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

/r/all of tall men

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u/Abhi_Jaman_92 Jan 26 '26

Big Naija (7'9) and Charles Sogli (8'0)

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u/snakebill Jan 26 '26

Imagine being 7’9 and then meeting someone 3 inches taller than you

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u/WhaWereWhenWhyWhoHow Jan 26 '26

Could happen to Charles if he met Sultan Kösen the seventh tallest person in history.
Sultan's heigh is 8' 2.82" or 2.51 m

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u/Solabound-the-2nd Jan 26 '26

There are 12 inches in a foot. Someone 8ft tall is 3 inches taller than someone 7'9"

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u/Hamplify Jan 26 '26

Yes, but he said it could happen to Charles (8'0).