When you're looking at the measurements of toy, either in a review or on the product page, do you prefer to see circumference or diameter used to measure girth?
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Diameter or circumference?
10/21/2012
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Diameter is easier for me to picture in my head, so I usually go by that. However, if I'm on the fence about a toy, I check the circumference as well - it's more accurate and sometimes will reveal a toy to be within my range even if the diameter suggests it to be larger.
10/21/2012
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I prefer diameter
Originally posted by
Lildrummrgurl7
When you're looking at the measurements of toy, either in a review or on the product page, do you prefer to see circumference or diameter used to measure girth?
10/21/2012
Circumference, although technically a more precise measurement, can in the case of toys be misleading, because a toy that's wider one direction than the other might have a deceptively small circumference.
10/21/2012
Circumference may be easier to measure by a layperson and without tools, but neither measurement is inherently more precise if measured properly. If the measurements are rounded to an even number like a quarter-inch then, yes, there will be a smaller rounding error with the larger number, i.e. circumference.
I agree that diameter is easier to picture and imagine. If the toy is circular, it can be easier to measure circumference with a tape measure but then I convert the measurement back to a diameter. Of course, non-circular toys don't have a diameter but may have widths in various directions.
I agree that diameter is easier to picture and imagine. If the toy is circular, it can be easier to measure circumference with a tape measure but then I convert the measurement back to a diameter. Of course, non-circular toys don't have a diameter but may have widths in various directions.
10/21/2012
diameter
10/21/2012
I like diameter I know what I can handle and what doesn't do it for me!
10/21/2012
I like them both because people round for diameter. I prefer circumference, but I add both to my reviews that way everyone knows the size.
10/21/2012
I can get a good idea of size from both. I like both, but I'm more familiar with circumference because that's how I measure people and toys.
10/21/2012
Diameter is great, but I do like knowing both.
10/21/2012
Diameter
10/21/2012
Diameter
10/21/2012
I like both
10/21/2012
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I like both but at the end of the day if ony had one, would prefer circumference.
Originally posted by
Lildrummrgurl7
When you're looking at the measurements of toy, either in a review or on the product page, do you prefer to see circumference or diameter used to measure girth?
10/21/2012
I like diameter - it's easier to picture for me, and I have to calculate it if only the circumference is given.
10/21/2012
Circumference is so much easier to measure.
10/21/2012
I can convert, but having both is convenient
10/21/2012
I prefer diameter. If you give me circumference, I can calculate the diameter, but I don't automatically know if I will be able to handle a toy based on circumference alone.
10/21/2012
I only check diameter.
10/21/2012
I prefer diameter
10/21/2012
I prefer diameter, much much easier for me to picture and deduce if it will work for me
10/21/2012
Circumference. It's just easier for me to picture it in my head.
10/22/2012
I personally prefer circumference. I do a lot of crafty stuff, and always have a tape measure nearby, so it's easy to make a loop and see for myself what the circumference is.
10/22/2012
Diameter is my first point of reference - but a lot of toys are not true circles - so having a circumference measurement can be useful.
10/22/2012
I prefer circumference, sometimes diameter can be misleading, especially if the toy has varying sizes and it's easier for me to measure circumference.
10/22/2012
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My thoughts exactly.
Originally posted by
Gunsmoke
Diameter is my first point of reference - but a lot of toys are not true circles - so having a circumference measurement can be useful.
10/22/2012
Diameter for me, to many years of working with steel pipe means I can better visualize it.
10/22/2012
I prefer the circumference.
10/22/2012
I prefer circumference as it tends to be more accurate. Dildos are rarely completely circular in their cross section, so when people just measure the diameter across the widest point it doesn't always give a true representation of the size of the toy.
10/22/2012
Both, mush easier to have a true real idea about the size.
10/22/2012