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> I agree that sounds frustrating. Respectfully though, it sounds like you're a special case It would be interesting to know the numbers on this. Height is not

> I agree that sounds frustrating. Respectfully though, it sounds like you're a special case It would be interesting to know the numbers on this. Height is not going to tell the answer though, you as people of the same height have wildly variably limb length. I know half a dozen people who have the same issue and they vary from 1.9-2.1m tall. I don't work in a circus.

Ajedi32 10mo ago
1.9m is 6' 3", already in the 93rd percentile of US adult males according to this chart. https://preview.redd.it/oruqlgczepp91.png?auto=webp&s=cb797fc1f49b952bd53e0442bf20ce30f1fca51f https://preview.redd.it/oruqlgczepp91.png?auto=webp&s=cb797f... 2.1m is in the 99th percentile. Maybe you just have a lot of very tall friends.
- lostlogin 10mo ago
  Maybe. I used to like being tall, but seeing a colleague use a fixed height desk as a standing desk has made me reconsider. Short people would seem likely to be comfortable in more places.
  - Ajedi32 10mo ago
    I think once you get past the 95th percentile in any metric like that things start to get more difficult. I'm not even that tall and I sometimes have trouble finding pants that fit me. I imagine there are probably similar difficulties on the other end of the spectrum being below the 5th percentile.
    - kaffekaka 10mo ago
      This is true, above 190 cm in height some things become issues. Above 2 m must be inconvenient pretty often.
    - lostlogin 10mo ago
      Pants get a large waist as they get longer. I’m not sure I’ve ever had a pair that fit. Shoe get destroyed very fast, I’m not sure what it is and my feet aren’t that large (UK 12 or 13) but 6 months tops, and they are in pieces.
      - amalcon 10mo ago
        I used to have so much trouble with pants (I need 30-34 in inches, 86.4cm long and about 76cm waist). No store had that size. I once got to the point where I considered leaning into my Scottish heritage and just wearing a kilt. The internet has alleviated that for me, but if it hasn't for you -- look for pants with a large hem, and learn some basic sewing skills. It's occasionally possible to add an inch or more of length with the right pair.

Ajedi32 10mo ago

1.9m is 6' 3", already in the 93rd percentile of US adult males according to this chart. https://preview.redd.it/oruqlgczepp91.png?auto=webp&s=cb797fc1f49b952bd53e0442bf20ce30f1fca51f https://preview.redd.it/oruqlgczepp91.png?auto=webp&s=cb797f... 2.1m is in the 99th percentile. Maybe you just have a lot of very tall friends.

lostlogin 10mo ago
Maybe. I used to like being tall, but seeing a colleague use a fixed height desk as a standing desk has made me reconsider. Short people would seem likely to be comfortable in more places.
- Ajedi32 10mo ago
  I think once you get past the 95th percentile in any metric like that things start to get more difficult. I'm not even that tall and I sometimes have trouble finding pants that fit me. I imagine there are probably similar difficulties on the other end of the spectrum being below the 5th percentile.
  - kaffekaka 10mo ago
    This is true, above 190 cm in height some things become issues. Above 2 m must be inconvenient pretty often.
  - lostlogin 10mo ago
    Pants get a large waist as they get longer. I’m not sure I’ve ever had a pair that fit. Shoe get destroyed very fast, I’m not sure what it is and my feet aren’t that large (UK 12 or 13) but 6 months tops, and they are in pieces.
    - amalcon 10mo ago
      I used to have so much trouble with pants (I need 30-34 in inches, 86.4cm long and about 76cm waist). No store had that size. I once got to the point where I considered leaning into my Scottish heritage and just wearing a kilt. The internet has alleviated that for me, but if it hasn't for you -- look for pants with a large hem, and learn some basic sewing skills. It's occasionally possible to add an inch or more of length with the right pair.