by mikol on February 10th, 2007

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Is your foot the same length as your fore arm?

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by Mrs.Dufresne rediscovers Alana Davis on February 14th, 2007
Yes, it is. O_o
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by singwell-is off researching a lot on February 14th, 2007
I only have two arm...lol . seriously about the same, minus the hand
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- yeah that's what it is suppose to be.
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  by Gari on July 31st, 2008
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by donovan reynolds. on February 10th, 2007
No.

My forearm is longer than my foot by about 4 or 5 inches.

Hm...

Guess I'm weird. hahah.
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- Did you measure from the inside of your elbow to your wrist, with your hand bent up towards your shoulder? It might not be quite as far apart in length then.
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  by Jessicax23 on February 18th, 2007
- your forearm should be almost identical to the length of your foot...if not identical. it's actually one of the 'laws' of the human body that's actually true. wingspan= height? i don't think so...although my wingspan is almost identical to my height (only an inch longer a most) some people who are several inches shorter than me actually a longer wingspan than i do.
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  by Gari on July 28th, 2008
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by Jenniferocious on February 10th, 2007
Yup, almost exactly the same size.
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- it should be...in fact i most cases it's the exactly the same length. you just got to know how to measure it proper. don't have your hand bent up because then your wrist would appear further away your elbow than it actually is. i first measured my foot on my forearm once and it appeared that my forearm was longer than my foot but my hand was bent way from my elbow. But I did it again, but this time with my hand held in a natural positon--i found that my forearm and foot were exactly the same length! Interesting property of the human body isn't it? The forearm=foot 'law' is probably what many Intelligent Design purists use.
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  by Gari on July 31st, 2008
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by KevinW42 on February 18th, 2007
My forearm is about 2 inches longer than my foot.
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- then you are measuring it improperly...or you are a freak of nature. the first being more likely. your forearm should be almost identical in length to your foot--if not the same.
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  by Gari on July 28th, 2008
- Nope, it really is longer (see picture). I'm 16 and 6'4", could that have something to do with it?
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  by KevinW42 on July 30th, 2008
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by Universe Of Life on February 18th, 2007
I have never thought about it until now ...

it's 1/2 inch shorter ...

I take U.S 11 size shoe ...
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- 1/2 inch shorter is very unlikely btw. you measured it improperly.
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  by Gari on July 28th, 2008
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by Andy-B on February 11th, 2007
Haha it's clooose
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by RFlagg on February 10th, 2007
No.
My forearm is longer by a good four inchs.

Then again, I'm not exactly a well-proportioned individual.
My arms have always been just a little too long, my wrists have always been just a little to thin, hardly anything on me is in proper proportion to anything else.
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- same for you...you are a retard .... you measured it improperly probably on purpose because you were subjected to your own feelings thinking that it isn't possible so you purposely manipulated the results of the experiment.
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  by Gari on July 28th, 2008
- Were you there when it was measured? No. So you wouldn't know.
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  by Mr. Meaulnes on August 15th, 2008
- ummm....w0w. Do u know how ignorant and mean you sound, calling people u don't know retards? U should know better.And u know what? I agree, you WEREN'T there when they measured.just let it be, Mr.Mrs. THINKS they know it all.
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  by smallfry120 on June 12th, 2009
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by mrs.ANONYMOUS on February 10th, 2007
No it's not, am I a freak? lol
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by Firebrand on February 10th, 2007
Never thought about it before but looking at them NO .
Maybe I am more Chimp like. I take a size 4 shoe but just on looking my forearm is longer,

Problem is I am so tall it is a long way looking down to my feet i could be wrong, my eyes are not that good.

Actually on doing the necessary foot up to wrist movement there is probably not very much in the size difference.

Something I learned already today
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- Points because i learned not to suppose , not to be lazy. and that they are at least roughly the same size. Thankyou for the lesson
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by cambsman on February 10th, 2007
I thoguht dont be silly - my forearm is way longer and I couldn't beleive the other answers.

But I checked...
Looking at my forearm and foot I still thought forearm way bigger. But I couldnt get my foot up to my forearm.

Measured it properly.
THEY ARE THE SAME!!!
I was surprised.
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- yeah at first i thought there was no way my foot could be as long as my forearm but when i measured my forearm properly against my foot, i was shocked they were both the same length. which means that people with long ass feet have long ass forearms!
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  by Gari on July 28th, 2008
- it's an optical illusion. your forearm appears to be much longer than your foot simply because it is thinner and also because many people do not know the scientific definition of 'forearm'. the forearm is your ulna and radius bones. which, proven, scientifically are identical in length to the bones of your feet.
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  by Gari on July 31st, 2008
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by mikol on February 10th, 2007
mine is....fits in perfectly
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by anonymous on February 10th, 2007
Mine is, yes
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by Gari on July 28th, 2008
same length...
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by Gari on July 23rd, 2008
yeah your forearm should be approximately (if not) the same as your foot or vice versa in length. although your feet may look alot shorter than your forearm, it is actually the same length as your foot!
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by Gari on June 17th, 2008
if your forearm measures like an inch or two more than your foot size, then you must be measuring this wrong. It should be that your foot is within an inch (or even as small as 1 cm) of the length of your forearm (maybe somebody might have feet slightly longer than their forearm).
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by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on July 28th, 2008
Very close, but my forearm is longer. I have long arms.
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by euneirophrenia on February 18th, 2007
Almost lol.
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by Gari on July 31st, 2008
size 21 foot is approximately 39 cm long right (to the nearest cm)?
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by Samana Cay on November 18th, 2009
At the risk of being called a retard, I just want to say that the human body does not always follow rules. My mother is a doctor, I'm not making things up. If these rules applied to everyone, we wouldn't have that slight difference in shoe size or abnormally long legs, etc.
Now... my foot is about an inch shorter than my forearm. I tried both feet over and over again until I finally took measuring tape and confirmed it. I'm not retarded, I did it right. I know where my forearm is, thank you.
Just to back this up and for anyone else that might be getting "strange" results - my limbs are long and my torso is short. I'm not proportional. I have relatively small feet. (Smaller than almost everyone I know that isn't more than five inches shorter than me.)
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by smallfry120 on June 12th, 2009
They should be close, if not identical. When I measured, My forearm was about 1/2- 1 inch longer than my foot. My foot measured 8 inches, my forearm 8 1/2. I know, tiny. lolololol. And please, don't be telling me I measured wrong. I had my hand and arm in the natural position, so it would not seem my wrist was further away. Ik how to measure. Its still close, anyways. gosh.
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by katydid15 on July 31st, 2008
Yes, pretty much it is! I was surprised at that! What does it mean? Is that normal?
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by tripwire on February 10th, 2007
I just checked, and my forearm is longer by about 8cm.......what does this mean????
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- youre not well proportioned. it really isnt a big deal a lot of people arent
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  by mikol on February 10th, 2007
- I think I have gorilla arms...
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  by tripwire on February 11th, 2007
- Did you measure from the inside of your elbow to your wrist, with your hand bent up towards your shoulder? It might not be quite as far apart in length then.
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  by Jessicax23 on February 18th, 2007
- Ahhh...I just put my elbow up against the wall and measured the distance from the wall to my wrist...is this the wrong way to measure?
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  by tripwire on February 19th, 2007
- you are a retard .... you measured it improperly probably on purpose because you were subjected to your own feelings thinking that it isn't possible so you purposely manipulated the results of the experiment.
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  by Gari on July 28th, 2008
- Wat right do you have to be calling people you don't know over the internet RETARDS? U sound like a jerk. I bet u r anyways. And u don't know how they feel or what they r thinking. So just leave well enough alone, Mr./Mrs. THINKS they know it all.
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  by smallfry120 on June 12th, 2009
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by Merfish on July 28th, 2008
Yes, it is.
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