Thread: Height at 2 yrs old.

Originally Posted by clean32

i always was told its was 3months old X 3

Not even close it would only make most males 120 cm tall, if they have a flat head, just tall enough for a woman to place the chardonnay glass on comfortably without having to stoop. Checking the correct chart 3 months by three times is an over-estimation and the average full adult height for males would be about 10 cm less than the calculation.

Diana

Originally Posted by vnx205

Did anyone else's mother make a note of how tall you were when you were two years old?

When I was a child, it was a commonly held belief/old wive's tale/urban myth or scientific fact, that people grew to be twice the height they were at the age of two.

It was pretty accurate for my four brothers and one sister.

How about you?

Yep, my family is a firm believer in this theory. I'm spot on what was predicted at age 2!

If all is correct, my 11 & 13 year olds should end up 5'11" & 5'10". (still shorter than me)

Originally Posted by vnx205

It was pretty accurate for my four brothers and one sister.

Originally Posted by nice1guv

So it didn't work for you?

Yes it worked for me too.
(And there I was thinking that I was the only smart aleck around.)

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

According to standardised percentile charts:

Boys at the 50th percentile at age 2 years should be = 86.75cm
Boys at the 50th percentile at age 3 years should be = 95.25cm
Boys at the 50th percentile at age 18 years should be = 176.25 cm

Girls at the 50th percentile at age 2 years should be = 84.75cm
Girls at the 50th percentile at age 3 years should be = 94.75cm
Girls at the 50th percentile at age 18 years should be = 163.75 cm

Is that close enough.

Diana

My reading of that is that the old wive's tale is less than 3 cm under for boys and less than 6 over for girls who are at the median height.

That's reasonably close.

Originally Posted by cooper

I think that he meant that he was all feet and fur-thongs,by the way he is nineteen foot three now,he would have to have been nine foot seven and a half inches when he was two to prove that theory correct.

Don't exagerate Cooper, I'm only 17' 27"

Originally Posted by cooper

Wearing the fur thongs or not?

How does a thong affect ones height?

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Originally Posted by cooper

Wearing the fur thongs or not?

How does a thong affect ones height?

I think he was talking about fur jandles not a fur G-string!

I love being an over-achiever. Popped out at St Vincent's at 24" long, bringing my mother much hero worship from all the nurses.

Will see if she knows how big I was at 2.

Originally Posted by vnx205

Did anyone else's mother make a note of how tall you were when you were two years old?

When I was a child, it was a commonly held belief/old wive's tale/urban myth or scientific fact, that people grew to be twice the height they were at the age of two.

It was pretty accurate for my four brothers and one sister.

How about you?

Are you telling me I was 1 metre tall when I was 2 years old? Strewth!

Willem