Nope, he said ratio, not actual length.
I'm not talking about your luxurious body fur, I'm talking about the ratio of your arm span to your height. I'm a bit of an ape with a +2 ape index.
Do you know your ape index?
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Like Quattro Pete said, the ape index can be expressed as a number that you get by subtracting your height from your arm span. Or you can calculate the exact ratio.
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Ok, you left that bit out.
That TOO says it's a ratio. Not what you get by subtracting your height from your arm span.
How to calculate: Wingspan / Height
Example: Daniel Woods, arguably the greatest boulderer of all time, is 5′ 8″ (68 in) with a 72-inch wingspan. To calculate his ape index as a ratio you divide his wingspan by his height:
72 in / 68 in = 1.06
When expressed as a ratio, Woods has an ape index of 1.06.
So I repeat, if your arm span is 6 feet, you are 3 feet tall if your ape index is 2?
Your Ape Index 1 would be 2. Your Ape Index 2 would be +36!
If you'd actually used the link and plugged in some numbers and checked the result you'd have seen the results as Ape Index 1 (ratio) and as Ape Index 2 (difference). The reason most people use the difference instead of the ratio is because it's a more relatable figure.
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wemay
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The needle points to Bonobo when i calculate mine. Lol
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Arms span is about 74" Long draw on a bow. Something cool to check out is the size of hands on NFL quarterbacks.
AutoMechanic
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Not in a way I would need a tape measure lol. I measure drums and rotors with a micrometer for like runout and stuff but never have actually measured one with a tape measure. A tape measure is one thing nobody in the shop has come to think of it lol. It’s the tool I have the least of too.
You need a tape measure to calculate your ape index.
I didn't suggest measuring runout with a tape measure.
Have you figured out your ape Index yet?
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No idea. But I do know I am 6'2" and wear a 29.5" inseam.
As best as can hold a tape measure with my arms spread eagle, it's close to 1.
My APE index is high. Go through lots of their fasteners every year.
Went down to to local park tried to hang one handed from the jungle gym well it didn't work out like i thought. Little girl ask me what i was doing trying to get a ape measurement. While hanging by one hand she came over and pushed me now my shoulder is hosed and i got laffed at. How embarrassing! LOL
So a wide wing span and a tape measure can be used to measure toe in?
Only one arm is needed if you have a metal tape measure with an end hook. Also good for measuring spring length, suspension sag and useful for other cabalistic rituals.
Hermann
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Saw an Ape on a Harley the Saturday evening. He wasn't having fun with a 30 mph sidewind,
So umm what if you only have 1 arm?
? Am I a midget ape, on just a human that can't clap?
? Am I a midget ape, on just a human that can't clap?
