Finger length: five things that your 5 fingers can tell you!

Five things that your fingers can tell you.

Your five fingers relate to the Big Five of life: evolution, sports, behavior, diseases & your sex life: John Manning is a professor at the University of Swansea and he wrote the book “The Finger Book”. Professor John Manning explains in his book how the ratio of the index finger and ring finger (= the ‘2D:4D digit ratio’ finger length) is related to the ‘Big five’ of life.

FINGERS & EVOLUTION The human thumb is known as a ‘marker’ for the evolution of human kind; however our relative long index finger – compared to the ring finger – is a likewise example. In the chimpanzee and gorilla, this hand feature is different: they always have longer ring fingers and a short index finger. THE RING FINGER & SPORTS Exceptional performances in sports are being linked to the amount of male hormones that people absorb before birth while they stay in the womb. The ‘digit ratio’ has frequently been used to predict performances in various sports leagues. THE INDEX FINGER & SOCIAL BEHAVIOR Interestingly, especially among children a short index finger may indicate a lack of empathic ability. CROSS-CONTAMINATION There is growing statistical evidence that our finger ratios are a reliable predictor of our receptiveness to diseases. However, in real life the findings have not yet shown to have a significant impact. YOUR FINGERS & YOUR SEX-LIFE Men with long ring fingers, consider themselves as attractive. Studies show that women in the general rule agree and confirm the judgements of these men. Surprisingly, a likewise result has been found in women. READ FURTHER ABOUT MANNING’S FINDINGS: Five things that your 5 fingers can tell you! News facts about your hand More finger length & digit ratio news Hand reading: the international network How index finger vs. ring finger ratio relates to financial success of London stock traders

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