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Offline jhon

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How long are your fingers?
on: July 06, 2005, 06:28:19 AM
I just measured (using a ruler) my longest finger (3rd) and in both hands, it appears to be around 3.25 inches.   Also, my right and left 4th fingers are a bit longer than the 2nd.

Offline Bouter Boogie

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Re: How long are your fingers?
Reply #1 on: July 06, 2005, 08:38:17 AM
Lol, which finger do you want me to measure?
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Offline jhon

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Re: How long are your fingers?
Reply #2 on: July 06, 2005, 10:04:51 PM
Lol, which finger do you want me to measure?

the 3rd cause its the longest in every person

Offline eusebius27

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Re: How long are your fingers?
Reply #3 on: July 06, 2005, 10:14:34 PM
My 3rd finger is 3.0 inches

Offline Tash

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Re: How long are your fingers?
Reply #4 on: July 07, 2005, 03:54:09 AM
well it depends on where you're measuring from. if i go from where the little knuckle thing is (that lump of bone that you can move from side to side-haha how weird does that sound) then it's about 9cm- what's that in inches?
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Offline barbosa-piano

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Re: How long are your fingers?
Reply #5 on: July 07, 2005, 06:59:33 AM
Just a little over 3 inches and a half.
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Offline jeremyjchilds

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Re: How long are your fingers?
Reply #6 on: July 09, 2005, 02:21:13 AM
Has anyone actually stopped to think how ridiculous this is???

Shame on all of you

"by the way, I'm 3 1\8" long"

...and darn proud 8)
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Offline pianohopper

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Re: How long are your fingers?
Reply #7 on: July 09, 2005, 02:24:39 AM
Hey....at least y'all aren't measuring other things. :o
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Offline nanabush

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Re: How long are your fingers?
Reply #8 on: July 09, 2005, 04:44:32 AM
Wow mine is long, lol 3.5 inches!

Finger that is..
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Offline musicsdarkangel

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Re: How long are your fingers?
Reply #9 on: July 09, 2005, 03:16:44 PM
Shortly over 3.5


Offline jbmajor

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Re: How long are your fingers?
Reply #10 on: July 16, 2005, 11:13:04 PM
If I measure from the webbing between my 2nd and 3rd fingers, it is 3.5 inches.  Measuring from the top of my 3rd finger from the first knuckle, 4 & 5/8 inches.  And I still can barely span a 10th. 

Offline c18cont

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Re: How long are your fingers?
Reply #11 on: July 17, 2005, 12:14:51 AM
And they do say that size matters....

John
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