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2023-10-19 03:14:08 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Because the 26.5 inch measurement of Bowie’s waist would have been circumference, not width, this is not an ideal reference for whether one will fit through a doorway. A more helpful reference would be shoulder width, which in American men is 16 inches on average. https://www.healthline.com/health/average-shoulder-width#:~:text=Still%2C%20based%20on%20biacromial%20measurements,(36%20cm)%20for%20women.

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• Because the 26.5 inch measurement of Bowie’s waist would have been circumference, not width, this is not an ideal reference for whether one will fit through a doorway. A more helpful reference would be shoulder width, which in American men is 16 inches on average. https://www.healthline.com/health/average-shoulder-width#:~:text=Still%2C%20based%20on%20biacromial%20measurements,(36%20cm)%20for%20women.