I'm somewhat confused by what the point you are trying to make here. Are the kids here supposed to be competing on height? Or ability to obtain a taller footsto

I'm somewhat confused by what the point you are trying to make here. Are the kids here supposed to be competing on height? Or ability to obtain a taller footstool? The more I think about this the more absurd it seems. The situations are so entirely different that conflating them this way is just strange.