There are a lot of people whose second toe is longer than their big toe though. Not sure if there are any studies that estimate which one is more common.
this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026
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Morton's toe, Greek foot. Studies vary because obviously the sample can be very biased, but it's reported as occurring in about 22% of the global population
Speak for your own feet.
That's indeed a correct description of reality. I don't think you're high. Have another one.
But get out of the shower first.
Bath.
Excuse me, this is showerthoughts. Thoughts had in the bathtub go in bathtubthoughts. I vill haff order.
But have you noticed when you make a fist with your hand, the fingers line up nearly perfectly
Neat
The knuckles at your palm roll down
All toes are at the end lf the toe
But what I mean is the longest toe is at the end of the row of toes, as opposed to the middle
Ah.
I mean true, but i don't see anything noteworthy about that. They're different appendages, so naturally they're different. It's like saying "Your elbow can only move in one direction, but your shoulder can move in several directions."
There's something nice and showerthought-y about a relationship so mundane and inconsequential that it barely registers as a discrete idea being rendered as a factoid.