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Psychedelic Bookmarks · 3rd Oct 2008, 08:48 AM

I have a random question. Do you know if there is any physical difference in men and women's shoulder/neck areas? I mean, any tangible difference? Because I can't pinpoint exactly what it is, but whenever I look at men and women's shoulders they just seem qualititively different. Am I imagining this?

Miles D · 3rd Oct 2008, 09:43 AM

I think men have wider shoulders, but I think it can also come from muscle mass...
... because some chic water polo players' shoulders look like mens'.

idk.

Fiorino · 3rd Oct 2008, 10:21 AM

Women tend to have a smaller frame, but
I don't think it makes that much of a difference.

Noah · 3rd Oct 2008, 11:23 AM

women have a different angle to the shoulderline usually. its subtle though

Bastan92 · 3rd Oct 2008, 08:27 PM

I had to do this whole science lab in physics about the purpose of the difference between a man and a woman's shoulders. A man has broader shoulders because his center of gravity is located there, while a woman's shoulders are relatively smaller because their center of gravity is in their hips. This also explains why women have to worry more about their hip sizes than men do. Also, a man can't wear high-heels properly because of the distance between the floor and his shoulders, while the distance from a woman's hips to the floor is a lot smaller.

Damn, its 11:30 and I'm still in school mode.....

If you're looking for physical attributes, then i guess men's are bigger than women's cause of the muscle mass.

Psychedelic Bookmarks · 4th Oct 2008, 09:20 AM

Thanks, Bastan92, that's interesting. That would explain the broad-lookingnes I have noticed in men's shoulders. Thankees!

3rd Oct 2008, 08:48 AM	#1
Psychedelic Bookmarks Helena Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Close family and quite a few friends Location: UK Age: 18 Posts: 2,195 Join Date: Oct 2007	Sex difference in shoulders? I have a random question. Do you know if there is any physical difference in men and women's shoulder/neck areas? I mean, any tangible difference? Because I can't pinpoint exactly what it is, but whenever I look at men and women's shoulders they just seem qualititively different. Am I imagining this? __________________ "I refuse to recognize the terms hetero-, bi-, and homo-sexual. Everybody has exactly the same sexual needs. People are just sexual, the prefix is immaterial." (Morissey)

3rd Oct 2008, 09:43 AM	#2
Miles D Rude... and not ginger. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: queer Out Status: everyone Location: San Diego, CA ⇒ Great Barrington, MA Age: 20 Posts: 1,171 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Sex difference in shoulders? I think men have wider shoulders, but I think it can also come from muscle mass... ... because some chic water polo players' shoulders look like mens'. idk. __________________ Bowties are cool. Fezzes are cool.

3rd Oct 2008, 10:21 AM	#3
Fiorino Fio Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Most people Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 1,005 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Sex difference in shoulders? Women tend to have a smaller frame, but I don't think it makes that much of a difference. __________________ Why is it that as a culture, we're more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?

3rd Oct 2008, 11:23 AM	#4
Noah Killer Queen Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Wilde Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Macon, GA Posts: 494 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: Sex difference in shoulders? women have a different angle to the shoulderline usually. its subtle though __________________ Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. -Scott Adams

3rd Oct 2008, 08:27 PM	#5
Bastan92 Seems like heaven aint far away. Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Everybody that asks (save for a few), not parents Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 19 Posts: 12 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: Sex difference in shoulders? I had to do this whole science lab in physics about the purpose of the difference between a man and a woman's shoulders. A man has broader shoulders because his center of gravity is located there, while a woman's shoulders are relatively smaller because their center of gravity is in their hips. This also explains why women have to worry more about their hip sizes than men do. Also, a man can't wear high-heels properly because of the distance between the floor and his shoulders, while the distance from a woman's hips to the floor is a lot smaller. Damn, its 11:30 and I'm still in school mode..... If you're looking for physical attributes, then i guess men's are bigger than women's cause of the muscle mass. __________________ When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. ~Edgar Watson Howe What we focus on, we empower and enlarge. Good multiplies when focused upon. Negativity multiplies when focused upon. The choice is ours: Which do we want more of? ~Julia Cameron

4th Oct 2008, 09:20 AM	#6
Psychedelic Bookmarks Helena Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Close family and quite a few friends Location: UK Age: 18 Posts: 2,195 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: Sex difference in shoulders? Thanks, Bastan92, that's interesting. That would explain the broad-lookingnes I have noticed in men's shoulders. Thankees! __________________ "I refuse to recognize the terms hetero-, bi-, and homo-sexual. Everybody has exactly the same sexual needs. People are just sexual, the prefix is immaterial." (Morissey)

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