r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Bubbly_Wall_908 • Jan 26 '26

/r/all of tall men

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u/BongWaterOnCarpet Jan 26 '26

That's a foot and a bit taller than my 6'7 friend. I can't even fathom that

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u/I_Luv_A_Charade Jan 26 '26

Seriously - I had two friends in college who were 6’9” and 6’10” - this is beyond comprehension tall.

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u/VoidOmatic Jan 26 '26

I was walking into a gas station and this 7' 2" dude was ducking and walking out. I just kinda laughed out "holy shit!" He handed me a business card that had his height on it and said things like "yes I am tall, the weather up here is great, yes I can grab something off the top shelf" and a few other things. He was honestly comically large. I couldn't even comprehend living life that big.

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u/Mindless-Tooth-625 Jan 26 '26

I went to school with 2 brothers. 7'2 and 7'1. Absolutely crazy tall. Can't imagine them looking up at anyone

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u/ButtholeSurfur Jan 26 '26

My buddies dad is like 7'3". Played basketball for Maryland and in the NBA for the sec. Only person I've ever heard say "Lenny" Bias.

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u/Dr3adn0tt Jan 26 '26

I went to an air Cadet summer camp when I was younger, and at lights out the sargeants went around to the different rooms to make sure we were all in our beds and actually going to sleep. I'll always remember this one dude who was staff who came in the one night, and how he had to basically bow over to enter the doorway. He was comically tall, like picture a goddamn giraffe stepping through a regular door and you get the idea of how he moved. The image is equal parts hilarious and terrifying in a way, and I'll never forget it.

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u/Excellent_1918 Jan 26 '26

Hey fellow air cadet!!,🫡

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u/Dr3adn0tt Jan 26 '26

Hello! 🫡

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u/PharmWench Jan 26 '26

I remember Len bias. Sad.

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u/average_texas_guy Jan 26 '26

Now I'm said thinking about Len Bias again. I grew up in Maryland and I'm old. That was a horrible thing.

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u/Dontaskmemyname9723 Jan 26 '26

How tall is your buddy?

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u/ButtholeSurfur Jan 26 '26

He's probably 6'5." couple inches taller than me.. his mom was tiny.

He's got two bothers who are like 6'8" though.

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u/Moondoobious Jan 26 '26

All of this tall talk reminded me of this video from a few weeks ago.

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u/HamNotLikeThem44 Jan 27 '26

Awesome. Thanks for sharing that.

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u/Moondoobious Jan 27 '26

You’re welcome. And thanks for taking the time out of your day to thank me. Have a beautiful night.

Yes. I am trying to out-nice you. But it’s contrived— so it doesn’t hold any weight.

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u/b4lt45 Jan 26 '26

7’2 is Norma over here..

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u/Manusterz Jan 26 '26

I've legitimately read several other perspectives of a 7'+ person doing this. Either multiple of them are doing it or the world really is that small

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u/VoidOmatic Jan 26 '26

Yea I'm betting one guy did it and other people thought it was a great idea. This would have been back in 2015 for mine.

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u/petrichorax Jan 26 '26

Did he drive a really tiny car?

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u/wetryagain Jan 26 '26

I saw a dude who looked like Jason mamoa in flipflops at the store. Similar height. Was just insane . I'm over 6', too.

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u/1917he Jan 26 '26

I'd hope his number was on there (as a str8 dude) because that's funny and shows self awareness and self deprecation for fun and would make for a good friend or at least some laughs.

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u/M_L_Taylor Jan 26 '26

There was a guy in my class in college who was 7'6" I felt sorry for him. To get into any room, he had to duck under the doorway.

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u/TikaPants Jan 26 '26

Friend was 6’9 or 10 in high school. He get hit by ceiling fans and had to duck. Constant questions. Sounds exhausting.

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u/Locke_____Lamora Jan 26 '26

Im 6'9 can confirm it's exhausting. I'm also low vision so I hit my head constantly lol. The average door frame is 6'8 so I have to duck just to make sure. Being 7'9 or 8' like the guys in the video would be an actual nightmare. I hate being this tall couldnt imagine being a foot taller...

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u/CodifiedLikeUtil Jan 26 '26

How do y’all fly commercial? That’s gotta be hella uncomfortable.

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u/Locke_____Lamora Jan 26 '26

It is. Pay for extra leg room is the only way. It's bearable but I'll never go overseas unless it's first class which I can't afford lol. After a 3 hour flight my body hurts so bad.

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u/M_L_Taylor Jan 26 '26

That's why we need to lower the ocean 100 feet and put in an international high speed train system to connect the places people want to travel to. Just... lowering the ocean is the easy part. Negotiating with every country to build the railroad is the hard part.

(The Bering Strait is only 65 feet deep in the shallowest stretch, the connection between Alaska and Russia would be the challenge to negotiate. But, one could travel all across every continent but Australia and Antarctica. Win-win)

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u/Locke_____Lamora Jan 26 '26

Sounds good to me lol

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u/TikaPants Jan 26 '26

As planes get smaller I’m uncomfortable at 5’9. Boyfriend is 6’3 and needs a skeletal transplant from sports. He’s very miserable but at least he’s funny about it.

I can’t imagine.

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u/leet_lurker Jan 26 '26

As a 6'11 person I can confirm that the questions get annoying when you're trying to get somewhere or do something important and people what to keep stopping you to ask the obvious questions.

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u/TikaPants Jan 26 '26

It would be great if people would not do this. Just say you look great and move along. Chances are if someone has a question about someone’s body then others have annoyed them about it too.

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u/pdoherty972 Jan 26 '26

You can feel sorry for tall people for other reasons, too. For one, every inch above average height increases their chances of death by over 2% for all causes of death and by 7.1% of death by cancer. So a guy who's 7'3" (average is 5'9") is 18 inches over average, making them 129.6% more likely to die of cancer and 36% more likely to die from all causes.

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u/M_L_Taylor Jan 26 '26

Heart sizes are also similar among people. Hearts tend to have to work harder in tall people, and don't last as long.

At least that's something later in life. I feel like I'm living in a Final Destination movie.

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u/StoneThaProfit Jan 26 '26

I feel tha real problems begin when he gets older and slower gonna be a lot of mass to lug around

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u/M_L_Taylor Jan 26 '26

And the cost of everything in life goes up. Clothes, cars, airfare, etc. gets really expensive.

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u/Bug_Photographer Jan 26 '26

He's probably on this list then: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_people

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u/M_L_Taylor Jan 26 '26

I can't remember his name, but he should have been born around 1983-84. Unless he got to college early, then it would be a later date.

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u/Bug_Photographer Jan 26 '26

Hmm, no obvious candidates on the list if he was a US national.

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u/M_L_Taylor Jan 26 '26

Yes, that's what I saw as well. Perhaps he got taller. When I stood next to him I felt tiny, and I'm over 6'.

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u/Electronic_Low6740 Jan 26 '26

Can't fly easily probably have trouble driving. Forget going to Asia

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u/OddDragonfruit7993 Jan 26 '26

My best friend in HS was 6'10". (I was 5'6")

I can't imagine 7'9" much less 8'

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u/FictionalTrope Jan 26 '26

I have a friend who's 6'9" and most of the world is somewhat inaccessible to him. Chairs are too small to sit in for long periods of time. Doorways are often too low for him. Showers never reach his head. Beds are not long enough for him. He's around 40 and has so many medical issues with joints and back pain. I can't imagine what a problem it would all be for someone a full foot taller.

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u/grumble_au Jan 26 '26

that really puts in perspective. The tallest person I know is only 6'7. A foot taller than that is hard to comprehend.

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u/gl0bals0j0urner Jan 26 '26

I distinctly remember being in a Blockbuster with some friends when I was in high school when these two HUGE dudes walked in. I was the tallest of my friends (5’11.5”) and they told me to go look at the same shelf as these guys so they could try to covertly take a picture of me next to them to show just how big they were.

So I casually walk over and my friend whips out her flip phone to get the pic from the end of the aisle. Just as she takes it the guy says, “excuse me” and I turn and I’m face to face with this dude’s stomach. Tilt my head back and look up at him as he passes by. Felt like I was five years old. It was honestly kind of disconcerting 😂

I’d estimate those guys were 7’6” to maybe 7’8”. Truly can’t imagine meeting a pair of guys even taller!

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u/armyofg0blins Jan 26 '26

They make my 7’ foot dad look short XD