rfj;359498 said:
What is the width of your hand when measured this way?
http://yfrog.com/6ugraficomanosj
1) Is it too different to the ones stated in that study?
2) What is a "meaningful reference" to you? To say Mandingo is 10" at least because everybody tell so?.
3) That study was published in a SERIOUS SCIENTIFICAL MEDICAL FORENSIC magazine, written by doctors and distrubited among professional of forensic medicine worlwide?.
4) Does it sound more credible to you the "14 inches" claimed in Mandingo's [words=http://www.mattersofsize.com/mosdvd.htm]DVD[/words] covers? roflroflrofl
5) You say that because you want to believe Mandingo's dick is 10, 11 or more inches. That's the reason you rather questioning the scientifical studies provided hare and believe all the bullshit around those exaggerated dick sizes of pornstars like Mandingo. Simple as that.
ANSWERS:
1) Reference line "C" = 4.5 inches, as previously stated.
2) Meaningful reference means this: citing just one anthropometric statistic has no meaning whatsoever if you have no idea of the:
a. condition of the bodies when these measurements were taken-necrosis, dessication, consumption by scavengers, manner of death; i.e. fire, starvation, etc. all have substantial effects on the post mortem condition
b. the population base from which these bodies were derived- according to the current CIA factbook: Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%, now look at the average sizes of source and geographically similar populations:
Chart showing the average height of males and females in various world countries.
<TABLE width=600><TBODY><TR><TD>
Country</TD><TD>
Average male height</TD><TD>
Average female height</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Argentina</TD><TD>
174.46 cm (5 ft 8.6 in)</TD><TD>
161.03 cm (5 ft 3.4 in)</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Australia</TD><TD>
178.4 cm (5' 10.2")</TD><TD>
163.9 cm (5' 4.5")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Bahrain</TD><TD>
165.1 cm (5' 5")</TD><TD>
154.7 cm (5' 1")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Belgium</TD><TD>
176.6 cm (5' 9.5")</TD><TD>
163.3 cm (5' 4.3")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Brazil</TD><TD>
169.0 cm (5' 6.5")</TD><TD>
158.0 cm (5' 2.2")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Cameroon</TD><TD>
170.6 cm (5' 7.2")</TD><TD>
161.3 cm (5' 3.5")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Canada</TD><TD>
174 cm (5' 8.5")</TD><TD>
161.0 cm (5' 3.4")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
China (PRC)</TD><TD>
164.8 cm (5' 4.9")</TD><TD>
154.5 cm (5' 0.8")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
China</TD><TD>
169.4 cm (5' 6.7")</TD><TD>
158.6 cm (5' 2.5")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Colombia</TD><TD>
170.64 cm (5' 7.2")</TD><TD>
158.65 cm (5' 2.4")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Côte d’Ivoire</TD><TD>
170.1 cm (5' 7")</TD><TD>
159.1 cm (5' 2.7")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Czech Republic</TD><TD>
180.3 cm (5' 11")</TD><TD>
167.3 cm (5' 6.0")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Denmark</TD><TD>
180.6 cm (5' 11.1")</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
Dinaric Alps</TD><TD>
185.6 cm (6' 1.0")</TD><TD>
171.0 cm (5' 7.2")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Estonia</TD><TD>
179.1 cm (5' 10.5")</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
Finland</TD><TD>
178.2 cm (5' 10")</TD><TD>
164.7 cm (5' 4.7")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
France</TD><TD>
174.1 cm (5' 8.5")</TD><TD>
161.9 cm (5' 3.7")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Ghana</TD><TD>
169.46 cm (5' 6.7")</TD><TD>
158.53 cm (5' 2.4")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Gambia</TD><TD>
168.0 cm (5' 6.1")</TD><TD>
157.8 cm (5' 2.2")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Germany</TD><TD>
178.1 cm (5' 10")</TD><TD>
165 cm (5' 4.9")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Guatemala (Maya people)</TD><TD>
157.5 cm (5' 2")</TD><TD>
142.2 cm (4' 6")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Hong Kong</TD><TD>
170 cm (5' 7")</TD><TD>
158.8 cm (5' 2.6")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Hungary, Debrecen</TD><TD>
179.14 cm (5' 10.4")</TD><TD>
165.84 cm (5' 5.2")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Iceland</TD><TD>
181.7 cm (5' 11.5")</TD><TD>
167.6 cm (5' 6")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
India</TD><TD>
165.3 cm (5' 5")</TD><TD>
165.3 cm (5' 5")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Indonesia</TD><TD>
158.0 cm (5' 2.2")</TD><TD>
147.0 cm (4' 10.0")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Indonesia, East Bali</TD><TD>
162.4 cm (5' 3.9")</TD><TD>
151.3 cm (4' 11.5")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Iran</TD><TD>
174.24 cm (5' 8.6")</TD><TD>
160.0 cm (5' 3")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Iraq</TD><TD>
165.4 cm (5' 5.1")</TD><TD>
155.8 cm (5' 1.3")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Israel</TD><TD>
175.6 cm (5' 9.2")</TD><TD>
162.7 cm (5' 4.1")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Italy - Middle & North</TD><TD>
176.9 cm (5' 9.7")</TD><TD>
163.2 cm (5' 4.2")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Italy - South</TD><TD>
174.2 cm (5' 8.0")</TD><TD>
160.8 cm (5' 3.3")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Japan</TD><TD>
171.2 cm (5' 7.4")</TD><TD>
158.8 cm (5' 2.6")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Korea, South</TD><TD>
175.26 cm (5' 9")</TD><TD>
162.56 cm (5' 4")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Lithuania</TD><TD>
176.3 cm (5' 9.4")</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
Malaysia</TD><TD>
164.7 cm (5' 4.8")</TD><TD>
153.3 cm (5' 0.4")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Malta</TD><TD>
169 cm (5' 6.5")</TD><TD>
159 cm (5' 2.6")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Malawi</TD><TD>
166 cm (5' 5.3")</TD><TD>
155 cm (5' 1.1")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Mali</TD><TD>
171.3 cm (5' 7.4")</TD><TD>
160.4 cm (5' 3.2")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Mexico, State of Morelos</TD><TD>
167 cm (5' 5.7")</TD><TD>
155 cm (5' 1.1")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Netherlands</TD><TD>
184.8 cm (6' 0.8")</TD><TD>
168.7 cm (5' 6.4")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
New Zealand</TD><TD>
177.0 cm (5' 9.7")</TD><TD>
165.0 cm (5' 5")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Nigeria</TD><TD>
163.8 cm (5' 4.5")</TD><TD>
157.8 cm (5' 2.1")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Norway</TD><TD>
179.9 cm (5' 10.8")</TD><TD>
167.2 cm (5' 5.9")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Philippines</TD><TD>
163.5 cm (5' 4.4")</TD><TD>
151.8 cm (4' 11.8")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Portugal</TD><TD>
172.8 cm (5' 8")</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
Singapore</TD><TD>
170.6 cm (5' 7.2")</TD><TD>
160 cm (5' 3")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
South Africa</TD><TD>
169.0 cm (5' 6.5")</TD><TD>
159.0 cm (5' 2.5")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Spain</TD><TD>
170 cm (5' 7")</TD><TD>
161 cm (5' 3.3")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Sweden</TD><TD>
180 cm (5' 10.9")</TD><TD>
166.9 cm (5' 5.7")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Switzerland</TD><TD>
175.5 cm (5' 9")</TD><TD>
164.0 cm (5' 3.8")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Taiwan</TD><TD>
171.45 cm (5' 7.5")</TD><TD>
159.68 cm (5' 2.75")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Thailand</TD><TD>
167.5 cm (5' 5.9")</TD><TD>
157.3 cm (5' 1.9")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Turkey</TD><TD>
173.74 cm (5' 8.4")</TD><TD>
161.4 cm (5' 3.5")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
United Kingdom</TD><TD>
176.8 cm (5' 9.6")</TD><TD>
163.7 cm (5' 4.4")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
U.S.</TD><TD>
178.2 cm (5' 10.2")</TD><TD>
164.1 cm (5' 4.6")</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Vietnam</TD><TD>
167 cm</TD><TD>
156 cm
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
c. the overall size of the bodies being measured-smaller bodies= smaller hands
d. the sample size of the cohort- too small a sample yields skewed results
3) the vehicle of publication is entirely a non-sequitur, the point of contention is your data referents, not the manner, nor location, of their publication
4) Neither, actually
5) Wrong, as usual. I have no concern whatsoever about Mandingo's claimed or actual size. I do have a concern, however, about someone using faulty and incomplete data in a completely arbitrary fashion along with faulty methodology rife with inaccuracies to perpetuate some capricious personal agenda.
Do not ascribe motives to me based upon your own prejudices or fears.
I say that your methodology is inaccurate, because it is.
I say that your data is incomplete, because it is. I say the conclusions you draw are spurious, because they are.
Basically: you have no idea who got measured, what their body size was, the condition of that body, their size in comparison to a larger population base. Actually all you have is one statement of one measurement. Which, all by itself, is absolutely meaningless.
Correct your "science".
That is simple.