Measuring length

[Monkey962]

Is the standard method of measuring long hair really starting at the hairline, and over the head? That would mean my modest 25" mane is actually 33" long.

[GlennaGirl]

Yes, that's exactly right. Any other way of measuring may not start at exactly the same spot and go to the longest point in the back in one smooth line.

[GlennaGirl]

Oh, and welcome to LHC!

[Monkey962]

Heh, thank you. It's nice to know that I just gained 8" of hair. :D

[GlennaGirl]

Heh, thank you. It's nice to know that I just gained 8" of hair. :D

Ha ha ha, if only it were THAT easy, you wouldn't see anybody complaining on here any more. :D

[EdG]

I should mention that a more accurate method is to measure the length of the longest shed strand. That method is generally not used on the board, except by those interested in a mathematical analysis of hair growth. :D
Ed

[LadyLongLocks]

YES! From the hairline and down the back!

:)

Here is a video demo of it on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHyHMp3LqQM

[kali_shey]

That's what I've found the easiest to do (after reading about it here) because the hairline shouldn't vary much whereas when I was measuring from the crown, the length of my hair varied quite a bit XD

[Hay22]

I think it saves you from confusion - seems like if you measure it from any other point it always gives a different answer, no matter how many tries you give it.

The first time I measured I started at the nape of my neck and thought "holy hell, how do these other people have such long hair?!?!"

[cowgirllong]

Isn't it great to gain length that fast? It would be nice if we could all get hair growth that fast... Well, maybe just once in a while, because it could get a little out of control!

[ZadenWillowfyre]

HAH! I was doing it wrong all this time! Time to remeasure!!

[Kerynna]

I should mention that a more accurate method is to measure the length of the longest shed strand. That method is generally not used on the board, except by those interested in a mathematical analysis of hair growth. :D
Ed

Ah, but how to identify which shed strand is the longest? Theoretically, the longest shed strand is the one that I lose tomorrow (and tomorrow and tomorrow). ;)

[Jules diamond]

Oh! My hair's actually a lot longer then I thought. It's 26 inches. Yes!

[rach]

26 inches too here at the moment :?

[Tom Steinberg]

Oh, I may have been measuring it wrong then. Better check and see! :)

[Quixii]

I've been measuring it "wrong" too. But I do it because I feel like measuring from the hair line is cheating - I want to know how long my hair is, not my head with my hair. Maybe I should measure it the "official" way, just to see - but my length measurement will likely remain from the end of my part/start of my hair.

[Tom Steinberg]

I've been measuring it "wrong" too. But I do it because I feel like measuring from the hair line is cheating - I want to know how long my hair is, not my head with my hair. Maybe I should measure it the "official" way, just to see - but my length measurement will likely remain from the end of my part/start of my hair.
Yes I can relate to that. To measure the longest strands of hair is what felt most natural to me so that's what I did. Maybe they should have two separate ways of measure :)

[Raederle]

I've been measuring it "wrong" too. But I do it because I feel like measuring from the hair line is cheating - I want to know how long my hair is, not my head with my hair. Maybe I should measure it the "official" way, just to see - but my length measurement will likely remain from the end of my part/start of my hair.

One helpful side effect of everyone measuring the same is that it helps to see which styles work at different lengths.

[Heidi_234]

One helpful side effect of everyone measuring the same is that it helps to see which styles work at different lengths.
Yeah it does look a little bit off too, you see a person with tailbone length hair and 32", it doesn't make much sense, unless the person is uber short or something. :confused:

[LittleOrca]

I've been measuring wrong this whole time then! YAY! I gained inches... kinda of... I'm still at tailbone...:cry:

[Eireann]

Yeah it does look a little bit off too, you see a person with tailbone length hair and 32", it doesn't make much sense, unless the person is uber short or something. :confused:

That'll be me! I'm almost at waist at 26.5", so tailbone at 32" sounds about right. That's one good thing about being uber-short!:eyebrows:

[Heidi_234]

That'll be me! I'm almost at waist at 26.5", so tailbone at 32" sounds about right. That's one good thing about being uber-short!:eyebrows:
lol yes it does! It seems like I'm taller than most of the ladies in here, I'm 34"ish and barely hip, when others are hip length much earlier (well not much really, but one to few inches for sure).

[Naamah]

lol yes it does! It seems like I'm taller than most of the ladies in here, I'm 34"ish and barely hip, when others are hip length much earlier (well not much really, but one to few inches for sure).
I'm 32.5" and not even waist yet. Being tall sucks. :p

[Heidi_234]

I'm 32.5" and not even waist yet. Being tall sucks. :p
I think you beat me, I was err 31" inches at waist? Maybe 31.5" or 32", I can't remember. But it also can happen if you have low waist or something. Everybody's different. :p