The controversial concept of "looking taller than you are" in Kibbe vertical - is it highly affected by forearm to height ratio?
I have been told by an AI analyser and multiple people on Reddit, including here (https://www.reddit.com/r/theatricalromantic/comments/1t1vu36/ive_been_told_im_theatrical_romantic_do_you_agree/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) that I'm flamboyant gamine OR something involving vertical, including that I look MUCH taller than I am (155.6cm - it has to be more precise than the nearest feet and inch,because millimeters matter when determining forearm to height ratio). That's a little over 5"1. I know that this is a controversial phrase but for the sake of at least understanding scientifically what the brain is picking up on to decide if you look taller than you are or not, I looked at standard proportions of different body parts, and how they tend to vary with height.
What I theorise is that I look taller because, according to my best attempt to measure my forearm the way recommended, my ulna length to standing height ratio is within the normal range but is more typical of taller women. It means people will be used to seeing women on the taller end of average have my forearm to standing height ratio, NOT short women like me.
If this is really what makes you look taller than you are, then should it be used in Kibbe typing, because it has an impact on how clothing looks on you?
It's important if you do this for yourself to get your properly, precisely measured height, I'm lucky that I know mine is 155.6cm (1556mm) as it was measured and documented by a doctor to the ACTUAL nearest millimeter (NOT just rounded clumsily up or down to the nearest feet and inches and then converted to the nearest round number in centimeters, again, it has to be from an ATTEMPT at least to be as close as possible to the nearest millimeter). Same with the ulna length measurement. Use a range with a few millimeters either side to account for measurement error, and put the numbers from that range into your calculator when you divide one number by the other to get the coefficient.
According to the University of Southampton, this is how to measure your own ulna bone length:
- Position the arm: Bend your non-dominant arm across your chest, keeping your palm flat against your opposite shoulder with your fingers pointing upward.
- Locate the endpoints: Feel for the bony tip of your elbow (the olecranon). Then, find the bony, prominent knob on the pinky side of your wrist (the styloid process).
- Measure: Place the tape measure at the tip of your elbow and measure to the midpoint of the prominent bone on your wrist.
- Record: Read the measurement in centimeters (to the nearest 0.1 cm)
For an adult female, the ratio of ulna length to standing height typically ranges from 1:6.5 to 1:7.0.