell what size Big Olaf is, because I don’t like to frighten people unnecessarily. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/11 "2003-08-15T15:54:19Z")
Feet are about 1/4" longer than my forearm Very roughly measured, my armspan and height are equal Don’t know my neck size ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/12 "2003-08-15T16:01:27Z")
Armspan: 72 3/4 inches Height: 68 3/4 inches Forearm: 10 inches inside (bicep to hand) 11 inches outside Foot: 10 inches Neck: 15 3/4 Waist: 34 3/4 ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/13 "2003-08-15T16:01:27Z")
My feet are a little longer than my forearms (just measured) assuming the heel goes into the crook (inside) of your elbow. Neck size is not equatable to waist size for me either. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/14 "2003-08-15T16:07:07Z")
My feet are a little longer than my forearms (just measured) assuming the heel goes into the crook (inside) of your elbow. Neck size is not equatable to waist size for me either. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/15 "2003-08-15T16:47:05Z")
forearm: 10.5 Foot: 10.5 Waist: 32 Neck: 16 Height: 73 Armspan: 72.5 ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/16 "2003-08-15T17:18:42Z")
oh i measured my feefoot to the inside of my elbow too, if outside it would also mean an inch difference. my armspan is way shorter than my height. that must mean i have short arms :(, but they are just one palm shy of reaching my kneecaps if i stand up straight, arms down. ---
**Author:** ![DaToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DaToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaToad)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/17 "2003-08-15T20:54:13Z")
Feet/forearm = 10.5/10.5 neck/waist = 19.5/41 height/armspan = 72/71.5 ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/18 "2003-08-15T22:43:12Z")
An amended report! My foot to forearm comparison was from the point of the elbow to the heel of the hand. When the foot is laid inside the crook of the elbow, a bit more difficult, the foot is longer by about an inch. Big Olaf’s dimensions remain confidential. ---
**Author:** ![jesleigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jesleigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesleigh)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/19 "2003-08-16T02:26:14Z")
My foot is about 2 inches shorter than my forearm My waist is 30 inches, and my neck is 13 inches Arm span to height comes out pretty close ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/20 "2003-08-16T02:31:41Z")
Foot’s half an inch shorter than my forearm. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340.md?page=2)