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About Ralph Salier-Hellendag
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Science Fair Judge for many years and experience with robotics, biology, chemistry, industrial processes, metalurgy and metal forming.

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Science Fair Judge for many years and have helped several students get to state level competition. Most recently 2 of my students received state level awards and one went on to the nationals in Washington DC.

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BA Archaeology - Anthropology
MA Business Anthropology

 
   

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Expert: Ralph Salier-Hellendag
Date: 1/27/2008
Subject: a question

Question
what is the difference between a boy's and girl's feet???

Answer
Hi Greg,

Nothing anatomically. They have the same number of bones and toes and function in the same way. Where a difference may occur is that females mature at an earlier point in life and as a result their bones ossify earlier. This results in somewhat smaller feet then those of males. Also due to female hormones the texture of  the skin and underlaying muscles may be somewhat softer but that depends greatly on the level of activity of the individual person. Dancers for instance have very muscular feet and are not "dainty" or other atheletic types may have very rugged feet.

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