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Taking someone's advice here on the forum, I contorted myself last night to measure my stiz bones. Other than feeling like I was in a bad porn movie, I got a measurement of 850 mm! Is this even possible? And let's just say this isn't some kind of operator error- does anyone make a seat to hold those up?
What's going on with that? Should I be in a circus side-show? I look normal...
definitely not. you could prolly give birth to a baby giraffe if that was so. Try again.
*chuckles at AR's giraffe remark*
No, I don't think that 850mm is possible. How did you go about measuring?
Are you sure that's what the tape measure/ruler said? 850mm is like three quarters of a yard -- never mind giving birth to a giraffe, an elephant baby would likely pass through that!!!
Karen in Boise
I had to look it up, an elephant's pelvic canal is more in the range of 400-500 mm. :cool:
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Originally Posted by OakLeaf
So...
once we've all recoverd from chuckling, and the elephant AND the giraffe are back where they belong - please don't take what I (or the others) said personally, I'm sure you are a wonderful, pretty lady - now can you just feel for your sitbones to get a rough estimate? Should be way less than a hand span.
Maybe try measuring in inches (I assume that's the system you're most familiar with because you're in the USA) and then convert?
We may look dumb but believe it or not, we can figure out centimeters ;)
Chick- exactly what method did you use to measure? Did it involve sitting on foam or play dough? Or did you just wrap a tape measure around your butt?
Hee hee! :D
Sorry Chicken Little - please believe that nobody would be laughing if this were physically possible (at least I would HOPE not!). I think maybe there was a bit of operator error. I think you must have measured the wrong bones, or something :confused:. 850mm = about 33.5". Just under a yard. The chair I'm sitting on is 16-1/2".
I didn't know you could even look up the size of an elephant's pelvic canal. :rolleyes:
Um, maybe it's a math error. Let me pour a glass of wine, take myself to dinner, smoke a cigarette and get out the tape measure. It will take a little bit, as I can't do this at work. Post later. I am also laughing at myself!
Maybe your measuring tape has the first decimal, and it was 85mm instead of 850mm???
Thank you Alpinerabbit for the longest laugh of the day - the baby giraffe thing cracked me up!
Okiedokie- after further measuring and investigation, I apparently pulled the wrong tape measure from the sewing box, the lights were dim, and I had just had a glass of wine, and only one contact was in place. Now, the correct measurement of my saddle sore hiney is 76.3mm. Not enough to pass a giraffe.
Anyway, is there is scale somewhere that tells me what saddle fits this measurement?
Hummmm...
Is it me or that's also odd?
Yeah, don't we usually talk about like, 140 mm???
Karen