Size matters

[4getmenot]

Now I'm not meaning to sound cruel or anything like that it was just one of those things that got me thinking, while watching Blue Peter while off ill in bed yesterday they had a bit on facts about feet and shoes, the presenter said the length of you foot is exactly the same as the length between your elbow and wrist (which most of us no by now) but it got me wondering if dwarfs/midgets feet are the same as they have short arms. Does anyone know for sure?

[Octavius]

A dwarf is a short, stocky humanoid creature in Norse mythology. If you mean someone with Achondroplasia, then generally they tend to have smaller feet which would be in direct proportion to their body size, although many are non-proportional.

Those that have features such as shortened rhizomelic limbs usually have short fingers and toes. I do know though of a little man near where I live who has unfeasibly large hands.

[4getmenot]

well what was I sposed to put?? You knew what I meant, I'm sorry I dont have the wider knowledge to put achondroplasia. But cheers for the rest of the info.

[4getmenot]

But just wondering also now if I'd have put someone with achondroplasia how many people do you think would have replied? :-)

[Octavius]

Nah, I was just pulling your wotsits. Dwarfism is a perfectly acceptable term, although I imagine 'midget' is not so.

[Craig007]

You could have put Tom Cruise instead!! ;o)

[4getmenot]

yer I did think Midget isnt quite as acceptable, unfortunately those were the only words I could think of :-). And I think Tom Cruise would have small feet to go with the short arms.

[EuanC]

The length of my foot is nothing like as much as the length between my elbow and my wrist - am I a freak ??

PS - I am not a dwarf/midget.

[fms]

yeh and dont you find it so annoying that you cant touch yr elbow with yr tongue!

[4getmenot]

yer dont think so fms :-) EuanC it is a known fact so maybe you are weird or just special like my mum calls me :-)

[fms]

y can you do it then 4gmn?

[Octavius]

I am sure 4gmn can do many things with her tongue, thats why her mum said she was different to all the other kids.

[RATTER15]

This foot=elbow to wrist thing is a bit vague though isn't it, my foot is shorter than that, but there again, where does the elbow start? and where does the wrist start? a variable of up to about 3 inches I reckon.

Dwarfism, I'm told that the genitalia of dwarfs is unaffected by the complaint!! short legs, long Willy, could trip over it I suppose!

[4getmenot]

not different special octavioooos :-) and ratter if you bend your arm like you're doing Mr Muscle that is where your foot fits, just in between :-)

[RATTER15]

My foot up there. you taking the p!ss mate!!!

[Octavius]

The bloke I mentioned above was called Tripod. I thought it was because he was just the rgith height to sit a camera on.

4gmn, well of course you are special. You went to a special school didn't you?

[RATTER15]

Im trying but it just aint happening!!

[RATTER15]

I must be special!!

[4getmenot]

I'm hoping that was a joke oct as you never put any smiley or lol to make me think either way. Ratter, can you not reach that bit?

[RATTER15]

Hell, no where near it!!