Comments on: Finger Length = Financial Success?

By: Nooner

Nooner — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:57:47 +0000

That leads to the obvious question. Are there any drugs that will help you achieve a longer ring finger?

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:19:00 +0000

just a guy, I guarantee that if anyone wrote it wrong, it would be me!

By: just a guy

just a guy — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:50:25 +0000

my right finger appears to be slightly longer than my index on one hand, but the reverse is true for the other hand.

hmm...

(@sirwebster - it would be rich and straight vs poor and gay, given what they said. Shorter ring finger = gay, longer = good at stocks.)

By: just a guy

just a guy — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:50:13 +0000

To clarify, Mrs. C's text said this:
"The length ratio of the ring finger to the middle finger....."
and the article quote says this:
"ring fingers compared to their index fingers"

so... which one are we comparing the ring finger too?

By: Easy

Easy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:36:36 +0000

No way! According to that article the amazing benefits you get as a male from a low digit ratio (ie. long ring finger) are:

- more fertile
- higher lifetime reproductive success
- more aggressive and assertive
- greater proclivity toward homosexuality/bisexuality
- higher musical and sports aptitude
- lower SES

And what if you have a high digit ratio? You get:

- higher risk of early heart disease

Ripped off!

I'm off to get my heart checked.

By: sw

sw — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:27:21 +0000

my ring finger is longer than my index finger. does that make me a man? and why am i bankrupt?

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:13:59 +0000

Ok, lets take a couple steps back, it's starting to sound a bit to much like Phrenology in here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenology

By: Corinne

Corinne — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:10:34 +0000

XuYu, I've always read that index and third fingers of a similar length or with a shorter third finger is a feminine trait and a third finger that is longer than the index finger is a masculine trait. Those whose hands reflect opposite of their sex are more likely to be gay.

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:22:55 +0000

Rim shot? You gota becareful with those. Use a raincoat man.

By: drew9

drew9 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:13:40 +0000

The 2D:4D digit ratio has been correlated with all kinds of stuff:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio

By: Scooter

Scooter — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:10:07 +0000

Where's the Rim shot at the end of that comment Gauldar.

The measure of a man isn't in a ruler.

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:34:23 +0000

I never needed to measure a man’s fingers to judge how masculine he is.

Exactly. It's about how well he uses his tongue.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:17:44 +0000

I never needed to measure a man's fingers to judge how masculine he is.

By: steve smith

steve smith — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:05:33 +0000

I thought it was how they proved you were a witch?

By: PaulVI

PaulVI — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:59:31 +0000

Great article, Cristophe.

Does anyone remember the Italian study publicized about a year ago? Index finger length correlates penis size. (Better than general finger length, or something like that.)

Together with this study: penis size, sports aptitude, financial success. It makes sense, though I won't go so far as to say that I'm ready to publish. You'll have to draw the lines yourself.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:49:53 +0000

I thought that told you if you were a serial killer?

More serioulsly, here a review of John T. Manning's "Digit ratio: A pointer to fertility, behavior and health"

http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/manning.html

By: sirwebster

sirwebster — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:14:25 +0000

so you can either be rich and gay or straight and poor? decisions decisions

By: XuYu

XuYu — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:51:41 +0000

Here it is:

"Men and women with somewhat shorter index fingers in proportion to their ring fingers are more likely to be gay, claims a report."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/03/30/ wdigit30.html

By: XuYu

XuYu — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:51:00 +0000

I thought that told you if you were gay?

By: montynet

montynet — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:15:18 +0000

at least we know researchers arent wasting their time