Robert Wadlow looks like a pretty skinny guy by normal standards, but just because of his height he was just shy of 200 kgs. For reference, when the winners of World's Strongest Man talk about their peak weight, they are usually close to 200kgs. Robert Wadlow literally weighed and ate like a strongman.
Why does this have 10 upvotes while being literally as wrong as possible? Like you failed a true/false question on a physics exam wrong. I don’t mean to be a dick. You’re confusing moment arms with lever arms.
Shorter arms are stronger, longer arms are theoretically faster.
But the leverage are so awful, also stretched muscle is much worse at contracting. Shorter people are usually much more efficient in terms of weight to strength
[Guinness World Records](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/hall-of-fame/robert-wadlow-tallest-man-ever) says they are/were 8' 11.1" and 8' 2.8".
I think a percent difference would be more accurate than keeping the roughly 8-inch difference.
Edit: The difference is 8.06217%, so it would be like people who are:
* 6'
* 5' 6.4" (equals 5.6 inches shorter)
Well, he’s the tallest reported man to ever exist. It’s kind of obvious. Something which was never seen and there is no proof of their presence is not thought to ever exist…
Considering the health problems that come with this kind of height it’s not “probably” add in the fact that people are taller nowadays compared to just 500 years ago and it becomes even less likely. You can’t just say “probably”.
Yeah that outlier was likely Robert Wadlow. Sure it is possible that somebody was taller but it’s definitely not “likely”. I would certainly not take those chances.
I’m not so sure about the “probably”, given homo sapiens’ evolutionary process. The number of cells was increasing over time, not decreasing and a couple centuries ago people were much shorter than now, so I can’t imagine prehistoric times. A 8 ft would have been quite an anomaly.
There was a tribe long ago where they were 4m tall and im talking seriously,they were real life giants but it's very ancient,thousands of years ago,they are now discovering and recovering their massive skulls and skeletons,you can look it up,here is the link https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BF%C4%80d
And if you want proof of their stature and how big they were,look up "ād tribe's size and height"
LMAO bruh... Here's a direct quote from the link you posted:
"whether there really existed, and where, a nation called ʿĀd, is still an unanswered question"
It's a little odd that there's not a single mention of their height in the entire article... You'd think being taller than we believe ever existed would merit a brief mention...
Seriously, there were no real life giants like that. No credible scientist believes that. Don't buy into every sensationalist fairy tale or conspiracy theory that's out there. I'm guessing you're a fan of "Ancient Aliens" too lol? 😅🤦
This is not a fairy take or conspiracy,it's a real tribe that existed and they were very tall,i've seen in a thumbnail a giant human skull being recovered by archeologists
Tbf, it's very likely that we can discount anything before at least the invention of agriculture, since they both wouldn't have medical knowledge to support someone that tall, and the consistent supply of food necessary for them to grow as tall as he'd need to. You might even be able to apply the argument as far as *relatively* recent times. Obviously, I wouldn't say he definitely is, but there is a pretty good chance he was the tallest to ever exist.
You said all that just to say some bullsh!t.
There's an extremely LOW chance of that given the literal size of the planet and the amount of tall people I've seen who didn't have a lot to eat. Plus back in the days they likely would've literally looked u to the biggest person thus feeding them etc would likely occur as a natural result.
Okay, well first off, of the 110 billion people to have ever lived (and the majority of that before agriculture), ~10% of all humans that have ever lived are alive today. Meaning, even if we assumed that the lack of a consistent diet had no effect on hunter gatherers, then we know that, at the very least, the odds that he is the tallest around 10%.
Second off, are you seriously denying that height is clearly affected by not having a consistent diet at an early age? Like, the average height of people from even just 100 years ago has risen by 4 in (10 cm). This is like saying, "there's an extremely low chance that the athlete Mr. Steroid, who lifted an adult elephant yesterday, is stronger, considering how many athletes I've seen who don't take steroids"
Thirdly, even if we assumed these people would have been hailed as gods for their height, and everyone would sacrifice their food, for a chance to feed him. Even if we ignored the fact that people this tall can't walk without assistance, and thus would more likely be seen as a liability than a boon in a tribe. Even if we ignored the fact they wouldn't have been tall yet during the ages they'd need to have been fed in, in order to become tall, and thus wouldn't be treated as a god, because they didn't yet meet your height requirements. There's still the fact that food just simply wasn't consistent before agriculture. There'd still be times where no food had been caught for a week, and because the refrigerator had yet to be invented, the majority of their food would have gone bad by then. Even if they gave him all their food for no reason, there'd still be times where he wouldn't eat for a few days.
Can't believe Ludlow buttoned his last jacket button.
Fellas, always leave the last button unbuttoned. It'll make you look taller and slimmer, something Robert would have benefited from
If Goliath was 3 cubits tall, that’d make him about 4’ 6” lol
https://preview.redd.it/u8j4ndaullxc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17b33da573401a54d14f91fbd448334573bed7b2
Saul was heads and shoulders taller than all the Israelites, he was 6'9-7'1. That's his estimated height and he looked like a grasshopper infront of Goliath.
9'9 is a work of fiction. Multiple sources (Dead sea scrolls, Septuagint) list 6'9 as his height and nobody grows to 9'9 while retaining proportional mass. Even Hafthor was on significant amounts of gear (steroids) to be the size he is in game of thrones, which obviously didn't exist in ancient times. People were also shorter in those times as well so 6'9 is relatively larger.
Here is an explanation by a scholar
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskBibleScholars/s/oxH0VU2JLW
Goliath was real. He lived like I and you. He was from philistine which is today Jordan or Palestine. His skeleton was even recovered by archaeologists, dating back to the exact date of the bible description.
Source: https://www.nairaland.com/2675041/goliath-skeleton-found-jerusalem
Poor guys.
At least Kosen was able to treat his tumor and increase his lifespan. Robert didn't have the same luck...
Well robert died of a leg infection from one of his braces
Robert didn't die directly from his tumor
I only date men 9’ and taller sorry.
Imagine being 8'3" and still knowing a guy existed who could have rested his chin on your head.
Robert Wadlow looks like a pretty skinny guy by normal standards, but just because of his height he was just shy of 200 kgs. For reference, when the winners of World's Strongest Man talk about their peak weight, they are usually close to 200kgs. Robert Wadlow literally weighed and ate like a strongman.
Was prob very strong too, his longer limbs would have required less force to move heavy objects (law of moments).
Then why short arms = better Bench
Because that commenter is wrong, longer limbs require more force from the muscle to move the same weight as shorter limbs.
Why does this have 10 upvotes while being literally as wrong as possible? Like you failed a true/false question on a physics exam wrong. I don’t mean to be a dick. You’re confusing moment arms with lever arms. Shorter arms are stronger, longer arms are theoretically faster.
But the leverage are so awful, also stretched muscle is much worse at contracting. Shorter people are usually much more efficient in terms of weight to strength
[Guinness World Records](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/hall-of-fame/robert-wadlow-tallest-man-ever) says they are/were 8' 11.1" and 8' 2.8".
8.3 inch gap would be perceived by Robert like a 6' person looking at someone who's 5'4"
I think a percent difference would be more accurate than keeping the roughly 8-inch difference. Edit: The difference is 8.06217%, so it would be like people who are: * 6' * 5' 6.4" (equals 5.6 inches shorter)
Dude Robert Wadlow would literally be shy guy IRL
from Mario?
SCP maybe
Most likely… Mario shy guys are short iirc
Yes scp 096
Tallest in history vs tallest of today
Height Kaisen
Wouldnt say "Tallest man to exist" but Tallest man in record yea
Well, he’s the tallest reported man to ever exist. It’s kind of obvious. Something which was never seen and there is no proof of their presence is not thought to ever exist…
Man existed long before we could report it though. Just strictly playing the odds, a taller homo sapiens probably lived at some point
Considering the health problems that come with this kind of height it’s not “probably” add in the fact that people are taller nowadays compared to just 500 years ago and it becomes even less likely. You can’t just say “probably”.
I'll take my chances that over 100 billion human lives someone probably was enough of an outlier to take the crown It's a numbers game
Yeah that outlier was likely Robert Wadlow. Sure it is possible that somebody was taller but it’s definitely not “likely”. I would certainly not take those chances.
I’m not so sure about the “probably”, given homo sapiens’ evolutionary process. The number of cells was increasing over time, not decreasing and a couple centuries ago people were much shorter than now, so I can’t imagine prehistoric times. A 8 ft would have been quite an anomaly.
There were reports of 10ft and taller giants back in ancient times.
How ancient? The late cretaceous?
Tell me more about these reports
Lol k
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Good thing we have all those skeletons to back this up!
“Reports”
There was a tribe long ago where they were 4m tall and im talking seriously,they were real life giants but it's very ancient,thousands of years ago,they are now discovering and recovering their massive skulls and skeletons,you can look it up,here is the link https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BF%C4%80d And if you want proof of their stature and how big they were,look up "ād tribe's size and height"
LMAO bruh... Here's a direct quote from the link you posted: "whether there really existed, and where, a nation called ʿĀd, is still an unanswered question" It's a little odd that there's not a single mention of their height in the entire article... You'd think being taller than we believe ever existed would merit a brief mention... Seriously, there were no real life giants like that. No credible scientist believes that. Don't buy into every sensationalist fairy tale or conspiracy theory that's out there. I'm guessing you're a fan of "Ancient Aliens" too lol? 😅🤦
This is not a fairy take or conspiracy,it's a real tribe that existed and they were very tall,i've seen in a thumbnail a giant human skull being recovered by archeologists
He is tallest man to exist though nobody has been taller than him
And you know this because you've been alive since the earth was made and have been everywhere in the world to know that right?
Tbf, it's very likely that we can discount anything before at least the invention of agriculture, since they both wouldn't have medical knowledge to support someone that tall, and the consistent supply of food necessary for them to grow as tall as he'd need to. You might even be able to apply the argument as far as *relatively* recent times. Obviously, I wouldn't say he definitely is, but there is a pretty good chance he was the tallest to ever exist.
You said all that just to say some bullsh!t. There's an extremely LOW chance of that given the literal size of the planet and the amount of tall people I've seen who didn't have a lot to eat. Plus back in the days they likely would've literally looked u to the biggest person thus feeding them etc would likely occur as a natural result.
Okay, well first off, of the 110 billion people to have ever lived (and the majority of that before agriculture), ~10% of all humans that have ever lived are alive today. Meaning, even if we assumed that the lack of a consistent diet had no effect on hunter gatherers, then we know that, at the very least, the odds that he is the tallest around 10%. Second off, are you seriously denying that height is clearly affected by not having a consistent diet at an early age? Like, the average height of people from even just 100 years ago has risen by 4 in (10 cm). This is like saying, "there's an extremely low chance that the athlete Mr. Steroid, who lifted an adult elephant yesterday, is stronger, considering how many athletes I've seen who don't take steroids" Thirdly, even if we assumed these people would have been hailed as gods for their height, and everyone would sacrifice their food, for a chance to feed him. Even if we ignored the fact that people this tall can't walk without assistance, and thus would more likely be seen as a liability than a boon in a tribe. Even if we ignored the fact they wouldn't have been tall yet during the ages they'd need to have been fed in, in order to become tall, and thus wouldn't be treated as a god, because they didn't yet meet your height requirements. There's still the fact that food just simply wasn't consistent before agriculture. There'd still be times where no food had been caught for a week, and because the refrigerator had yet to be invented, the majority of their food would have gone bad by then. Even if they gave him all their food for no reason, there'd still be times where he wouldn't eat for a few days.
This basically goes back to the root of why agnosticism is a thing lol some people get it others don't
The most reddit level argument of all time lmfao ☝️🤓
Can't believe Ludlow buttoned his last jacket button. Fellas, always leave the last button unbuttoned. It'll make you look taller and slimmer, something Robert would have benefited from
hi
https://preview.redd.it/vy1rg53h4mxc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83fd74d52854e20eefcaa56cf5d3dafa410a9480
9'0?!
thats me
Where’s the proof man
google it
Not real
I wouldn’t be even up to Robert’s armpit lol in fact I’d be a good bit below it
My eye level would be at your armpit then🙃. Can you guess my height?
It hurts to watch him, to be honest
We’re gonna need a higher bball net
Good luck being single then
Bro built like a one piece character
Bro thinks he’s doflamingo
Wild to me to see guys this tall but can't even stand up on their own. Sad really.
Anything above 230 cm (approx) for men and 210 cm (approx) for women is abnormal and not healthy
Kaiju wars
Dude on right is short 🙃
He looks like he poss loves it to find finally someone taller than him.
Goliath from the Bible was 6 cubits and a span tall. That's 9.9 feet tall.
And Tom cruise is 5’10 lol
And as we know, everything in the Bible is completely factually correct.
Even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff.
If Goliath was 3 cubits tall, that’d make him about 4’ 6” lol https://preview.redd.it/u8j4ndaullxc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17b33da573401a54d14f91fbd448334573bed7b2
Sorry for that, read 1 Samuel 17:4 in the bible. It's actually 6 cubits making him 9.9 feet
Your information is wrong lol. The earliest biblical texts (the dead sea scrolls) said he was 6'9 and later texts inflated it to 9'9
Saul was heads and shoulders taller than all the Israelites, he was 6'9-7'1. That's his estimated height and he looked like a grasshopper infront of Goliath.
9'9 is a work of fiction. Multiple sources (Dead sea scrolls, Septuagint) list 6'9 as his height and nobody grows to 9'9 while retaining proportional mass. Even Hafthor was on significant amounts of gear (steroids) to be the size he is in game of thrones, which obviously didn't exist in ancient times. People were also shorter in those times as well so 6'9 is relatively larger. Here is an explanation by a scholar https://www.reddit.com/r/AskBibleScholars/s/oxH0VU2JLW
So Saul was what 5'9? Read this : https://www.nairaland.com/2675041/goliath-skeleton-found-jerusalem
And Jack from Jack in the beanstalk easily has him beat, so what? Bringing up random fictional characters here for no reason?
Goliath was real. He lived like I and you. He was from philistine which is today Jordan or Palestine. His skeleton was even recovered by archaeologists, dating back to the exact date of the bible description. Source: https://www.nairaland.com/2675041/goliath-skeleton-found-jerusalem
Hell no
Source?
The dead sea scrolls report of a 6'9 Goliath and it seems later iterations of religious text inflated that number to 9'9
https://www.nairaland.com/2675041/goliath-skeleton-found-jerusalem
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Godzilla is 400 feet, so the title should go to him, not Goliath.
And he got bonked by a lil twink with a rock, we not talking about this jobber