Originally Posted by
Spoonrobot
If you stretch out your arms straight forward in front of your body, your reach gets smaller the closer you get to center.
I calculated what this should be. The reach is reduced to your arms length x the cosine of the angle your arm is from being straight. I guess with your hands together the angle is 5-10 degrees. With a 24 inch reach, the difference is between 2-10 mm.