Comments on: Is your arm span equal to your height? https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height Easy Science Experiments and STEM Challenges for Kids Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:53:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Mario https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-847292 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 03:53:33 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-847292 In reply to Adam.

Wouldn't it only be a decrease in height if John had once been more than 65" tall?

]]> By: Lisa https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-836762 Wed, 24 Jan 2018 17:33:20 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-836762 My 6 year old son is short in stature anyway but his arm span is even less than his height by 4/5 cm. Will this rectify and if not will it cause him problems when he gets older?

]]> By: Adam https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-825197 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 01:06:05 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-825197 In reply to John Lukeward.

Well, that means that you should've reached that height,and there might have been health problems that have caused the decrease in height.

]]> By: John Lukeward https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-812075 Fri, 06 May 2016 03:03:41 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-812075 I have an arm span of 76" my height is 65" a difference of nearly a foot. Is my arm span too long?

]]> By: Maria https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-796227 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 21:10:53 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-796227 If your arm length is significantly longer than you are tall it could be d genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome.

]]> By: rscionka https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-528908 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:03:28 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-528908 In reply to Emma.

My fore arm is 3 inches longer than my foot and my arm span is 5 inches greater than my height... ape arms...

]]> By: Itchy https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-26919 Tue, 28 May 2013 11:10:16 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-26919 I herd this along time ago on Braniac I think so have added their URL! but when I checked it my Span of my Arm's is 2-3 inches LONGER than my Height so Wife laughed and said that I am an Ape!

]]> By: ScienceSparks https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-26889 Mon, 27 May 2013 14:11:13 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-26889 In reply to HELEN.

Ha ha, good point!

]]> By: ScienceSparks https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-26888 Mon, 27 May 2013 14:10:34 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-26888 In reply to Emma.

I keep meaning to try that one!

]]> By: Heather twinkl https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-26768 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:25:21 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-26768 Did not know that! Am now going to spend the next hour with my boys on this!

]]> By: Jodi https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-26589 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:27:14 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-26589 This is so simple but a really fun idea. Thanks for the inspiration.

]]> By: HELEN https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-26562 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:10:25 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-26562 interesting stuff! I will be checking out our ape index...I suspect that the males of the family have longer arm spans than height....good for reaching glasses from the top shelves!

]]> By: Emma https://www.science-sparks.com/is-your-arm-span-equal-to-your-height/#comment-26556 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:08:15 +0000 https://www.science-sparks.com/?p=4703#comment-26556 My little ones love this too! Great fun. I didn't know it had a proper name though! (And apparently your foot is the length of your forearm too.)

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