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#239 post - that's pretty taller guy than I thought :shock:
 
JClarke said:
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That is Robert Wadlow who is the tallest man who ever lived. He was still growing when he died.
 
Byrdie714 said:
Just like you being short--you're eating our crumbs! :lol: :P

(Just kidding!)

I really don't think we want to insult one another's height. :)
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I don't mind Byrdie. I keep telling everyone I am not short! I am pretty sure I have convinced some already.:)
 
~♥~Pinky~♥~ said:
8 feet tall? Oh shit! Is he in World Record of tallest?
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Guinness World Records - Human Body - Extreme Bodies - Tallest Man


He is Guinness holder for the world record.

Tallest Man


WHO:
Robert Pershing Wadlow
WHAT:
2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
WHERE:
Alton, Illinois, USA
WHEN:
Last measured on July 15, 1940


The tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence is Robert Pershing Wadlow. He was born at Alton, Illinois, USA, on February 22, 1918, and when he was last measured on June 27, 1940, was found to be 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) tall.

Wadlow died at 1:30 a.m. on July 15, 1940, in a hotel in Manistee, Michigan, as a result of a septic blister on his right ankle caused by a brace, which had been poorly fitted only a week earlier. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, in a coffin measuring 3.28 m (10 ft 9 in) long, 81 cm (32 in) wide and 76 cm (30 in) deep.

Wadlow's greatest recorded weight was 222.71 kg (35 st 1 lb) on his 21st birthday and he weighed 199 kg (31 st 5 lb) at the time of his death. His shoe size was 37AA (47 cm, 18½ in long) and his hands measured 32.4 cm (12¾ in) from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger. He wore a size 25 ring. His arm span was 2.88 m (9 ft 5¾ in) and his peak daily food consumption was 8000 calories.

At the age of nine, he was able to carry his father Harold F. Wadlow, later Mayor of Alton, who stood 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) and weighed 77 kg (170 lb), up the stairs of the family home.
 
:ty: Botti. Wow, He was the tallest in the world. It's not good because it have gigantic common in tallest people. Sandy Allen have it.
 
jillio said:
I can relate to that! I have a size 5 foot and it is also narrow. Ihave been known to purchase shoes from the kid's department after searching and searching for a size 5 with no luck.:P
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ooohh, mine are short and WIDE. I wear 6 now but I know I can wear 5 if I can find size 5F like I did back in college. I loved those shoes. I never thought of shopping in kid's department. Time for me to buy new gym shoes and I don't look forward to store-hopping.
 
I'm about 25" in height. That make me the shortest member here. :D























LOL...well, female koalas is about that length. Male koalas are a bit bigger.

Actually, I am the same height as SG. :)

~SG~ said:
I'm 5'2".
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Buffalo said:
ooohh, mine are short and WIDE. I wear 6 now but I know I can wear 5 if I can find size 5F like I did back in college. I loved those shoes. I never thought of shopping in kid's department. Time for me to buy new gym shoes and I don't look forward to store-hopping.
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Oh gosh! Same here, I wear size 5 shoes. I did try kids department but they seem narrow for me and I need wide ones. It's not easy finding shoes in my size and I hate going from one stores to another finding shoes to fit me. Then all I get is 'sorry we don't have size 5 here'. It is frustrating I know.
 
5'7 1/2 here...no complaints about my height here..:)
 
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