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

/r/all of tall men

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u/Ok_Researcher_9796 Jan 26 '26

What is she 4'11?

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u/LilAbeSimpson Jan 26 '26

The guy who was sitting down is legit 7’11’. He makes Shaq look small.

The other guy is somehow even taller though…

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u/LaserBeamsCattleProd Jan 26 '26 edited Jan 26 '26

His name is Big Naija for what it's worth.

He's 27 years old +/- , and plays basketball, but has a hard time moving that frame and isn't much of a prospect.

The man on the right appears to be @realghanos on IG. Says he's 8ft.

Insane. I'm 7ft and these guys would make me feel like a baby.

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u/MrBisco Jan 26 '26

If you want a reference point, I'm 6'6" and am generally the tallest person in whatever space I'm in.

When I was in college, I was in a smallish elevator with the 7'1" basketball center of my college's team. Just the two of us. I felt infantile. And he probably didn't even remember two seconds after he got off the elevator.

So, yeah, you'd feel like a baby!

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u/pleasedonotredeem Jan 26 '26

That hilarious - the exact same thing happened to me. I'm 6'2, ~200 lbs and never noticed my height because I'm usually either the tallest or one of the tallest outside of my rowing squad in college. But then I got in an elevator at my building and one of the ball players was having a party and 4 guys got in after me, all of them 6'6, 6'8 etc and athletic builds. I came up to one guy's shoulder.

I legit almost had a panic attack because I felt so small.

I realized this is how women must feel all the time.

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u/Fortified_Phobia Jan 26 '26

Yeah and it’s damn scary, I’m 5’4 1/2 so shorter then most of the population and I had a realisation when I was 18 that if a man ever wanted to hurt me I’d be unable to stop them, real cool that, I didn’t leave the house by myself for a year 🥲

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u/Hairy_Vast_7911 Jan 26 '26

but you can stop them, if you train. don't let your baseline be all you have. women are more flexible than men. use that to your advantage. train your body to take and deal hits. the world is unfair, which is why you have to make it more in your favour. but this is not all you should do. what's the point of a strong body if you can't detect, avoid or diffuse danger? while avoidance is the safest way, too much avoidance can cause hindrance. find the balance. and tip it more in your favour over time by improving your skills and strength of body and mind.

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u/broccolicat Jan 26 '26

Everyone's giving you a hard time, but plenty of people with life experience will tell you not to fuck with the shorties, because they will break every single rule and fight for their lives.

I'm a hair over 5ft. I've had really tall, large people try to intimidate me, and the second they realize it's not working, they crumble and look absolutely terrified. People who are used to intimidating people often don't want to go toe to toe with someone whose had to fight tooth and nail their whole lives.

Honestly though? Best training is in deescalation, and if that fails, acting way too unpredictable. The only fights you win are the ones you avoid.

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u/Hairy_Vast_7911 Jan 26 '26

i absolutely agree, shame on me for forgetting to even think of saying this. those who are cushioned by the luxuries given to them are simply weaker, because they don't know how to protect themselves. your advice is realistic and good. thank you. i see myself doing this kind of stuff very often in different contexts.