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Measurium Project

Ryan Pinckney – mailto:pinckne@clemson.edu

Andy Epton – mailto:septon@clemson.edu

Abstract

The purpose of the Measurium Project was to introduce unorthodox methods for selling commodities. By determining the length of a body part, a person can find the right chair height, jeans size, bicycle seat height, or shoe size. In a study of ten random people, different body parts and other random things were measured. We performed six experiments. By taking the averages for the people’s body parts and the other variables, we are able to make a comparison between the length of a body part to the size of a shoe, for example.

Introduction

Advertising has been a vital part of the business world for years. Companies are able to display their product, usually for a price, to many people with just one advertisement. Any feature that shows that one company’s product is better than another one can increase sales. The purpose of the Measurium Project is to find a relationship between the length of a body part to the different items to possibly increase sales of different items by making them easier to try on or by making them usable by more people. We are to find the comfort level of a chair by measuring the length of a person’s lower leg and the height of a chair, the relationship between the length of a person’s forearm and the distance around the person’s waist, the association between the span of one’s arm and the perfect seat position in a car for that person, the relationship between the distance from the elbow to the wrist and the shoe size, a relationship between a bed and the height of a person, and the height of a bicycle seat and the inseam of a person’s leg.

Methods

In the first experiment (see Figure 1.1), we asked ten random people if we could measure their lower leg. We also asked them to sit in a chair and fixed its height to examine their comfort standards.

In the second experiment (see Figure 1.2), we were finding a relationship between the distance of the forearm and the distance around the waist. We asked ten different people if we could measure the length of their forearms and their waists.

In the third experiment (see Figure 1.3), we asked ten people to sit in a car where the seat was held at a fixed position. We then measured the length of their arms and the distance from the tips of their noses to the control panel of the car.

The fourth experiment (see Figure 1.4) deals with relating the length from the elbow to the wrist coinciding with the size of the shoe.

The fifth experiment (see Figure 1.5) focuses on Clemson University beds. They are all long beds to provide everyone with a comfortable place to sleep.

In the sixth experiment (see Figure 1.6), we asked people to sit on a bicycle seat that had been set to a fixed height. We then asked for their inseam measurements (we didn’t want to do that physically).

Materials

1. Tape measure

2. Ten people

3. Car

4. Bicycle

5. Bed

6. Chair

Results

The graphs show the relationships between each of the two lengths measured for that experiment. A brief description is given beside each graph. There are many things that correlate between the two sets of data. Some of them are almost equal and some are proportional to one another.

As shown in the figure 1.1, the chair we used, which was 17.25 inches high, was a bit too short for the majority of people in our sample.

In assessing figure 1.2, we found that the length of the forearm is approximately one-third the distance around the waist, for most people in our sample. The problem was that our sample did not include an equal representation of waist lengths, which shows that this method would not work for everyone.

Figure 1.3 is the graph that shows the most variation. This means that car companies should continue to make adjustable seats the way they do now.

Figure 1.4 shows that the myth about forearm length and shoe size might actually be true, with the exception of people who have enormous feet or very small forearms.

Looking at figure 1.5, we were able to assess that the beds supplied in Clemson University housing seem to be too long for most people. Although this is not a bad thing, Clemson would probably not mind saving some money.

We can conclude figure 1.6 that the seat on the bike we used was too high for each member of the sample to stand while on the bike.

Figure 1.7 shows all of the average measurements side to side. This way it is easier to see how they are interconnected.

Discussions and Conclusion

The results of these experiments could be very valuable to a company if used properly. By knowing that waist size is approximately three times forearm length for many people, a jeans company could possibly profit. They could advertise that the consumer did not even have to try on their jeans, and perhaps offer a guarantee that if a person put their forearm in the waist of the jeans and it fit snugly, that the jeans would fit their waist. Also, a shoe company could advertise that people could determine which shoe size fit them by placing different shoes and comparing them to forearm length. These relationships can all be used to increase sales by better advertising and better ergonomics.

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Figure 1.7: This is a graph of all of the average measurements taken.

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Figure 1.5: The University beds are a standard length to accommodate most people. This graph shows that almost everybody fits.

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Figure 1.6: The relationship between the height of a bicycle seat and the inseam measurement can be seen here.

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Figure 1.3: The relationship between the length of one’s forearm to the distance that one sits away from the control panel is here.

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Figure 1.2: The difference in the two distances is approximately two times the distance of the forearm.

Figure 1.4: Is the relationship between the length from the elbow to the wrist and the shoe size a mere coincidence? See for yourself.

Figure 1.1: The variations in leg length and the fixed chair height can be seen in this graph.

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