How to find out if you are fat.

[d000hg]

The waist seems a poor measurement of girth when men in particular seem to develop an overhang. Yet I never heard of your tummy being used - only chest and waist.

[ZARDOZ]

Alternatively, you probably already know your waist and height, so you could double the former and see if the result is less than the latter. This would save you the trouble of hunting around for the string, eventually finding it in that drawer full of oddments in the kitchen, and then having to disentangle it from an old hairbrush, three plugs, and some parts from a long-broken alarm clock.

Many people dont realise how fat they are as womens and mens are often vanity sized. Eg most size 34 waist mens jeans are now closer to a 36. I bet if most people cut the string to the size they thought they were it wouldnt meet.

[veroli]

How long is a piece of string ?
this is actually already answered, inadvertently, in the first message.
the length of a piece of string is double half its length

[vetran]

its a cushion for the pushing!

[d000hg]

If the string disappears when you put it round your middle, you're too fat.

[FatLazyContractor]

Hunting for some string will at least give the fatties some much needed exercise.

[VectraMan]

Alternatively, you probably already know your waist and height, so you could double the former and see if the result is less than the latter. This would save you the trouble of hunting around for the string, eventually finding it in that drawer full of oddments in the kitchen, and then having to disentangle it from an old hairbrush, three plugs, and some parts from a long-broken alarm clock.

Hunting for some string will at least give the fatties some much needed exercise.

[FatLazyContractor]

Wow. I should be 8'4''.

Fat bastard

[MarillionFan]

Alternatively, you probably already know your waist and height, so you could double the former and see if the result is less than the latter. This would save you the trouble of hunting around for the string, eventually finding it in that drawer full of oddments in the kitchen, and then having to disentangle it from an old hairbrush, three plugs, and some parts from a long-broken alarm clock.

Wow. I should be 8'4''.

[EternalOptimist]

I was feeling quite skinny till the elastic snapped

[NickFitz]

Alternatively, you probably already know your waist and height, so you could double the former and see if the result is less than the latter. This would save you the trouble of hunting around for the string, eventually finding it in that drawer full of oddments in the kitchen, and then having to disentangle it from an old hairbrush, three plugs, and some parts from a long-broken alarm clock.

[BrilloPad]

How long is a piece of string?

BBC Two - Horizon, 2009-2010, How Long is a Piece of String?

Infinetly long.

HTH

[MarillionFan]

Doctors say if you want to know if you are too fat all you need is STRING | Daily Mail Online

A new study has revealed that measuring your height with a piece of string, folding it in half and then seeing if you can easily get it round your waist may be a better way to find out if you are an unhealthy size.

MF - I know you did not fold the piece of string in half. Either way it does not go round your waist...

How long is a piece of string?

[BrilloPad]

Doctors say if you want to know if you are too fat all you need is STRING | Daily Mail Online

A new study has revealed that measuring your height with a piece of string, folding it in half and then seeing if you can easily get it round your waist may be a better way to find out if you are an unhealthy size.

MF - I know you did not fold the piece of string in half. Either way it does not go round your waist...