Meanwhile, both men and women who have longer ring fingers may be predisposed to having multiple sex partners, Oxford University research suggests. Men with longer ring fingers have better hand strength , regardless of their age and body size, a team of father-son researchers found. Several studies echo the sentiment that longer ring fingers are linked with superior athleticism and overall strength. But a word to the wise: Anyone who advises you to compare the size of your hand to the size of your face wants you to hit yourself.
Smack him in the balls. There are two major factors that could be the cause. It could either be that people with longer fingers which just happens to usually be men are more likely to have longer ring fingers. Or exposure to different levels of sex hormones in utero could be the cause.
The shorter your index finger is compared to your ring finger, the greater your exposure. You excel in endurance activities. Women given real testosterone drops fared better at these basic spatial exercises, suggesting those who are naturally exposed to higher levels of testosterone in the womb could have a leg up in similar tasks IRL — including ones that call for basic arithmetic, since your ability to crunch numbers relies on spatial skills.
In a University of California at Berkley study in which researchers assessed the hands of men and women, and asked them about their sexual orientation and birth order, women who self-identified as lesbians were more likely to have a greater difference between the length of their index and ring finger. This trait correlates to lower levels of testosterone exposure during development. The significance of finger length has been investigated by research groups worldwide — with surprising results.
The ratio between index and ring finger is believed to be linked to exposure to the male hormone testosterone in the womb. On average, men tend to have longer ring fingers and women longer index fingers. The higher the testosterone, the greater the length of the ring finger and the more "masculine" the resulting child — whether male or female. The longest ring finger is known as the "Casanova pattern". Professor John Manning, author of The Finger Book, said the ratio was a "living fossil" of the early period of pregnancy — a measure of past exposure to testosterone, and future potential.
More often found in men than women, people with longer ring fingers tend to excel on the sports field, especially in running and football. Scientists at the University of Bath found that children who had longer ring fingers are better with numbers-based subjects such as maths and physics, which are traditionally male favourites.
Login Register Stay Curious Subscribe. Measure your index and ring fingers, base to tip. Most of the studies used the right hand. Divide the length of your index finger by the length of your ring finger to determine the digit ratio, or finger quotient Fq. Credit: Shutterstock. Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news. Sign Up.
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