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I am 176cm. I'm 14. :rolleyes: So is that tall? But 180cm is 6ft. So I'm just going to say I'm 6ft. :)

I'm 5'10" and I was robbed, robbed I tells ya. My dad is 6'4". I should have at least made 6', goddammit. So I clicked 6'. Because I'm bitter.

I'm 5'9.5" (I usually just say 5'10") so I voted 6'.

Now, I'm gonna crash. Sleep is mah friend. :p

6'4"

This is just going to be a bunch of people pissed that they didn't quite reach 6' and marking it anyway, isn't it? I wonder if actual 6' + people will start clicking 7'....

15 years old. 5' 7.5" or 170 centimeters.

I'm 177cm without shoes (about 5'9.5"), and I'm 5'11-ish" in my Reebok Classics (note that I'm 17). My brother, at this age, was just a little over 5'8"... In his shoes. He's about 6'1" without shoes now, and he's 20. Then, there's my uncle, Joe, who was 5'10" at my age, and is now 6'6". He's about 55 now. Oh, and there's my grandpa... He was 6'5" (now deceased). Going by this history, I'll say that I have a good chance of being at least 6'2" by 20.

I'm going ahead and clicking "6ft".

This is just going to be a bunch of people pissed that they didn't quite reach 6' and marking it anyway, isn't it? I wonder if actual 6' + people will start clicking 7'....

I'd never want to be taller, as it is I hit my head on stuff all the time. :(

I'm 175cm and still going :p

I'd never want to be taller, as it is I hit my head on stuff all the time. :(

6'4" is one thing, but being 6'4" and big is another. Are you the lanky type, or the "built" type?

I'm only 5'7", but the closest is 6' on the poll.

I'd never want to be taller, as it is I hit my head on stuff all the time. :(
My dad had taped folded rags taped to all the high corners in the house because he was tired of hurting his head.

I wouldn't want to be as tall as him (especially the way he got tall, more than a foot in one year-ouch) but 6' would be just right, maybe 6'1". 5'10" is a 'settle' height...grumblemoangrumble

The other day I heard someone talking as if being tall was a good thing. I'm not tall and I don't want to be, but then I come from a family of hobbits and I'm the tallest one around. My mother's side of the family suffers from Gluteus Terra Proximia. (Their arses are too close to the ground.)

6'4" is one thing, but being 6'4" and big is another. Are you the lanky type, or the "built" type?

I used to be lanky, but I've filled out. According to the BMI I'm slightly bigger than I should be, but I wouldn't describe my build as either big or large, just in proportion to my size, so avarage.

My dad had taped folded rags taped to all the high corners in the house because he was tired of hurting his head.

I wouldn't want to be as tall as him (especially the way he got tall, more than a foot in one year-ouch) but 6' would be just right, maybe 6'1". 5'10" is a 'settle' height...grumblemoangrumble

Heh. My dad never quite had that problem... He was about 5'1" until he was 20, when he had to have thyroid shots (medical condition). He grew from 5'1" to about 5'8" in less than a year.

He should've been taller, though. My grandma told me something about her undergoing some sort of therapy to keep him small, so the birth wouldn't hurt as much. Hmm.

I'm 1,83 m, but everyone tells me I must be taller...

I'd never want to be taller, as it is I hit my head on stuff all the time

As a fellow 6’ 4” I’m going to have to express the same sentiment.

My dad had taped folded rags taped to all the high corners in the house because he was tired of hurting his head.


Thankfully the building I live in is on old, converted dentists so it has very high celings.

The other day I heard someone talking as if being tall was a good thing. I'm not tall and I don't want to be, but then I come from a family of hobbits and I'm the tallest one around. My mother's side of the family suffers from Gluteus Terra Proximia. (Their arses are too close to the ground.)

Meh, could be worse. My mom's side of the family is full of gigantic Irish people. Seriously! The biggest is my uncle, whom I mentioned earlier. I have two more uncles from her side of the family: One's 6'4", and the other's 6'3". And they're big.

:D

Heh. My dad never quite had that problem... He was about 5'1" until he was 20, when he had to have thyroid shots (medical condition). He grew from 5'1" to about 5'8" in less than a year.

He should've been taller, though. My grandma told me something about her undergoing some sort of therapy to keep him small, so the birth wouldn't hurt as much. Hmm.
Thyroid shots you say...hmmm...

I am 6'2'', the tallest in my family. However, the ability to dunk has escaped me because of my laziness :headbang:

Thyroid shots you say...hmmm...

Yeah. Thyroid therapy. They inject some sort of hormone into your neck (ouch) with a rather large, thick needle (double, TRIPLE ouch). You continue the therapy as long as necessary. It doesn't give the same results for everyone, however, and it's quite expensive.

Yeah. Thyroid therapy. They inject some sort of hormone into your neck (ouch) with a rather large, thick needle (double, TRIPLE ouch). You continue the therapy as long as necessary. It doesn't give the same results for everyone, however, and it's quite expensive.
Thick needle? I'm out.

(I'm not really stupid enough to try and get thyroid treatment so I can grow 2"...I suspect you knew that but just in case...)

Me and my Dad are the same height and I'm 14 going on 15 in Oct. We are both 176.

5'10, and I believe the official stop of growth for males is at 21, I, in theory, have room to grow, but I'm actually happy with my height.

5'10, and I believe the official stop of growth for males is at 21, I, in theory, have room to grow, but I'm actually happy with my height.

It's actually 26 (forgot where I read this... was some medical journal), but usually, males stop growing vertically at 21.

I'm 6'3" but everyone thinks I'm taller because I have incredibly good posture. My good posture got hardwired into my brain. When I was 7 years old, my mom took me to an excellent chiroprator, in part because I was small for my age and also because I had bas posture. He took some X-rays and performed a few simple tests and pronounced that I would be between 6'1" and 6'6" when fully grown. He also gave me a simple excercise to ensure good posture. I'd walk around for ten minutes each day with a broom handle acroos my shoulders, my arms draped over each end. After just a couple months of this I had great posture. He was a really good chiropractor IMHO.

I'd never want to be any taller. As others have mentioned, anything over about 6'1" is a pain, because the morons of the world insist on making everything scaled to the average heights of people half a century ago. Short people are the bane of existence. I have really long legs, so finding pants that fit has been a real bitch until the last few years. Same with long sleeved shirts or coats. I used to be a stick person but now that I'm 31 I've filled out well. There are advantages to being tall of course. Instant respect is one of them.

I'm 22 yrs old...and am 5'11''. In my nuclear family, I'm the tallest, by four inches. My stepdad used to be 5'10'', but his last measuring brought him only to 5'7'' lol. He's shrinking, while my mom on the other hand, grew an inch to 5'1'' (she'd been 5' even, all her life, so it was a big deal for her to grow that extra inch).

I guess age has its different effects on different people. My biological dad stands at 6'1'' himself, so I've got most of my height from him, but obviously my mom gave me a few 'shortie' genes to halt my growth at my current height. Still, it's funny during the times I'm in an argument with my stepdad, and I'm staring down at him. All those years when he used to be taller than me and glaring down at me, and now I shall do that to him for the rest of our lives lol.

I'm 6'3" but everyone thinks I'm taller because I have incredibly good posture. My good posture got hardwired into my brain. When I was 7 years old, my mom took me to an excellent chiroprator, in part because I was small for my age and also because I had bas posture. He took some X-rays and performed a few simple tests and pronounced that I would be between 6'1" and 6'6" when fully grown. He also gave me a simple excercise to ensure good posture. I'd walk around for ten minutes each day with a broom handle acroos my shoulders, my arms draped over each end. After just a couple months of this I had great posture. He was a really good chiropractor IMHO.

Good idea. I'll try the broomhandle thing! I already have very good walking posture, but my sitting posture could use some help.

With this, I bid NS fairwell for... This morning, until... Later this morning. Good... Morning.

:p

I'm 4'3" but as everyone else is clicking 6' so did I

I've been robbed myself after an accident at aged 6. I should be 6'4", but I'm 5'8" 3/8 (173cm). I cannot really click on anything so I'm going to go 5'. Midget am I...

im 5 foot something, i will be 5 foot four when i finish growing or so the doctor said when i was a baby. my shoe size is the same as last year and my mum took me to a gp to see why. my wrist bone hasn't closed over so i still have some growing to do. im the second shortest in my year.

5'4"

oh and I'm 21 so i'm probably not going to grow anymore (I'm female btw)

yeah..gotta love high heels

Last time i got measure was a long time ago and i was like 5"11 so i am probaly 6 ft now :D 6 1 maybe :D

I have the luxury of being exactly 6ft so I didn't have to wonder which one to click :)

24, 6 foot 2 inchs.

Wish I was shorter :-( 6 foot would be a nice number.

6'0 and 15 :)

5' 11'' - I'm going for 6.

At 16, I'm 6 ft tall at full stretch.

I say, "at full stretch" because I like to compose myself as smaller than what I really am.

This is so that I can stretch up and look like I've grown several inches in 5 seconds.

Problem is, I'm extremely thin (you can see the ribs!), so finding trousers that fit is a bugger.

I'm only 5'7", but the closest is 6' on the poll.

Damn, why didn't I rationalise like that? Stupid poll and its trickery!

Anyway, 5'7" here too. Wish I was just a little bit taller, since I always like really tall guys (6'+). And as fun as it is looking up to them, I could really do without the pleasant view up their nostrils, and currently the only way to manage that is to stand a good metre or so away from them. Bah.

I'm 172 cm (5' 8''), and I've been this height for a couple of years so I'm unlikely to grow any more. Still, I'm a bit taller than my dad.

20, 5'7". and I'm the tallest person in the family- My dad's 5'2". Arf!

Im 6'1" tall, 26yrs, my dad is 5'6" and my mom is 5'4" tall. I was taller than my dad at 13 years old.

Im not sure if it was somthing I was eating or just something the water. ;)

Also for some strange reason my shoe size at 13 was 13 but its now 11. Go figure.

6' 2"

6'1" at 18....supposed to hit 6'4....not sure when though.

I'm 1m86, and, being 23, I don't think I'm still growing. Which is good, because that's quite tall enough for me... I don't know what it is in your strange system :p ; I ony know it's 6 foot something.

Ait, I voted 6ft im actually 6'4 and quite "BIG" and only 14:P

6'3"

I'm 1m86, and, being 23, I don't think I'm still growing. Which is good, because that's quite tall enough for me... I don't know what it is in your strange system :p ; I ony know it's 6 foot something.

bit shorter than 6'3"

6'2 only 16 years old.

5'6 or so. I'm a 16 year old male. They say one is more energy efficient when shorter(within reason).

I'm 6,2 ish, and the tallest in my family (just). My brother is 3 years younger than me, and almost exactly the same height (he's 15) :( . My oldest uncle is shorter than his younger brother by about 2 inches, so maybe it's genetic.

Did you know, men are supposed to be getting taller, and women shorter? When we had my 6th Form year photo, they got us all to line up in height order. There's about 150 of us in the year, and the talllest 30 were all boys. The bottom 50 were all girls, with the exception of my mate, who is about 5"3. Man, he was pissed.

I have two feet. I am 175 cm tall, though.

6'2"
Fairly decent height not terribly tall but taller than average.

184 cm. Not sure what that is in American measurements, but it's fairly tall.

I'm 15½ years old and 178½ centimeters tall... thats between 5'11" and 6'0". I'm taller than my mother and almost surpassing my dad, but I hang out with the two tallest people in class... makes me seem a whole lot shorter than I really am :p

i'm about 5'11". i'm taller than most of my friends but there are a coupke who are taller than me.

6' 1''
quite tall for a girl.

I'm 5'10"

I'm only 5'8". :(

I'm 5'6.

*Shakes fist at everyone* All tall b@'*%/ds!
I'm short, and not at all bitter...

*walks off mumbling that he'll have revenge on everyone*

bit shorter than 6'3"

Thanks! :)

I ´m 171cm tall. I´m in the regular tallness for youngsters my age, perhaps a little smaller. I did not get to eat chicken with hormons when I was little, fortunately :p

184 cm, so around 6 feet.

I'm 6'2"... my dad is 6' and can't take the fact that I'm taller than him :P he calls me 'dwarf' whenever he gets the chance xD

btw, damn you people under 6' who put 6' X.X I enjoy being tall yet incredibly skinny, those of you who are 5' 11.9" should put 5 damnit >.< :P

EDIT - whoever put 3 feet is either lying, incredibly young, or pursueing a career as a coffee table -.-

i'm 16 and i'm 5'6.
i like my height.

yes i do.

because i'm not short, but people are still taller than me.


yay.

I'm 15 and 5' 7.5" last time I checked. I think it's 5'8" now. That may seem short, but I only hit 5 feet a year and a half ago. About then I started growing really quickly, my dad says he did the same thing about the same time, and he's 5'11" now. I should hit 6' exactly.

By the way I checked 5 feet, because I'm not one of those people clicking 6 feet out of bitterness because they didn't reach it.

I'm 5 feet 10 inches(if not higher, since I was checked only 2 months ago.). So round it up, and it's 6 feet.

Oh, and I'm 13. Yes, a 13 year old is (basically) 6 feet. Who woulda thunk it?

I'm 18, 6'2"

6'2 here, but everyone insists I am 6'3.

I love being this tall, though you do hit your head on things. I am notorious for leveling myself on stairs.

Ait, I voted 6ft im actually 6'4 and quite "BIG" and only 14:P

Holy fuck!

6'2

Umm... 5'5"?

I clicked 5'... just because... even though there's a big difference.

1.68 m. I think it's pretty much average.

6 ft something.... 1? 2?

6 ft something.... 1? 2?
How can you have any feet if you're legless?

How can you have any feet if you're legless?
I collect feet out of jealousy :rolleyes:

duh

Im 15 and 5 foot 9.

5'11. may as well say 6ft
and i'm 20

Im 6'6 or 7 and i turned 15 8 days ago :D

Im 6'6 or 7 and i turned 15 8 days ago :D

Man-child, you are.

Man-child, you are.

thank you :)

i'm 154 cm, that's about 5'1" (actually just a little less than that)
but i'm still taller than my mother and my sister
and well, i stopped growing when i was like 12 years old

You non-europeans and your crazy measures.

5'7"

How do I vote?

Oh and I'm 15.

I'm 5'5 , but I'm also female.. so that is pretty normal.

im not quite sure of the relevance of this thread...but im 6 foot five (and still growing methinks...yay!!)

i'm 154 cm, that's about 5'1" (actually just a little less than that)
but i'm still taller than my mother and my sister
and well, i stopped growing when i was like 12 years old
Welcome to my world...

*continues planning how to hurt everyone*

only 5'7"

I'm female, 5'4" (about 1.63 meters, I think). I hope I can grow another inch or two though, since I'm only 16. It's not fair that my 12-year-old sister is 5'6". My dad is 5'11", and my mom is 5'7", so where did I get the short genes of the family?! Yay for being the shortest of my clan. <insert more bitter ramblings>

Could someone explain why the poll is set to close on 31-10-2006 at 5:54 AM?

Seems an awfly strange time to me.

Alright, I got curious, because I thought, "Well, it's been a while since I've been measured." So I measured myself. I can proudly say that I'm acutally a full 5 feet, 4 and 3/8 inches tall. :rolleyes:

I am 5'1 and 13... I wish i was a bit taller, so that I could find clothes that fit and weren't for tiny children.

Meh, I'm 5'1'' and hate it muchly because I'm so small for my age... which is 17. People say I look 12.

6' 7. Do I win?

Meh, I'm 5'1'' and hate it muchly because I'm so small for my age... which is 17. People say I look 12.
Use it to your advantage and get into places for kids prices, I do! :D (hurts the voice though...)

Thick needle? I'm out.

(I'm not really stupid enough to try and get thyroid treatment so I can grow 2"...I suspect you knew that but just in case...)

It's for people lacking in thyroid hormone during the growing stage. You can't just go get it... :p

I'm 6'5" but only 16, so i guess thats tall

Umm... I'm 5'9", so do I round up then?

I'm a woman and I'm short. 5'2"-5'3". It would be nicer to be a bit taller, because half the time even petite clothing is too long.

I also learned a very important lesson early in life. If you're 5'2"ish, don't have a boyfriend who is 6'4"!!!! :rolleyes: ;)

Could someone explain why the poll is set to close on 31-10-2006 at 5:54 AM?

Seems an awfly strange time to me.
That's when the world is set to end, not much point in continuing the poll after that.

I don't know how tall 165ish is... i'm guessing 5ft something... but i havent voted yet..

I don't know how tall 165ish is... i'm guessing 5ft something... but i havent voted yet..

Around 5'5, I think. I'm 169cm and that's about 5'7.

Wow, 7ft is tall. I didn't think my topic would get this popular. C'mon, there must be more 4ft's.

Wow, 7ft is tall. I didn't think my topic would get this popular. C'mon, there must be more 4ft's.

What he does not know is that we all post here just so he won't feel bad. J/K :P

3ft and 4ft are options? Do you think gnomes post here or something?

Fortunately for me, I happen to be 6ft. exactly, so I've no need to round. And I'm in my lower 20s.

6' 1''
quite tall for a girl.


wow!! a girl who's actually over 6 feet tall?? YES There is hope for me!!!!! lol :D :D
I'm 6'6" around 210 lbs.

2.15 meters tall (Thats roughly 6'6 for the deprived out there.)