What are the downside to being tall?

[The_Dude8]

Originally posted by: PliotronX
Try being 6'9" and going through puberty at 6'3". STFU you 6'4" shorties. Riding fast motorcycles is basically out of the question. Fitting in cars is a huge hit and miss. Takes more work and concentration to lift less free weight. Piloting awesome military jets and tanks is not a possibility. I won't even go into clothing issues. Tools and sporting equipment all designed for small hands. There are few perks but it's difficult to overlook the obvious downsides to being outside of the average. I am at least glad I'm not shorter than average.

do you play bball?

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: NSFW

Girls over 5'3 are unattractive. < 5' and I am in love!

that's like the most pedo thing I've ever read on AT

 

[kindest]

dont taller people die off faster then shorter people.
10 footer dead at 17, 9 footer at 22, etc.
2 people in the exact same shape the heart has to work harder in the taller person rather then the shorter so statistically the avg death age would decrease with height to a certain # then reverse?

 

[PliotronX]

Originally posted by: The_Dude8

Originally posted by: PliotronX
Try being 6'9" and going through puberty at 6'3". STFU you 6'4" shorties. Riding fast motorcycles is basically out of the question. Fitting in cars is a huge hit and miss. Takes more work and concentration to lift less free weight. Piloting awesome military jets and tanks is not a possibility. I won't even go into clothing issues. Tools and sporting equipment all designed for small hands. There are few perks but it's difficult to overlook the obvious downsides to being outside of the average. I am at least glad I'm not shorter than average.

do you play bball?

Getting asked that question is another downside No, I never found interest in it. Owning in volleyball is pretty fun though.

 

[jagec]

I'm just shy of 6'2", and I like my height, but:

Legroom, headroom, hanging over beds, and

:evil: :

Originally posted by: ADDAvenger
Almost forgot, it can be hard to look women in the eye, seeing as you often have a clear view down their shirt.

Originally posted by: NSFW
Girls over 5'3 are unattractive. < 5' and I am in love!

Midgets are for drunken sex orgies, not long-term relationships.

 

[The_Dude8]

doesn't tall people usually make more $$$$ than short people?

 

[Cogman]

Originally posted by: Zeeky Boogy Doog
6'4" definitely wouldn't want to be any taller, I'm really lanky, 32x36 pants are impossible to find...

AMEN!. I used to wear 30x34s or even 28x34s. Stores just aren't built for people that are tall and skinny. (I've gotten to the point where 32x34s fit well for me, which is good, those are much more common then 30x34s or 28x34s)

 

[mozirry]

Originally posted by: Cogman

Originally posted by: Zeeky Boogy Doog
6'4" definitely wouldn't want to be any taller, I'm really lanky, 32x36 pants are impossible to find...

AMEN!. I used to wear 30x34s or even 28x34s. Stores just aren't built for people that are tall and skinny. (I've gotten to the point where 32x34s fit well for me, which is good, those are much more common then 30x34s or 28x34s)

jeez, I thought I was skinny and I wear 34x34's, bout to start needing 36 x 34's though =(

 

[vi edit]

I'm only 6' and couldn't imagine the annoyances that people taller than me would have. Just thinking about doing trivial things like washing up bottles and all the misc pieces of baby bottles hunkered over a sink makes my back shiver in pain. Shoveling snow. Trying to wedge myself into an airplane. Get my legs comfortably into the drivers seat of a car. Ect.

Then trying to find clothes halfway tailored to fit you. I'm 6' and a lean 170 and finding clothes long enough for my limbs without looking like a freaking poncho is a challenge. Add another 4" of height with a similar build and you may as well forget about shopping at any normal stores. Bleh.

Then you have to worry about light fixtures, low ceilings as you go down stairs, getting in and out of a shower + fitting under the shower head. Uhg.

No thank you. 6'2" wouldn't be too bad. Anything taller and unless you could capitalize on your height through athletics I'd want no part of it.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: ric1287

Originally posted by: OUCaptain
Every public anything is made for short people or handicap. You have to bend over to reach everything. From that perspective, it kinda sucks. I'm not real tall but at 6' i'm above average. I've noticed that every public sink is way too short for me.

add Left Handed to that list. I am 6'4" and left handed...i'm a walking death trap.

6'3" and left handed here, too.

However, since I was a teenager I determined that there are no significant downsides to being "tall" (i.e. over 6', but not over, say, 6'5").

MotionMan

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: MotF Bane
Low doorways?

Big problem on ships and submarines. Even 5'11" is almost too tall in that case.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

It's really hard to work out the logistics and physics if you ever get invited to a midget orgy.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
Paddling a C1 canoe is impractical.

I'm 6'4". I was standing in line at McDonalds once, turned around, and was looking at some guys chest :^O He had to be 7'+ He was easily the tallest person I've seen in real life.

I (6'3") stood next to Manute Bol once.

I cannot remember having such an odd feeling.

MotionMan

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: Cogman

Originally posted by: Zeeky Boogy Doog
6'4" definitely wouldn't want to be any taller, I'm really lanky, 32x36 pants are impossible to find...

AMEN!. I used to wear 30x34s or even 28x34s. Stores just aren't built for people that are tall and skinny. (I've gotten to the point where 32x34s fit well for me, which is good, those are much more common then 30x34s or 28x34s)

You need to find a Thornton Melon "Tall and Fat" store!

MotionMan

 

[vi edit]

I walked into the breakfast nook of a hotel I was at once only to be welcomed by this dude at the biscuits & gravy bar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Khali

That's one big MF'er...

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: Cogman

Originally posted by: Zeeky Boogy Doog
6'4" definitely wouldn't want to be any taller, I'm really lanky, 32x36 pants are impossible to find...

AMEN!. I used to wear 30x34s or even 28x34s. Stores just aren't built for people that are tall and skinny. (I've gotten to the point where 32x34s fit well for me, which is good, those are much more common then 30x34s or 28x34s)

You need to find a Thornton Melon "Tall and Fat" store!

MotionMan

Awesome, I rarely see Rodney Dangerfield references on ATOT! :thumbsup:

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: vi edit
I walked into the breakfast nook of a hotel I was at once only to be welcomed by this dude at the biscuits & gravy bar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Khali

That's one big MF'er...

The wife and I saw him in an airport last summer when we were flying to NY. Big big mofo.

 

[Leros]

Being lengthwise incompatible with a person of the opposite sex

 

[ElFenix]

having to tell everyone that no, you're not good at basketball

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
having to tell everyone that no, you're not good at basketball

Not a problem for me

MotionMan

 

[uclaLabrat]

Originally posted by: The_Dude8

Originally posted by: PliotronX
Try being 6'9" and going through puberty at 6'3". STFU you 6'4" shorties. Riding fast motorcycles is basically out of the question. Fitting in cars is a huge hit and miss. Takes more work and concentration to lift less free weight. Piloting awesome military jets and tanks is not a possibility. I won't even go into clothing issues. Tools and sporting equipment all designed for small hands. There are few perks but it's difficult to overlook the obvious downsides to being outside of the average. I am at least glad I'm not shorter than average.

do you play bball?

Stop. Stop right there. There will be no "Do you play basketball?" questions in this thread. It's enough to give me the shakes.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat

Originally posted by: The_Dude8

Originally posted by: PliotronX
Try being 6'9" and going through puberty at 6'3". STFU you 6'4" shorties. Riding fast motorcycles is basically out of the question. Fitting in cars is a huge hit and miss. Takes more work and concentration to lift less free weight. Piloting awesome military jets and tanks is not a possibility. I won't even go into clothing issues. Tools and sporting equipment all designed for small hands. There are few perks but it's difficult to overlook the obvious downsides to being outside of the average. I am at least glad I'm not shorter than average.

do you play bball?

Stop. Stop right there. There will be no "Do you play basketball?" questions in this thread. It's enough to give me the shakes.

So you don't play basketball then?

 

[MotF Bane]

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat

Originally posted by: The_Dude8

Originally posted by: PliotronX
Try being 6'9" and going through puberty at 6'3". STFU you 6'4" shorties. Riding fast motorcycles is basically out of the question. Fitting in cars is a huge hit and miss. Takes more work and concentration to lift less free weight. Piloting awesome military jets and tanks is not a possibility. I won't even go into clothing issues. Tools and sporting equipment all designed for small hands. There are few perks but it's difficult to overlook the obvious downsides to being outside of the average. I am at least glad I'm not shorter than average.

do you play bball?

Stop. Stop right there. There will be no "Do you play basketball?" questions in this thread. It's enough to give me the shakes.

Do you play basketball?

 

[keird]

My wife is 5'10". I'm the shortest man that she ever dated and I'm only half an inch taller than her. We're having a baby girl soon, but she's worried that our daughter will end up tall. Apparantly tall women have a confidence issue, as most boys discout taller women for dating. Thus, tall women are stuck in that bracket for looking at men that are taller than them. Meeting a good guy and being ignored or relegated to 'friend' status before you could say 'Hi' would probably suck. Meh. I'll teach my daughter some dirty jujitsu if I have to. She can collect the cute runts like action figures. That should help.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Strollers are not made for people over six feet tall, it seems.

Why would someone over six feet tall even try to get into a stroller?

LOL :thumbsup: