# poll : is your feet the same size as your forearm?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340>\
**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:** 5\
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**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/21 "2003-08-23T17:57:11Z")

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[disguised bump]  
foot to forearm - 11/16 said yes  
neck to waist - 4/6 said yes  
arm span to height - 6/9 said yes

therefore with the current data on this post, this works for 2/3rd of the people out there…  
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**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/22 "2003-08-23T23:15:43Z")

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With the foot in the “elbowpit” and the toes at the wrist bone, it is the same size as the forearm. But I did interpret it originally as those bones on the side of your elbow and others measured to the heel of the hand, so I think we need some clarification here before your study will pass the review board.

The waist/neck thing doesn’t work for me, but I’m pregnant. Do we count for your stats?

Arm span to height is pretty darn close, but I don’t have an easily accessible tape measure longer than 5 feet.

The more important question to me is: does any Doper have a foot that is a foot long? (No other body parts need apply. 😉 )

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**Author:** ![Koffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Koffing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koffing)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/23 "2003-08-24T13:17:35Z")

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> \*Originally posted by LilyoftheValley \*  
> **The more important question to me is: does any Doper have a foot that is a foot long?**

Yep. Being able to accurately pace out measurements is kind of neat. They’re also the same length as my forearms.

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**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/24 "2003-08-24T13:52:48Z")

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My reach is about 7 inches greater than my height. I have monkey arms. 😃

I don’t have huge feet, so I expected my foot to be shorter than my forearm, but they’re the same.

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**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-your-feet-the-same-size-as-your-forearm/195340/25 "2003-08-25T16:13:38Z")

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**LilyoftheValley** , i measured from the inside of the elbow to the wrist bone and no, the stats are for one person only 🙂

trying to picture **vix** … 😕 🙂

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