Come on PFers, I need your shoe size

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The discussion revolves around participants sharing their shoe sizes for a statistics project, with some providing additional personal details such as gender and age. The scope includes informal exchanges and humorous commentary related to the topic.

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Main Points Raised

  • Participants are asked to share their shoe sizes, with a focus on US sizing and gender identification.
  • Some participants express uncertainty about their shoe sizes or mention not having checked them in years.
  • Several participants humorously discuss the implications of shoe size, including potential correlations with other attributes.
  • There are playful exchanges regarding the significance of shoe size and personal anecdotes related to footwear.
  • Some participants suggest that the age spread might influence the statistics, although the original poster indicates that age is not necessary for the data collection.
  • Multiple participants share their shoe sizes, with a range from size 5 to size 14, and some express surprise at the sizes reported.
  • Humor is prevalent, with jokes about foot odor and playful innuendos regarding shoe size.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree to share their shoe sizes, but there is no consensus on the significance of the data or any correlations suggested. The discussion remains light-hearted and informal, with various opinions and jokes shared.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about their shoe sizes, and there are references to personal experiences that may not align with typical sizing conventions. The discussion includes informal humor that may not contribute to the statistical analysis.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be of interest to those studying statistics, particularly in informal settings, as well as individuals curious about the social dynamics of sharing personal information in a light-hearted context.

  • #31
Janitor said:
I still remember that Paul McCartney song from the early 1970s, where he sang "I can smell your feet a mile away..."
Was that a follow up to:
There will be an odor, let it be!
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  • #32
male, size 12 (US).
And for the record: big feet = big...nevermind :blushing: .
 
  • #33
Sex: Male
Shoe Size: 13 US
Age: 16

The Bob (2004 ©)

P.S. Anyone meantion big feet =... you will get a slap with a Rainbow Trout. Does remind me of the day I was asked that and the female in question just came out with what we were all thinking. :blushing: :redface: :biggrin: :smile:
 
  • #34
you will get a slap with a Rainbow Trout

Please Bob, enough with the innuendo. There are kids reading this out there :smile: .
 
  • #35
Gza said:
Please Bob, enough with the innuendo. There are kids reading this out there :smile: .

I will think about it. :smile:

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
  • #36
Sex: Male... last time I checked
Shoe Size: 11 US
Age: 19
Height: 5'10"
Likes: Wining and dining, romantic strolls in the country side and roadkill.

Oops... a little TOO much detail...
 
  • #37
Male size 13/14 US (I am 6'3" tall so I'm sure if I didn't have big feet I'd fall over).
 
  • #38
jcsd said:
Male size 13/14 US (I am 6'3" tall so I'm sure if I didn't have big feet I'd fall over).

Only 6' 3"? :-p I am 6' 6" pushing on 6' 7". :smile: :biggrin: I really am.

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
  • #39
The Bob you are 16 ! Wow you will get huge man !
On the internet, the told me I am 6.23 feet, and yes, I'm glad about large feet too in order not to fall. The essential is to be well proportionned.

About Gza's theory : i agree :wink: and I think another guy in the biology forum would gain much popularity if he tried to test those correlations :-p
 
  • #40
humanino said:
The Bob you are 16 ! Wow you will get huge man !

Not too much bigger I hope. :smile:

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
  • #41
Sex: Yes please. :smile:
Age: Old enough to know better, but young enough not to care.
Shoe Size: 10.5 US

Is there a correlation between feet size and ... size?
Nah, My feet would be huge. :biggrin:
 
  • #42
What correlations ?
If this is genital, I would have a huge left foot, and a tiny right one :smile:
 
  • #43
Well look at all of the Egos around here then. :biggrin:

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
  • #44
male 12

I thought 12 was average for males? Maybe we just have big feet here in the midwest.
 
  • #45
Evo and Math Is Hard, this is just too funny! I'm a size 8 also! (I'm female too in case anyone has missed my comments on this in previous threads). I did a lot of running around barefoot to those same warnings :smile:

Just spotted Monique's post that she's a size 8 also! Something tells me your graph for female shoe sizes is going to be a bit boring. A correlation between women's shoe size and liking physics seems to be emerging :-p
 
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  • #46
Moonbear said:
Evo and Math Is Hard, this is just too funny! I'm a size 8 also!

I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!

Someone go get Tsu!
 
  • #47
Math Is Hard said:
I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!

Someone go get Tsu!
Just watch her be the "odd" one. :rolleyes: :biggrin:

I sure miss her! :cry:
 
  • #48
Gza said:
male, size 12 (US).
And for the record: big feet = big...nevermind :blushing: .

:rolleyes: big feet =
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big shoes? :-p
 
  • #49
humanino said:
and yes, I'm glad about large feet too in order not to fall. The essential is to be well proportionned.
It also helps if your legs are long enough to reach the ground...
 
  • #50
Moonbear said:
Evo and Math Is Hard, this is just too funny! I'm a size 8 also! ...Just spotted Monique's post that she's a size 8 also! Something tells me your graph for female shoe sizes is going to be a bit boring. A correlation between women's shoe size and liking physics seems to be emerging :-p

Boring ?? :eek: A low Gaussian is boring ! A Dirac-delta distribution :...that's an analyst's wet dream !
 
  • #51
Gokul is a geek too :smile:
That's great :wink:
 
  • #52
A Dirac Delta distribution isn't anyone's wet dream... it just means you need to go back and take more data.
 
  • #53
Yes, the statistic is poor here :frown:
 
  • #54
We still don't have data for Tsunami. And what about Nereid? We have a pretty small sample set of women around here at PF, so every answer counts!

enigma said:
A Dirac Delta distribution isn't anyone's wet dream... it just means you need to go back and take more data.

LOL! If the data support your hypothesis, never attempt to replicate the experiment :smile: (In case the smiley doesn't make the point, I'm not serious about that statement, it's just a joke going around our lab right now because the lab next to ours is trying to replicate an experiment and some really wacky things have gone wrong on each attempt.)
 
  • #55
Male
Size 16
 
  • #56
Via PM, I have Tsunami weighing in at a delicate size 7.
Nereid, care to share?
Kat? Mooberry Mars? Adrenaline?
 
  • #57
Math Is Hard said:
Via PM, I have Tsunami weighing in at a delicate size 7
Yeah, that's because mom bought her shoes! :cry:
 
  • #58
Chaotic42 said:
Male
Size 16
Holy crud! How tall are you??
 
  • #59
6'2"

It really depends on the shoe. I can wear a 14 or 15 dress shoe, 16 for tennis shoes and boots, and 17 or 18 for roller skates.
 
  • #60
Chaotic42 said:
6'2"

It really depends on the shoe. I can wear a 14 or 15 dress shoe, 16 for tennis shoes and boots, and 17 or 18 for roller skates.
Oh :frown: I was hoping you would be taller with that size feet. There has to be someone taller than me in PF. :smile:

The Bob (2004 ©)
 

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