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Posted on Nov 25, 2014, 11:42 pm
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Has anyone noticed that if you ask a lot of guys their height they'll say their 6'0" when in actuality they're like 5'8" or 5'9" at best? Also I talk to guys who are like 5'2 or 5'3" claiming they are 5'7. I think it's ridiculous, it's like if your gonna exaggerate your height at least make it something believable.
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Posted on Nov 25, 2014, 11:53 pm
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I don't know many who lie an extreme amount. At most it's a 2 inch difference.
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Posted on Nov 25, 2014, 11:56 pm
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Quote from: Ajax2thousand20 on November 25, 2014, 11:42:11 PMHas anyone noticed that if you ask a lot of guys their height they'll say their 6'0" when in actuality they're like 5'8" or 5'9" at best? Also I talk to guys who are like 5'2 or 5'3" claiming they are 5'7. I think it's ridiculous, it's like if your gonna exaggerate your height at least make it something believable.

I'm 5'6.7"; can I say I'm 5'7?  Most people blantantly lie about their height.
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Posted on Nov 26, 2014, 1:17 am
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Quote from: KiloKAHN on November 25, 2014, 11:53:58 PMI don't know many who lie an extreme amount. At most it's a 2 inch difference.

My old roomate claimed he was 6'1" when I was at least 3" if not more taller than him.
A co-worker told me he was 6'0" and I told him there was no way he was that tall cause he would be close to me in height and that he was 5'9" at best. I guess people figured to go all out until someone calls them on it.
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Posted on Nov 26, 2014, 1:38 am
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Here's what I don't get; my sitting height is about 4 cm greater than your's, but you are 16 cm taller than me. It's weird how nature works...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2014, 1:42 am
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Quote from: ReadRothbard on November 26, 2014, 01:38:16 AMHere's what I don't get; my sitting height is about 4 cm greater than your's, but you are 16 cm taller than me. It's weird how nature works...

Yeah but it doesn't bother me. I'm only aiming to be 6'2.5-6'4". I may do 4cm on my tibias and 4cm on my femurs which would put me at a finger nail above 6'4".
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Posted on Nov 26, 2014, 2:10 am
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Quote from: ReadRothbard on November 26, 2014, 01:38:16 AMHere's what I don't get; my sitting height is about 4 cm greater than your's, but you are 16 cm taller than me. It's weird how nature works...

You may just have a real fat ass! That might not be nature.  Maybe too many trips to the buffet! Most people blantantly lie about their height.
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Posted on Nov 26, 2014, 2:20 am
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Almost everyone lies by 2 inches or so, almost no one is spot on. But The examples you gave are pretty extreme.
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Posted on Nov 26, 2014, 2:31 am
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Quote from: TheRisingShorty on November 26, 2014, 02:21:21 AMMaybe people who claim to be taller have never measured their height. That was my case several years ago during my high school days. I thought I was 167cm and claimed to be 5'6 but when I actually measured my height several years later I turned out to be 162cm.
It would be alright if you claim to be 2-3cm taller than your original height since you will be wearing shoes which adds several cm.

Ouch that's gotta hurt. You have to use a scale in the doctors office. You can't go to 7-11 or put a pencil on your head because that ads an inch to your height. I guess everytime my parents measured me as a child I was actually 1" shorter!
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Posted on Nov 26, 2014, 3:12 am
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Maybe, but I doubt it. I can clearly feel my pelvic bone touching the seat when I sit down.
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