Re: 10.5 Wingwalker impressions not Zodiac
Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 6:08 amMy cousin – who happens to be staying at my place for the weekend – is considerably taller than me: 6'3 to my 5.9. I take a size 12 or 12,5 in US sizes – with him taking a size ten or 10,5.
In short (heh), I don't think you can safely guesstimate a person's height/weight based on shoe size unless the latter is off the chart. If a guy takes a size 20 shoe, you can safely assume he's not a midget. But beyond that, I doubt it.
Anyway, the real question here is whether they would have been fooled by an old impression – or rather a set of old impressions. And I don't think so.
They did tests – as jroberson says above – on site. If it had been impossible to leave a print, they would have noticed. If the ground is loose or gravelly to an extent, it doesn't matter that it's not moist – you can still leave a print.
Besides, you shouldn't really be fooled by an old, sun scorched print – you shouldn't mistake that for a fresh one. A whole bunch of cops and park rangers and whatnot simply wouldn't make such a basic mistake.
In short (heh), I don't think you can safely guesstimate a person's height/weight based on shoe size unless the latter is off the chart. If a guy takes a size 20 shoe, you can safely assume he's not a midget. But beyond that, I doubt it.
Anyway, the real question here is whether they would have been fooled by an old impression – or rather a set of old impressions. And I don't think so.
They did tests – as jroberson says above – on site. If it had been impossible to leave a print, they would have noticed. If the ground is loose or gravelly to an extent, it doesn't matter that it's not moist – you can still leave a print.
Besides, you shouldn't really be fooled by an old, sun scorched print – you shouldn't mistake that for a fresh one. A whole bunch of cops and park rangers and whatnot simply wouldn't make such a basic mistake.
