Is your ring finger longer than your index finger or vice versa?

[pokerfan]

Inspired from the Base 10 thread.

2D:4D is sexually dimorphic: in men, the second digit tends to be shorter than the fourth, and in females the second tends to be the same size or slightly longer than the fourth. This trait may be better described as 'sexually differentiated' rather than 'sexually dimorphic' in recognition of the fact that the effect size is fairly small (2D:4D distributions of the two sexes overlap to a great degree), especially as compared to other sexually dimorphic traits such as height.

[WinkyDink]

1. What exact fingers are discussed here? I count my index as #1 and ring as #3.

[pokerfan]

4. The ones on either side of the middle finger

D1: thumb
D2: index
D3: middle
D4: ring
D5: pinky

My ring finger is about 0.25" longer than my index.

[mcctatas]

2. Mine look about the same...

is that normal? Great, another thing for me to worry about :scared:

[pokerfan]

5. It means you're gonna die!

In females, the index finger tends to be longer. In males, it tends to be the ring finger. But there's lots of overlap.

[DevonRex]

15. Mine, too. I think it means we're superior in every way. :)

[mcctatas]

17. This is the correct answer!

:toast:

[guitar man]

3. hmm...on my right hand

on my right hand, they are the same length, on my left, my ring finger is longer than my index. Interesting. :shrug:

[Beausoleil]

24. Same for me, but reversed

On my left hand, they are about the same. On my right hand the ring finer is longer.

But I'm left-handed, too.

[guitar man]

29. hmm, I wonder

I wonder if playing guitar for 35 years has anything to do with the difference in mine, stretching to make chords etc?

[Beausoleil]

32. I never played guitar

but I swing a bat right-handed, so I'd probably do the same with a guitar!

[guitar man]

33. I could bat either left or right

had the most power as a rightie though. Left handed I was a base hit hitter at best, right handed, pitch it a tad low and outside and I't hit it over the fence. :d

so much for my theory about guitar playing I guess...

[motely36]

6. mine

Both of my ring fingers are about 1/4" longer than my index fingers.

Interesting.

[Lyric]

7. Female, and my ring fingers are longer than my index fingers.

Here's a pic--this is my left hand, palm towards the camera.

[kaiden]

31. Same for me.

[mainegreen]

8. On the left, #2 is longer, on the right #4 is longer.

:shrug:

[FloridaJudy]

9. Exactly the same length on the right

Ring finger considerably longer on the left. Does that mean my left hand belongs to a Lesbian? Gods! I hope she doesn't need it back - I've found it really useful.

[pokerfan]

13. I don't think it means anything

Like I said, there's lots of overlap. There's also been a lot of pseudoscience regarding this over the years. You can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio

[BeachBaby]

10. I guess I need to change my name to JerseyGUYDem.

Longer ring fingers.

[TZ]

21. Same here.

I'm wondering how much of this is really accurate.

[CreekDog]

28. My theory holds

:evilgrin:

[CreekDog]

26. that explains why you like Rush music

now we have to quiz Turtle.

[AlCzervik]

11. my ring finger is almost a fingertip longer than my index finger.

i i have long fingers or as my family calls them---the claws. My fingers are the exact shape as my father's fingers but the length of my mother's. My daughter has the same shaped fingers as my husband but her fingers are really slim, like toddler fingers with tiny nail beds.

That's a whole lot of information you probably don't really want to know.

[DevonRex]

12. They're the same. nt

[NJmaverick]

14. Mutant male. Left hand they are nearly the same size (ring very slightly larger)

on the right hand the ring finger is significantly longer. Thank you for pointing out an abnormality I had been happily ignorant of for 45 years.

[NewJeffCT]

16. my ring finger (#4) is longer than my index (#2)

so, I guess I am normal in that regards. I guess there is a first time for everything!

[Deep13]

18. Ring is longer on both hands.

That means I'm a serial killer. No, not really! Actually, it is consistent with hetero men.

[Arugula Latte]

19. Ring finger is longer on both hands.

[pokerfan]

20. Ever really get into your hand, man?

"I mean, all those lines, it's like a tiny expressway! Your thumb is an off ramp!"

[BarenakedLady]

22. Ring finger is longer in both cases.

I'm a chick, if it wasn't already evident.

[applegrove]

23. I'm a female but my second digit is shorter than the fourth. Makes sense since

I have a twin brother and was bathed in testosterone while in the womb.

[CreekDog]

25. i remember reading about this and right after i noticed a banner at church

...depicting the hand of God.

Ring finger was the same as the index finger.

Oh those ladies that made the banner are sneaky! :D

[SacredCow]

27. male, and ring finger is longer on both hands....

by a quarter-inch or so...

[Bake]

30. Depends on which hand

Left hand, index finger is longer. Right hand, they're the same.

Is that cool or what?

Bake

[ZombieNixon]

34. Ring fingers are a lot longer on both hands.

Like, half the length of the tip joint longer. I thought my index finger on my left hand was shorter then the one on the right, but on further review, this appears not to be the case. Wonder if it grew. :shrug:

[pokerfan]

35. I've got DUer's looking at their hands for the first time

Check out nomad1776's post (#14). :rofl:

"You ever really look at your hands, man?"

[FloridaJudy]

36. Now if anyone's index finger is longer

Than his or her middle finger (i.e. the "finger" finger), that person is in real trouble: Eastern European folklore has it that's the sign of a werewolf*. I've never met anyone with this particular anomaly, however, let alone been bitten by one.













"Where wolf? There wolf!"

[mitchum]

37. The are of equal length...and really long