why some much people look so much taller/shorter them they really are?

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a good example is nelly (singer/rapper) he is 5'8,5 but i really taught he was 5'11/6'0. he really doesn't look small. he looks average,tall. how is this possible while 5'8 mark wahlberg looks very short? there are a lot of people who don't look like their height. thereis a famous dutch producer who is 5'10 and fat. in music videos he more looks like 5'6/7. then theres another famous dutch rapper who is also fat but he is 5'8. he really looks like 5'10/11. how is it possible that two people with the same height and the same body type look so different?

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Quote from: spaghetti743 on March 28, 2016, 01:32:06 AMProportions. At 5'8 some look average and some look short. A big head gives you more height but makes you look shorter.

i have a small head. so thats the reason why people dont think im short? im 5'8

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Quote from: chineseguy on April 12, 2016, 04:15:31 AMleg length and torso length


people who have shorter torso look taller

This is true. My younger brother is also 5'8. But he has long legs. He looks much taller than me. This is also because of his high hairstyle while i keep my hair flat

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Quote from: Chris on April 11, 2016, 09:50:25 AMIt's probably because your "small head" is almost as far from the ground as theirs 

I'm 5'8 and I live in a country with an average height of 6 foot (Holland) but people always think I'm 5'10