Duke - First of all, I posted this in IMHO, not GQ for a reason. I stated I don’t expect this to prove anything. We are doing this for the fun of it. Grain of salt required.
If you read the article, it is a known scientific fact that the length of fingers is controlled by exposure to testerone during the time spent in the womb. That part is not in debate in the scientific community. The question is, does that exposure influence sexuality? Since it is scientific fact and not random, 90% of people would not have a longer ring finger. If your time spent in the womb was typical, 100% of men would have a longer ring finger and 100% of women would not.
21% of respondents have been gay.
by category:
67% of straight males correct (9 total)
50% of gay males correct (2 total)
72% of straight females correct (7 total)
100% of gay females correct (3 total)
Straight female, ring finger longer than index finger on both hands. About 1/4" (sorry, I don’t have a metric ruler). So apparently I’m really a lesbian? :dubious:
On a very much related note, there was also an article, recently, on how finger length correlates with perceived sexual desirability, in both men and women. For men, having a ring finger longer than the index finger is supposed to indicate a hot hunk. For women, it’s supposedly the opposite, with a longer index finger indicating the hot babes.
This isn’t where I first saw it, but this page has graphics and a brief summary.
I always heard (well, after I started reading fortune cookies with people other than my parents) that you will see your true fortune if you add the words “in bed” to the end of what the cookie says.
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For the poll, I’m a straight male and my index fingers are ~1/2" shorter than my ring fingers.
I don’t take it too seriously.