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Were we really that much shorter? I know people were much shorter in the middle ages but it's only been a few generations since the war. I'd be surprised if we
by GekkePrutser 5y ago
Were we really that much shorter? I know people were much shorter in the middle ages but it's only been a few generations since the war. I'd be surprised if we grew that quickly.
I think planes and ships were just a lot smaller then. A DC3 is like a regional airliner now. And modern construction would permit bigger doors.
- cm2187 5y agoI believe we were. If you look at the chart in the section "Increase of human height over two centuries" [1], we gained a good 10-15cm on average over the generation who fought ww2. [1] https://ourworldindata.org/human-height https://ourworldindata.org/human-height
- jacquesm 5y agoMost of that is nutrition, not genetics.
- bigbillheck 5y agoSure, but from the view of design that's irrelevant.
- jacquesm 5y agoI interpreted the 'generations' as being a reference to genetics, rather than to nutrition, hence the comment.