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03-05-2005, 11:11 AM
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| Board Supporter  | Finger length 'key to aggression' From BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4314209.stm this link has a sidebar on computing the ratio your own finger lengths: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1613066.stm |
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03-05-2005, 12:34 PM
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| Moderator Board Moderator | I watched a program on this topic. A doctor claimed he would be able to pick the winner of the race simply by measuring the ratio for each runner. It is definitely interesting, and my ring finger is longer than my index finger.  size is a fictitious character. Respect yourself and others will respect you. |
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03-05-2005, 04:49 PM
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| Board Supporter | My ring finger is longer by only 1/8". My 3 year old son's are the same length. My wife was still on birth control pills for 3 months before she knew she was pregnant with him. I wonder if that suppressed the testosterone he got in the womb? He may be non-aggressive and predisposed to early heart disease, all because she wasn't in tune with her body! Last edited by intv : 03-05-2005 at 08:17 PM. |
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03-07-2005, 09:52 PM
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| Chemically Enhanced | Interesting, mine are about 1/4" longer. |
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03-07-2005, 10:12 PM
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| Throbbing Member | Mine are exactly the same size! Hooray for man boobs and low muscle mass. ps. I wouldn't worry about your toddler; I doubt the tests are statistically relevant to someone who hasn't hit puberty since the men measured were in it or past it. |
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03-07-2005, 11:57 PM
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| Banned | Cool, my ring finger on my right hand is a full 0.5" longer and 0.25" longer on my left. |
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03-08-2005, 12:33 AM
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| Moderator Board Moderator | Quote:
size is a fictitious character. Respect yourself and others will respect you. | |
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03-08-2005, 07:46 AM
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| Banned | Well it explains my mesomorphic tendancies. |
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03-08-2005, 12:34 PM
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| Registered User | I told my ex gf about this and since shes taking a social psychology class thats actually talking about aggression right now, i had her ask the Professor about the correlation of finger length and aggression. She asked the professor and she laughed at her. She said it was the most ridiculous thing she has ever heard. Just figured i would share that info with you all |
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03-08-2005, 12:42 PM
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| Registered User | Quote:
In the abstract to the original article, they note that "Men with lower, more masculine, finger length ratios had higher trait physical aggression scores (r(partial) = -0.21, N = 134, P = 0.028)." Let us all be sure to note that a correlation of .21 (or -.21) is hardly earth shattering and tells us that finger length ratio is explaining only a little more than 4% of the variance in aggression scores. That is hardly indicative of the “key� to aggression. | |
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03-08-2005, 02:02 PM
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| Board Supporter | Quote:
 Finger length ratio (2D:4D) correlates with physical aggression in men but not in women. Sex-specific finger-length patterns linked to behavioral variables: consistency across various human populations. Second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) and testosterone in men. | |
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03-08-2005, 02:23 PM
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| User | I read a study that said guys who go around measuring their fingers are much more likely to waste time.  |
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03-08-2005, 11:03 PM
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| Registered User | Very interesting studies to say the least, but I'm somewhat confused. So the bigger the difference between the index and ring finger the more T exposure in the womb and thus translates to better fertility. They also state that a short index finger the higher the aggression, but what about the ratio? Most importantly how do you measure finger length? I'm measuring from the knuckle because otherwise my index fingers are 1 inch shorter than the ring fingers do a lot of boxing and striking. Left ring finger is +.6" and right ring is +.45" so I should have higher T and increased aggression? The latter holds true but not the first unless that only indicates exposure in the womb. I should also have decreased heart risks but family history indicates otherwise. |
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03-09-2005, 03:39 PM
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| Board Supporter | read this: Digit Ratios and a Predisposition to Strength http://elitefts.com/documents/digit_ratios.htm bwahahaha I love elite BTW |
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03-09-2005, 09:18 PM
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| Board Supporter | .25" bigger on both hands |
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03-12-2005, 08:56 PM
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| The Alchemist  | I like this: "the male sex hormone testosterone, which is known to protect against heart attack. " "Let the Priests of the Raven of dawn, no longer, in deadly black, with hoarse note, curse the sons of joy." --William Blake |
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