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Limb Lengthening Surgery => Height & Proportions => Topic started by: saifi on June 10, 2017, 05:03:02 AM

Title: Measuring correctly?
Post by: saifi on June 10, 2017, 05:03:02 AM

Hey guys this is my first post here :) , I don't mean to ask more silly questions like this one in the future so please don't hate :D . I was wondering why people who are 165 cm tall claim to be 5.5 feet , I really don't understand their calculations since  a foot = 12 inches , 1 inch = 2.54 cm so therefore 5.5 x 12 x 2.54 = 167.64  != 165.1. I have seen endless sites give different measurements , I believe 167.64 to be true but some say otherwise.

What do you guys think?

Title: Re: Measuring correctly?
Post by: The Kaiser on June 10, 2017, 05:30:13 AM

Quote from: saifi on June 10, 2017, 05:03:02 AM

Hey guys this is my first post here :) , I don't mean to ask more silly questions like this one in the future so please don't hate :D . I was wondering why people who are 165 cm tall claim to be 5.5 feet , I really don't understand their calculations since  a foot = 12 inches , 1 inch = 2.54 cm so therefore 5.5 x 12 x 2.54 = 167.64  != 165.1. I have seen endless sites give different measurements , I believe 167.64 to be true but some say otherwise.

What do you guys think?

Because metric is always more accurate than "crap inches", sometimes i hear they use the term "stones" as measuring weight.

Title: Re: Measuring correctly?
Post by: saifi on June 10, 2017, 05:39:27 AM

Haha so true but lame measuring systems give you glowing hope  ;D  , ignorance is bliss ain't it ?

Title: Re: Measuring correctly?
Post by: LLSouthAmerica on June 10, 2017, 06:12:23 AM

Quote from: saifi on June 10, 2017, 05:03:02 AM

Hey guys this is my first post here :) , I don't mean to ask more silly questions like this one in the future so please don't hate :D . I was wondering why people who are 165 cm tall claim to be 5.5 feet , I really don't understand their calculations since  a foot = 12 inches , 1 inch = 2.54 cm so therefore 5.5 x 12 x 2.54 = 167.64  != 165.1. I have seen endless sites give different measurements , I believe 167.64 to be true but some say otherwise.

What do you guys think?

I think that you suck at math :)

Title: Re: Measuring correctly?
Post by: LLSouthAmerica on June 10, 2017, 06:15:37 AM

Ok I was being bad...

When people say they are 5'5 (it's not 5.5) they are saying they are 5 feet and 5 inches tall. So 5 feet x 12 = 60 inches + 5 inches

65 inches to cm = 165.1 cm

Voilà

Title: Re: Measuring correctly?
Post by: saifi on June 10, 2017, 07:05:59 AM

Shucks I thought they all meant 5 feet 6 inches which is 5.5 foot lol sorry my bad , maybe I do suck at math xp.

P.s I don't mind people taking such sweet jabs it's cool , thanks for clarifying.

Peace out \m/

Title: Re: Measuring correctly?
Post by: Penguinn on June 11, 2017, 07:39:42 AM

5.5 feet = 5 foot 6 inches, since a foot has 12 and not 10 inches.

Edit: Oh, already clarified :P