The length of the legs of a child or an adult shall be measured from the trochanteric bone, that is, the protruding portion of the hip joint, to the floor on the outside of the leg. To get a result you must take off your clothes and stand barefoot on a flat surface, straightened to his full height. If you measure the length of your own, you should stand in front of a large mirror in which you see yourself completely. Need tight and flat on the floor, not trying to get up on his toes.
If a person's average statistical body, it will be very difficult not to feel a protruding portion of the femur. Otherwise oriented standing on the center of the hip joint. To a certain point it is necessary to make the beginning of tape and just let it go down. Next, you need human help, which should fix the measuring tape and determine the appropriate result. If the assistant was not around, you can use the measuring tape from a rigid material, or attach a small sinker to the centimeter, which will drop it to the floor. Thus, looking at the division on your hip, you can determine the true length of your feet.