Bizarre test to see if you're more likely to lose your hair gets proven true by Jono & Ben

If your index finger is on the shorter side, we have bad news for you.

Two out of every three men struggle with some form of baldness, but it turns out there is a simple test to determine if you are more likely to lose your hair according to a new study.

Researchers in Taiwan found that men whose index finger is shorter than their ring finger are six times more likely to go bald.

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"Our study found that the lower the right-hand second-digit to fourth-digit ratio, the greater the risk of developing alopecia," Dr Ching-Ying Wu of Kaohsiung Medical University explained.

Jono and Ben decided to put this test … to the test.

And with the obvious subject, Jono – whose dome was mistaken for Jeff Bezos' before his interview with Paul Rudd (sorry Jono) - they quickly found that, in fact, the method actually does work!

So, what do your fingers say about your follicle future?

Listen to Jono and Ben's full chat above.

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