Do I Look 50% Body Fat? *Pics*

So I bought a pair of cheap body fat calipers, which I did not expect to be accurate, but I wanted a rough estimate of what I am. After my measurements i used this calculator with the Parillo caliper method to get a result of 49.07% body fat (rounded up for thread title).
When I use the calculators that require tape measurements I end up at around 30%. I need to know roughly what I am so I can calculate my BMR. I'm really confused about this because i'm under the impression that i'm mainly muscle. My legs/ass are solid muscle and although my abdomen holds a lot of fat, when you actually poke me I'm nowhere near as soft as I look. Also I have fairly strong lifts.

Here are my stats:

Height: 180.3cm (5'11") (1 metre, 52.4 centimetres)
Weight: ~104kg (16.3 Stone)

Chest: 117.5cm
Arms: 38.5cm
Hips: 120cm
Waist: 115.5cm
Thighs: 73cm
Calves: 45cm
Forearms: 28cm
Shoulders: 134cm
Neck: 42cm

And my pics:

 

Do I Look 50% Body Fat? *Pics*

Last edited by Arteta; Today at 11:17 AM.

 

Do I Look 50% Body Fat? *Pics*

you look like a frog in an ice cube.

 

Do I Look 50% Body Fat? *Pics*

While it's hard to estimate the higher bf ranges, I'd say you are close to the lower 30's.

Edit: Eh, 30ish.

 

Do I Look 50% Body Fat? *Pics*

Can't see your pics OP. Try again using a different image host other then imagashack.

 

Do I Look 50% Body Fat? *Pics*

Done.

 

Do I Look 50% Body Fat? *Pics*

throw out those calipers, useless.

total random rough guess, yes high 20 low 30.
You said you are strong, what are your lifts like?

 

Do I Look 50% Body Fat? *Pics*

You dont need to calculate anything, pick a calorie number, follow it, see what happens....and adjust after 3 weeks.

 

Do I Look 50% Body Fat? *Pics*

Yeah I'd say your in 30s

Just a note lifts don't matter when it comes to fat since fat can hide muscle cardio/diet helps with that

 

Do I Look 50% Body Fat? *Pics*

I wouldn't say the calipers are necessarily useless, they can be pretty handy when tracking progress (mm thickness as an indicator vs. estimated/calculated %BF). While I don't place a lot of faith in the accuracy of skinfold testing for %BF determination, my money on the major factor here is user error.