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You yourself are probably 10-15% bigger than your grandparents were, since average height has increased 4 inches over the last 150 years.
by marssaxman 2y ago
You yourself are probably 10-15% bigger than your grandparents were, since average height has increased 4 inches over the last 150 years.
- hinkley 2y agoI’m the “runt” of the litter. I’m maybe 5% taller and my uncles and cousins got the rest. But it’s the depth as much as the length. I get that a table has to be a couple inches wider so people don’t bump knees but your thigh bone only grows at a quarter to a third of your overall height increase, right? Couches are just oversized. They’re uncomfortable to get out of if you’re not careful when shopping.
- DiggyJohnson 2y agoAm I being pedantic for pointing out that that is 3x the normal two generations separating grand parents and grand kids and a height difference of only 6 percent? The only major difference since our grandparents is average weight and expectations of comfort. Correlated but not synonymous.
- hinkley 2y agoI think if you’re a GenX or a Millenial the height thing relative to the grandparents is mostly true. And if you’re complaining about how tiny grandpa’s house was compared to today, you’re probably outing yourself as being born in the last century. So it’s a relatively safe bet GP made.