Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with sizes

Why are file sizes different on XP to Vista Machines??

maxmix — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:44:22 -0800

Why do file sizes vary from Windows XP to Vista????? I have been transfering Photo files from my old XP desktop to my new Vista Laptop and noticed that the file sizes were sometimes smaller on the Vista machine by 200MB on a 1Gig file. I initially thought that some pictures had been missed, so tried copying them again. Noticing that they were still smaller. I decided to count the actual pictures and there was the same amount!!!
So, how/why is this possible???????

Can't find stylish denim in size 42

PetiePal — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:03:50 -0800

I'd love to own a nicer pair of jeans like Diesel, Lucky or Rock and Republic. However I can never seem to find my sizes... I'm 26, 6'4" and I have a 42 waist for pants. I've found it very difficult to find stylish jeans.

I have been working out again and running, planning on losing a little weight, however I'm not really that overweight to begin with and I figure anything I lose won't really affect my waist size for pants.

Most companies seem to cut off at either 38 or at the most 40 for waist size. I've been looking at jean companies like Howe, Lucky, Diesel and Rock and Republic. None of them seem to go higher than those sizes. Are there any good options out there I could look into? I feel like I'm severely limited in my choices and I'd like not to have to wear Old Navy jeans for the remainder of my life lol.

Come On Baby Size My Tire

seawallrunner — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:52:54 -0800

Tire size substitutions? Even after reading the excellent advice in percussive paul's question, I have questions about the allowed sizes of my tires. My current tires are Michelin MXV4s, and their size is 205/60 R 15 91 H (M+S). I had a flat last weekend, and figure that it's high time I replaced all four tires (not just one) given that I am still driving on the tires I had replaced in 1998. I walk to work and only drive on weekends on highways or logging roads.

I am looking at the Costco site, which irritatingly only allows me to select tires according to my car's year and model. Costco is offering two tire sizes for my car's make/model/year, neither of which is the size of my current four tires.

My car's user manual stipulates either 185/65R 15 88 or the size that I have now, which is 205/60R 15 91 H

Costco's choices list either 185/65R 15 or 205/65R 15. I feel that the second size is wrong for my car, although the folks at Costco told me (on the phone) that 'this is the specification, I see it on the computer, therefore it is correct'. Ugh.

My question to the AskMe tire experts: should I only consider the 185/65 tires from Costco or can the 205/65's also be safely used on my car? I should add that both tire size choices include the Michelin model that I currently have (just not the identical size).

What would I be trading by going to a 185 tire instead of a 205? And could I use a 205/65 instead of a 205/60, eg would the /65 aspect ratio 'fit' on a 205 tire size, on my car?

I found this cool tire size applet and I see that different tire sizes will impact the accuracy of my speedometer - but my specific question remains, can I buy the 205/65 even if it is not in spec (does it matter) or should I order the 185/65s instead.

I like Costco's prices - certainly *much* lower than going to my car dealership and getting replacement tires there, and also less expensive than other tire stores in Vancouver BC.

Please explain tire sizes to this tire newbie. Thank you.

Remember Window sizes and locations

matthelm — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:37:26 -0800

Is there a software that remembers the open windows sizes and locations in Windows XP? When I am working in certain software I have notepad open, a quicktime movie open, and another window open with certain media files that I can easily click when needed. Is there a software that can remember what software I have open, and the window positions and sizes of open windows so that I don't have to set up myself every time I begin my work?

Approximate clothing sizes?

jayder — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:34:58 -0800

Can anyone tell me the approximate neck size, sleeve length, waist and inseam for a man who is six foot three and 230 pounds? He is proportioned normally for someone of that height and weight. I need to buy some clothes for a guy and won't have a chance to ask him his sizes before buying.

No shirt sleeve sizes in the UK?

gfrobe — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:27:58 -0800

When buying a men's dress shirt in the UK, why are there no sleeve sizes? In the US dress shirts are sold by neck and sleeve sizes but in the UK it seems only a neck size is listed. Are all the sleeves the same size or are they related to the size of the neck i.e. does a shirt with a 16 inch neck have a longer sleeve size than one with a 15 inch neck?

And as I'm sure not everyone's arms are the same size, doesn't this lack of a sleeve size cause problems for some people (those with relatively longer or shorter arms)?

My kingdom for a Large!

brain_drain — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:30:14 -0800

Why do clothing stores end up with so many extras of the smallest and largest sizes? I'm not much of a shopper, but I frequently notice the following phenomenon when shopping for men's clothes: The Medium and Large sizes almost always run out first, leaving plenty of Small, Extra-Large, Extra-Extra-Extra-Large, etc. I have observed this both in-store and online.

Why does this happen so often? The simple answer is that Medium and Large are the most common, and therefore most popular, sizes. But shouldn't supply and demand ultimately correct for this? Why don't sellers carry fewer of the less common sizes, and more of the common sizes? It seems to me that if the market were efficient, all sizes would be depleted at relatively the same rate.

Finding suits for short, portly men is hell, I tell you, pure hell.

Medieval Maven — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 18:54:17 -0800

Okay, for whatever reason, I cannot find this information to save my life: In men's suits, what is the typical length for a "short" (as in not regular or long) suit jacket? For a regular jacket? Is there a range of typical lengths? I know, by the way, that some suits are made custom, but there are also plenty of suits that are bought off-the-rack, and that's really what I'm interested in.

Bonus points: Send me to a resource that has a veritable cornucopia of this information -- arm length to jacket length to chest width . . . and I will send you cookies.

Extra Bonus Points: If you have a suit with a 46 short or "not too long" regular jacket, 46 inch waist with a not-too-long inseam, and you would like rid of it, lemme know. Email is in the profile.

Are US t-shirt sizes the same as in NZ or the UK?

malpractice — Sat, 03 Apr 2004 18:42:16 -0800

I want to purchase a t-shirt from an American site. Are the sizes - which are, in this case, small, medium, large, and so on - the same as they are in NZ (or the UK)? I am told that large t-shirts, for instance, are longer in NZ and wider in the US. I want an (NZ) medium size, however.

Athletic Shoes

@homer — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 19:22:28 -0800

I wear a 13 6E in whatever goofy sizing New Balance uses. I need something wider and I can't find anything out there. Does anyone make anything above a 6E width or am I screwed? Would moving up to a 14 6E give me some extra width?