From John Horton
Alison Motluk describes the work of John Manning that links the configuration
of human hands to the gender of the owner
(24 June, p 32).
But she does not mention the association between extension of the fingers and gender.
If you place your hands together, palms facing each other, and separate your
fingers as much as possible, there is usually a gap between the tips of the
fingers.
I have observed that women can usually separate their fingers further than
men. I have never seen this reported elsewhere—is it an original
observation or have I just not read enough to know?
Cardiff
