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Measurements
Measurements
The Physical Description form in Your Settings permits the addition of
measurements to the profile page of a submissive or slave. Just as the height
of horses is still measured in hands, The Slave Register records lengths and
weights in Imperial units.
(When you are entering values, the form shows equivalent metric values. For
convenience:
1 foot = 12 inches. 1 inch = 2.54 centimetres.
1 stone = 14 pounds. 1 pound = 0.453 kilograms.)
Height, weight and collar size
Ideally, the height and weight measurements of a registrant
should be made immediately
after they have slept overnight. The registrant should be weighed while
naked, except for any permanent collar or body jewelry, and after being
permitted to empty their bladder.
The collar size is the traditional measurement used for gentlemen's
shirts: whilst standing, place a measuring tape around the fullest part of
the neck, with the tape
tight enough to allow two fingers to be inserted between the tape and neck.
Since rigid collars are frequently used with slaves and submissives, the
Register allows collar sizes to be recorded in quarter-inch steps,
rather than the usual half-inch.
Shoe size, ankle size, ankle slip
There are several different units of shoe size in use around the world,
and the Register recognises the British, US and European scales.
Pay special attention to the difference between male and female sizes in
British and US scales. All these systems are fundamentally measures of
foot-length, and correspond to dimension A in the diagram.
Dimension B is the ankle size, measured around the ankle
with a tape in the same way as the
collar size, again with the registrant standing. (This is especially
important for restraints, since the size of the ankle changes as weight
is put on the foot.)
However, for effective restraints, it is useful to make a third measurement,
C, which is the ankle slip length. This is a straight-line
measurement (rather than a circumference), and is most conveniently measured
with calipers. Failing that, it can be measured with care using a rule.
If the ankle slip length is known, then a given restraint's suitability can be
determined by comparing its largest internal dimension with the slip
distance.
Wrist size, wrist slip
The wrist size and wrist slip are measured in the same way as
the corresponding ankle measurements. The wrist-slip is usually obtained by
the registrant touching their little finger and thumb together:
this curls up the palm and makes the hand more likely to slip restraints. If
calipers are available, then the largest dimension of the curled hand
can easily be found.
Due to the relatively small difference in the size of the wrist and hand,
the wrist slip is even more useful than the ankle slip when choosing the
size of cuffs to use.
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