Which reminds me of our conversation of some years ago: The little lad down the road now towers over his very tall mother. So - you were right.
Hahaha! That's made me laugh, PM!Which reminds me of our conversation of some years ago: The little lad down the road now towers over his very tall mother. So - you were right.
I know a chap called Alex who's way shorter than his mum. He is only 2 years old, but I think that that's splitting hairs.
It's not really that much of an error now, is it?I know a chap called Alex who's way shorter than his mum. He is only 2 years old, but I think that that's splitting hairs.
I've been told that a good way of predicting a child's height is the following:
Let the father's height be x and the mother's height be y (in inches).
For a boy, the most likely height is (x + y + 5)/2.
For a girl, the most likely height is (x + y - 5)/2.
This is because adult men are about five inches taller than adult women (and some other facts about the inheritance of height which I won't go into).
You can see then that the most likely height for a son is (x + y)/2 + 5/2. Since the average difference between the mother's and the father's height is that the father is five inches taller, this means that on average the son will be taller than the mother. Of course, this doesn't mean that sons will always be taller than their mothers, just that on average they will. Indeed, there are (somewhat unlikely) circumstances where you can even predict that the son will probably be shorter than their mother. Suppose the mother is nine inches taller than the father (so x = y - 9). Then the formula predicts that the most likely height for the son is ((y - 9) + y + 5)/2, which equals (2y - 4)/2, which equals y - 2. So if the mother is considerably taller than the father, the son will probably be shorter than his mother. But, once again, this is only the most likely height, not what it will always be.
Found this on t'internet.I've been told that a good way of predicting a child's height is the following:Let the father's height be x and the mother's height be y (in inches).For a boy, the most likely height is (x + y + 5)/2.For a girl, the most like
that is not the rule. That is a rule that requires that the father is usually taller than the mother, and also further down the line. It is rare because a woman generally goes for a man that is taller than her. The Y chromosome usually dictates height.
that is not the rule. That is a rule that requires that the father is usually taller than the mother, and also further down the line. It is rare because a woman generally goes for a man that is taller than her. The Y chromosome usually dictates heigh
TMF, I thought the same when I was talking to PM about this some years ago (father much shorter than the mother), as there was a little lad down the road from me whose dad is about 5'6" and his mother close to 6' (both guesses). Josh (their son) was a very small child and his mates of the same age always towered above him.
PM, reckoned he would grow to be taller than his mother - and in the last couple of years he's grown like one of Jack's magic beans! I'd say he's now aged 16-17 and about 6'1" or 6'2"
TMF, I thought the same when I was talking to PM about this some years ago (father much shorter than the mother), as there was a little lad down the road from me whose dad is about 5'6" and his mother close to 6' (both guesses).Josh (their son) was a
TT than ofcourse can be the case as he took the genetics from his mother's side. But I can guarantee you if you have at least 2 generations of father's shorter than the mother, the male will be shorter. Poker I am sorry to hear that. Eboue, toungue in cheek felatio joke
TT than ofcourse can be the case as he took the genetics from his mother's side. But I can guarantee you if you have at least 2 generations of father's shorter than the mother, the male will be shorter. Poker I am sorry to hear that. Eboue, toungue i
Out of my 5 nephews they are all taller than me. My Dad was 6' and Ma 5'1''
I've given up doing arm wrestles for money against them at Christmas, far too embarrassing to keep losing! I get it back at trivial pursuit.
Out of my 5 nephews they are all taller than me. My Dad was 6' and Ma 5'1''I've given up doing arm wrestles for money against them at Christmas, far too embarrassing to keep losing! I get it back at trivial pursuit.
I'd always assumed the unspoken implication was that she was not Leonard's biological mother. On the face of it you'd expect Sheldon to make a tactless comment; but remember that he and Leonard's mother are in constant correspondence behind Leonard's back. She's the only woman with whom we've seen Sheldon have any kind of respectful relationship.
A lot is left unstated in The BBT: I mean, Sheldon's obviously got Asperger's syndrome, but nobody ever comments on it.
I'd always assumed the unspoken implication was that she was not Leonard's biological mother. On the face of it you'd expect Sheldon to make a tactless comment; but remember that he and Leonard's mother are in constant correspondence behind Leonard's