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[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

If you spread your arms, the distance between your hands is roughly equivalent to your body height.

[-] JickleMithers@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Not always, it's called the ape index and varies between each person. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape_index

[-] Cheskaz@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I hadn't realised that was a real thing, and not just a thing climbers joke about...

And you can make a good albatross impression!

[-] pingveno@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • My height/armspan: 190 cm, almost 2 meters and a little more than 2 yards
  • My handspan and palm-to-fingertip: 20 cm ~= 8 inches
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