This man possessed a special ability to increase height by 7.5" instantly

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QuoteClarence E Willard (1882 – July 31, 1962) was an American vaudeville performer. After carrying out stretching exercises, Willard found he was able to increase his height at will by 7+1⁄2 inches (19 cm) and also elongate his arms and legs.

QuoteClarence Willard found that he was able to increase his height by carrying out certain exercises. The nature of these is unclear, the 1978 Guinness Book of World Records stating it was through "constant practice in muscular manipulation of the vertebrae" while Willard told a 1958 Society of American Magicians meeting that by carrying out stretching exercises, he could separate his hip bones and ribs.[3][4] He found that through these means he could add 7+1⁄2 inches (19 cm) to his natural height of 5 feet 9+3⁄4 inches (177 cm); he was also able to extend the length of his arms by 8–15 inches (20–38 cm) and make one leg 4 inches (10 cm) longer than the other.[5]

QuoteWillard's was described as the best of a number of elongation freak show acts of the period.[6] He used no trickery in his act and the elongation achieved was real, though he sometimes used optical illusions to enhance the effect.[4] Part of his act was to call out for a volunteer from the audience to stand next to him while he would increase in height.

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Quote from: Matt Murdock on July 19, 2021, 10:32:42 AMhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_E._Willard

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Quote from: MeanGoal on July 21, 2021, 03:00:39 AMThe wiki article says itself: "Clarence Willard found that he was able to increase his height by carrying out certain exercises. The nature of these is unclear"

In the YouTube video, Clarence is introduced at 4:30 and demonstrates his growth ability at 4:45. He temporarily "grows" 2 to 3 inches because he is slowly tip toeing. Notice the camera does not show his lower ankle and feet, and when he "grows", his pants are also going upward.

Just pure bulls-it.

Quotethe 1978 Guinness Book of World Records stating it was through "constant practice in muscular manipulation of the vertebrae" while Willard told a 1958 Society of American Magicians meeting that by carrying out stretching exercises, he could separate his hip bones and ribs.[3][4] He found that through these means he could add 7+1⁄2 inches (19 cm) to his natural height of 5 feet 9+3⁄4 inches (177 cm); he was also able to extend the length of his arms by 8–15 inches (20–38 cm) and make one leg 4 inches (10 cm) longer than the other.

QuoteHe used no trickery in his act and the elongation achieved was real, though he sometimes used optical illusions to enhance the effect.[4] Part of his act was to call out for a volunteer from the audience to stand next to him while he would increase in height.

Quote from: Ak95 on July 20, 2021, 08:26:44 PMIf something on this bs would be true the whole world would know this guy
The link did not say anything about how this could growth so much so I say it again it is bs

Quote from: Body Builder on July 21, 2021, 12:21:01 AMSo what. Do you know the trick he did to share it with us?
Or do you believe that someone could become permanently taller for inches with tricks like that and not LL?