How big are "big" hands?

[Pedro]

I measure 4 cubes, and I can reach a 10th on the piano

 

[mark3]

I just worked on getting my thumb and pinky finger as far away from each other as possible for about 5 minutes. I can get 5 cubes, and a 7x7 fits into my palm with a little room to spare.

The only person I have ever met with bigger hands then me was Shaq when I went to a Lakers game years back. He could easily do 7 or 8 cubes.

 

[fanwuq]

The only person I have ever met with bigger hands then me was Shaq when I went to a Lakers game years back. He could easily do 7 or 8 cubes.

I don't believe it. My hand is 20.5cm long and 23.4cm from tip to tip. The ratio is about 1.1415.

As of 2002, the biggest normal hand-- Hussain Bisad of Somalia's measure 26.9cm from the wrist to the tip of his middle finger. 26.9*1.1415 = 30.705cm
30.705/5.6=5.48 cubes. Just an estimate, but I don't think I could be off by more than 1 or 2 cm. Are you using standard size cubes?

 

[andatude]

My hand covers 4 cubes.

 

[panyan]

my thumb-pinky span is 9.5 inches from tip to tip.

mine is between that and 9.75 inches

 

[SkilfulPenguin]

From Pink to thumb I cover 4 cubes. Weee

 

[mark3]

The only person I have ever met with bigger hands then me was Shaq when I went to a Lakers game years back. He could easily do 7 or 8 cubes.

I don't believe it. My hand is 20.5cm long and 23.4cm from tip to tip. The ratio is about 1.1415.

As of 2002, the biggest normal hand-- Hussain Bisad of Somalia's measure 26.9cm from the wrist to the tip of his middle finger. 26.9*1.1415 = 30.705cm
30.705/5.6=5.48 cubes. Just an estimate, but I don't think I could be off by more than 1 or 2 cm. Are you using standard size cubes?

Let me do some math real quick to see if i'm not crazy.

1cube=2.5 inches

My ratio is 1.29, being 7.75 inces long and a smidge under 10 inches tip to tip. The average of our ratios is 1.22 inches, so I will use that as a base.

All sources on the internet say Shaq has a hand length of 11-12 inches. So I will go with 11.5. Therefore, his tip to tip would be roughly 13.98, so basically 14 inches. So 5.6 cubes. My estimate was way off(probably because I was 11 when I met him), but my hand size is definitely right. I'm 6 foot 8.5 inches, so I am bounud to have pretty big hands. Plus. it's only half a cube bigger than Lucas.

 

[Lance Taylor]

I thought my hands were pretty big, but they span 1/2 a cubie less than lucas' hands do.

Oscar Peterson has big hands. It pisses me off.

But yea, I think big hands are better than small for cubing.. could be wrong though. I know Weston, that your hands are probably much larger than mine. And you know what they say about guys with big hands...

they wear big gloves!

Yeah, yea I know. cpt.Justice beat me to it. Couldn't resist though.

 

[anythingtwisty]

My hand spans 4 and 1/3 cubes, but I'm only 5 foot 8 right now.

 

[Dene]

I get three cubes and two cubies. I have small hands, and fat fingers. Not quite optimal for cubing :/

 

[TMOY]

1cube=2.5 inches

I just checked: 1 cube = 5.7 cm or 2.25 inches, not 2.5.

 

[fanwuq]

1cube=2.5 inches

I just checked: 1 cube = 5.7 cm or 2.25 inches, not 2.5.

Wrong quote. I said 1 cube = 5.6 cm

Mark,
14/2.25 = 6.22.

I still doubt that Shaq's hand is 11.5 in. The WR was 26.9cm, which is around 10.6 in.
Since your proportion is 1.29, while mine is 1.14, I will calculate again using your ratio. 26.9*1.29= 34.7cm. 34.7/5.6= 6.197 cubes. I think Shaq would be slightly smaller than that, so probably around 6 cubes. You also messed up your calculation. 11.5*1.29=14.835, or 6.6 cubes. Your ratio is really crazy!
Now I'm interested in everyone else's ratio of tip of thumb to tip of pinky compared to tip of middle to bottom of palm.

 

[JLarsen]

I got 3 and some change. I'm not surprised though I'm small. 5" 5'. I'm 17 by the way hahahahahaha.

 

[cookingfat]

I thought I had big hands, they are 4 cubes from thumb to pinky. Lucas you really have big hands, lol. I can't stretch mine in a straight line like that though, it's more like a V shape.

 

[rahulkadukar]

Mine cover three cubes a two 3x3x3 and a 4x4x4 ES. That is small.

Lucas nice pic and man you do have large hands

 

[lotsofsocks]

I can oly cover two cubes...but im only 13 yrs. old...

 

[JTW2007]

I get 3 and a half.

 

[rahulkadukar]

I get 3 and a half.

Same here

How old are you? I am 22

 

[rachmaninovian]

Rachmaninoff's hands were pretty big.

Rachmaninoff was able to play a 12th on the piano, which probably meant a thumb-pinky span of about 10.5 inches. (My own span is slightly over 9.5 in and I can play a 11th.)

damn me has small hands at 6.5 inches span from thumb to pinky...i can only comfortably play 9ths but i can force a 10...
damn rachmaninoff...

anyone knows how big qqwref's hands are? o.O