#height of an average person

[famderfries]

i did not just go type "100 cool dinosaur facts" into google to impress u just now🧍

BDJAVDIWVNBSBS,,,, 💕💕💕💕

#im listenin ⁉️⁉️ #apollo answers shit #not to steal your thunder or anything but like. isnt it crazy that we know the sounds of some dinosaurs??? #we know the noise of a Parasaurolophus because people made a model of the crest on its head (a hollow nasal passage) and blowing air in???? #and i havent fact checked this but obviously tRexes didnt roar. probably no dinosaurs did #their closest modern relatives are birds and some reptiles and roaring is a mammal thing but APPARENTLY (big fat grain of salt) #APPARENTLY they would have made like. a rumbling sound so deep at times that we wouldnt be able to hear it. you would feel it tho :) #Quetzas are so cool too. Quetzacoatlus (i think i spelled it right?) was a pteradon (so not a dinosaur but lived around the same time as- #cretaceous dinosaurs like T Rex and Triceratops) #that grew up to roughly the height of a giraffe with wingspan of about 33 feet/10.something meters #what also makes them look even bigger was their diet #they often fed on Magyarosaurus which were some of the smallest ever sauropods at a height of under 2 meters/6 and a half feet tall* #*sauropods are the long necked dinosaurs. The biggest dinosaur ever belonged to the sauropod group and yet magyarosaurs were barely the- #height of an average person #gushing rn #there was a lot of confusion about sauropods for a while because it wwas hard to tell whether 2 differnt ones (i believe bronto and apato)- #were actually the same species or not. the main evidence from what i remember was that there was less variation between the skulls than- #modern day girrafes. but i think they were eventually decided they were individual #because of like leg structure and that #dinosaur talk #anyway. i like dinosaurs #faves

[marzipanandminutiae]

Yknow sometimes I think about collecting more antique clothing to wear but then I remember that I'm 5'10" and ladies weren't that tall back then

Oh, they were! Just fewer of them (throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, average height fluctuated as low as 2" below the modern average, or as close to it as no difference at all). And their clothing is less likely to survive, because larger or longer garments could be more easily cut down to make clothing for smaller relatives and/or children. That's called "survivorship bias," and in clothing history, it's the reason small clothes tend to be overrepresented in museums. There are other factors, like formal milestones for which clothing might be a significant memento happening mostly early in life, when you're at your smallest adult size, but that's the most relevant one to your situation.

Also, don't feel too bad- a lot of antique clothing isn't wearable for not immediately obvious reasons. From concerns about silk "shattering," a form of damage that's literally unrepairable, to iron mordants in black dye making black garments fall apart faster over time, your best bet re: wearing antiques is to stick to things like undergarments and maybe blouses and outerwear. Sad but true.

#ask #anon #clothing history #fashion history #dress history #I'm 4'11" and I've never been average height for an AFAB person in all of human history #I checked #alas #jewelry can be a great way to break the false impressions of historical size I've found #because it's not subject to survivorship bias as much #you can resize a ring but most people won't need to if it's of an average finger size #bracelets usually can't even be altered that way at all #most Victorian rings and bracelets that I've encountered are still too big for me #so there you go

[kuroko-no-cuties]

How Kuroko and Akashi would react to their girlfriend calling them a short king 👑

AKASHI…

Would completely freeze at his desk. He’d slowly turn his thankfully monochromatic maroon gaze towards you before uttering a slightly amused/offended…

“Pardon me?”

You struggle to hold in a snicker as you reiterate your previous sentence. “I said, ‘Don’t overwork yourself My Short King. You should take a break.’”

His eyebrow twitches and you’re not entirely sure what that means. Even though Bokushi isn’t in command any longer, normal Akashi can still be rather unpredictable when he wants to be. That’s why you’re pretty dumbfounded once your normally composed and calm Akashi let’s out a loud “PFFT!” and presses a fist to his mouth to fight the growing smile on his lips.

“You’re rather remarkable darling…I’m…not quite sure how to respond to that…” to which you bat your eyelashes and reply, “We’ll how about by taking a break an spending some time with your darling?”

He snickers once more (wow twice in one setting, what a giggly boy he is today) and stands up from his desk to take you by the hand.

“So be it then.”

Now, Akashi Seijuro is…Akashi Seijuro. He’s not gonna let some little crack his girlfriend made about his height get to him. He will, however, make a conscious decision to straighten his back and hold his head high around you, just to make it clear who is actually the short one in this relationship.

KUROKO…

Would look at you confused but immediately see that you’re trying to tease him and just pretend he didn’t hear you.

You poke his cheek and snicker, “Oi, I know you heard me Tetsu.”~

“…”

“Come on, My Short King, answer the question. Where do you wanna go to ea-“

“Would you mind not calling me that. Please.”

He replies in his usual soft tone as he keeps his gaze focused on the novel in his hands. You bite you lip as you attempt (and fail) at holding in a snort. You can’t really tell if he’s just refusing to play along with your little game or if he’s genuinely upset that you made a crack about his height. You mull over whether you want to take it easy in him or not. You decide to end the short jokes, but concluded that one last little teasing nudge wouldn’t hurt. You throw your arms around him and kiss his temple. “Aww sorry Tetsu-kun. I didn’t mean to make my little blueberry angy~” you coo in a baby voice while nuzzling his cheek.

Kuroko bristled from underneath your arms. If there was one thing that ruffled his feathers, it was being treated like a child. He experienced more than a fair share of embarrassment at getting demeaning head pats from Murasakibara that one time at the street game. And let’s not even talk about how “Dad” picked him up like a toddler in front of his whole team. So yeah…jokes about his stature aren’t exactly his favorite things. He knows you’re just messing with him and trying to have some fun so he decided not to take it too seriously- however that doesn’t mean he’s gonna let you off the hook Scott free.

He closes his book and slowly stands from his desk and you mistakenly take it as a sign to continue on to the topic of food.

“Ah great! So where do you wanna go? I was think about this cute new cafe that ju- kya!”

And just like that the phantom sixth man has you pinned against the wall. His hands in either side of your head. He leans in, slowly to emphasize the height advantage he actually has on you, while biting back a smile at the flustered look on your face.

“Sorry, but who exactly is the short one in this relationship?” He whispers, his baby blue eyes sparkling with mischief.

“Uhh…I…”

You’re at a lost for words. Did your invisible simple vanilla, blue boy Tetsu seriously just kabedon you? And size you up? Who is this kid?

After seeing you’re dumbfounded expression, Kuroko takes it that you’ve learned your lesson. He lets out a soft snort as he gently reaches for your hand and pulls you along out the door.

“Sorry, I decided to get you back but maybe I went a little too far. Anyway, let’s go to that cute cafe you mentioned, Shorty.”

….no seriously….who IS this kid?!

#🍷hcs #kuroko tetsuya #akashi seijuro #feel like I lowkey switched their personalities but I’m sticking to it dang it #it must be hard for them cuz they’re not even short #they’re both average height but surround themselves with giant friends 😂 #feels bad #knb imagines #knb x reader #kuroko x reader #akashi x reader

[hacash]

I like to imagine isaac’s thought process in that final scene was ‘ok, who’s the hottest guy in the team? nah, that’s too subjective innit, everyone has their own unique beauty. who would colin think is hot? well, he’s a thirsty bastard, he’d fancy anyone...ok, who’s height appropriate here? who’d make colin feel tall and cool? bumbercatch.’

#FORGIVE ME #colin hughes #isaac mcadoo #ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers #i know colin's not actually comparitively that short #but he does have the air of someone who's average height but takes it very personally #so everyone just takes the piss

[cerise-on-top]

Heyheyheyyy and could you do Kate laswell x reader who’s really tall, like 6’8 kinda tall yk, i understand if not since it might be difficult but either way your work is really good :DDD

Hey there! Thank you, that's very sweet of you ^^ And sure I can!

Laswell with Very Tall S/O

I’m gonna be honest with you, I don’t think she cares all that much about how tall you are. You could be the tiniest gremlin known to man or you could rival the skies with your height, she’ll love you all the same. She doesn’t fluster easily either if you just kabedon her, so I don’t think it has much of an impact on your relationship. Sure, she’ll appreciate you grabbing something for her, but she’ll also scold you if you use your height to your advantage to hold something out of her reach. She’s not a very cuddly person in general. Not that she’s entirely averse to touch, but she prefers to not be touched most of the time, so it’s not like she’ll get much cuddlier either like other characters. Sure, she’ll ask you to lean down if she wants to give you a small peck on the cheek, but if you tease her by not leaning down then it’s really your loss since she won’t kiss you then. She doesn’t really feel threatened by you being much taller than her, if anything she’ll use it to her advantage. You can spot things more easily than she does, which is why she might ask you to tag along when she’s going to crowded areas so she can find a better route through the people. It’s handy to have you around when she goes to larger stores since you can actually reach the upper shelves. So she’ll definitely use you to her advantage. But she’ll also chuckle a bit when you hit your head on the doorframe. Does ask you if you’re alright, though. However, she’s more than happy to help you find clothes and shoes that fit since she can imagine that it might be quite the hassle for you. She knows where to look for bigger clothes and shoes. And if you can’t find anything even then, then she’ll have something made for you. That way you’ll have something comfortable and fitting.

#cod #cod x reader #kate laswell #kate laswell x reader #sorry these aren't too romantic I just don't think Laswell is the kind of person to judge someone based on their looks she knows better #so if she really vibes with you then you can be sure she actually likes you for you personality #I think the only thing Laswell looks for in a partner is that they're around her age and not someone much younger than her #it just feels wrong to her to be with someone much younger. she's really not into that entire age gap thing #I think she appreciates you being taller than her. but not if you're being a dick about it all the time #you can tease her occasionally but she will scold you if you're being mean about it all the time #she's not uncomfortable with her height but she doesn't need to be made fun of all the time for being average height #so yeah just be down to earth and you won't ever have a problem with her

[drivestraight]

galex making max look small…

#horrible to me personally #that is truly a below average height dutch man (5’11) #jpn24

[estervanzie]

BIG NES'SE!! or nessie

shes a giant mime who loves sleeping under water, she doesn't care much for humans but she enjoys spooking them so much they skidaddle out of the swamp she hangs around in

#colorquest oc #oc #digital art #oc art #art #doodles #oc design #i did a height comparison to an average height of an adult human and jesus christ #she can pick up a whole person by the leg if she wanted too #she doesnt like standing out a lot #her green colors match the swampy water she swims in #and deep waters hide her massive height difference #and she just likes bein sneaky n' all that

[jakey-beefed-it]

Went in for a checkup today and got basically all good news- they'll be able to re-issue all my prescriptions so I don't have to get just a month at a time anymore, my blood pressure is pretty good, and I've got a referral for my usual diabetic bloodwork.

Over the past couple years, from my peak weight, I've lost an entire shirt size, my face has gone from bright red and spherical to mostly even colored and ovoid, and I've got a lot more energy for things like walking short distances (like 2 km at the outside). So I really thought I would've lost a significant amount of weight.

But no. I've lost, maybe, 25-30 lbs, like 12 or 13 kg, when I needed to lose almost ten times that much to get down to 'healthy'. Reasoning it through, I've put on a lot of muscle specifically in my legs, having gone from totally sessile computer lump who rarely walks father than the distance to his car to mostly-sessile computer lump who lives on the 3rd floor and has to walk down to the grocery store a few times a week. And as every person who's ever worked out to lose weight has told themselves in a panic, 'muscle weighs more than fat'. Meaning it's more dense, presumably, to avoid whole the 'steel's heavier than feathers' Limmy thing.

So okay. I've gotten healthier, that's the main thing. My blood pressure is looking genuinely good, and while my blood sugar is probably too high still due to being addicted to coffee but unable to drink it without lots of creamer, on the whole, this is good news. I should be happy.

I am not happy.

I feel like a guy who's climbing a mountain through raw determination and teeth-grinding effort, thinking he's at least nearing the halfway mark, turning a bend to realize he's not even where people pitch their goddamn base camps. 'Sisyphean' springs to mind, though aside from putting some weight back on last year when I was back in the US for 6 months, I haven't actually lost much progress, at least. I've just made... so little progress compared to what I thought.

Part of the problem of course is that I'm too fat for regular scales; they're just not rated to deal with someone my size and report 'error' if I'm lucky and they don't just fuckin break. So I had no means of measuring my progress other than 'shirt fits better now' and 'can walk a few blocks without feeling like death now'. And then I got weighed properly for the first time in two years, and, oy vey.

It's not going to change anything, I'm still going to live on the third floor and need to walk around the neighborhood on a fairly regular basis, but man is it discouraging. And before anyone says it, yes, I know it's technically a significant amount of weight for a human to lose, and it's healthier to lose it more slowly over time than all in a rush, and I'm on the right track, but god. I thought I was doing better than this.

Anyhow that's why I'm in a funk tonight, how's by you kind folks?

#boring personal bullshit #also basically confirmed my height has gone down a total of 2.5 inches or so from my peak #which you know gravity is a harsh mistress i kinda knew that a few years ago but it's confirmed #no longer slightly tall for a european-derived american but average #still a bit tall for a guy who's half mexican i guess i'll have to settle for that

[textless]

Me with a really, really big cactus in Yavapai County, around 2011.  Photo by inlandwest.

#me #person #cactus #saguaro #photographers on tumblr #inlandwest #arizona #giant #sky #green #blue #i am average height #so that cactus is very tall indeed

[moxley]

raphael is at least a good foot taller in his devil form than human form, btw. if you even care

#it makes ME insane personally that he is so fucking tall!!!!! he really ensmallens himself to average man height #and then he transforms and he's at least 7ft AAAAAA #raphael bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #now that's what i call meta

[vidcundcuriousgoth]

My favorite part of the community is how everyone agree that Vidcund is just tall.

#nanorambles #his height nay vary from person to person but everyone agrees that he is taller than the average sim and its just very funny to me #vidcund curious

[eccentricwearsgoggles]

if a girl says the ideal height for a guy is 6ft+ they're wrong, it's actually 5'7-5'9

#i probably have said it before but as an averagely short sized woman #*if* there's even a preference for height i actually prefer there to be less of a gap lol #it's easier to hug you and then pull away slowly and be easier to meet eye level and kiss qjcbahsjajsjsh #personal

[istherewifiinhell]

two things i find -good heartedly- amusing as, hmm, quirks? of in story writing. 1. the writer is either unaware or ignoring the genre-fictionally based sized difference in their characters is one that is actually completely within human modality (and thus depiction of the relevant interactions leading to my personal amusment in their overstated nature) 2. a writer who's subject directly involves discussing or dissecting the suitablity of forms of government, and is perhaps, a tad underread on the matter. (and thus unlikely to come up with anything even vaguly unlike forms of democracy, monarchy, or dictartorship theyve encountered from real life)

and anyway im sure you'll all find it perfectly inscrutable, nay, mysterious even, how i keep encountering both.

#some shit #PROMMY im not vague posting a specific story/person literally just. trend in the thing im currently obsessed with #i also promise you people coming up to low chest height on other people is real and not a big deal #i assume that one is just? if your average height in your location youd need to meet someone like REALLY tall or short to get that #i assure you. i have cashiered ppl almost 2 feet above my head with little fanfare #the second point. i mean. weve all played video games.... #standing prize for the mention of anything resembling consensus

[thevalleyisjolly]

I love short!Celebrían, but would also like to propose tall!Celebrían who is the equal of both her parents in height and is only “shorter” in relation to Elrond, who got the double whammy height genes from both Turgon “tallest of all the Children of the World except Thingol” and Thingol.  Imladris is very proud of their towering lady and lord, who are always glad to lend a hand in getting things from the top shelf.

#lotr #celebrian #elrond #galadriel and celeborn are canonically around 6'4'' so celebrían is also 6'4'' in this hc #it's just that when your also very tall husband is 6'6 1/2'' you look shorter in comparison #elladan and elrohir are comparatively more 'average' in terms of height (although still tall by all conventional standards) #but arwen gets the full height genes and until aragorn; is the second tallest person in imladris after her father #she and aragorn are actually the same height although aragorn insists that she's a hair taller

[imnotviciousreally]

Saw some article calling Barry Keoghan a “short king” and I’ve decided that we need to start gatekeeping shortness. You’re telling me that a man who is a whole 5ft8in/172cm is short? Get real, a true short king has to be under 5ft5in/165cm at least

#personal #no hate to Barry Keoghan btw I think he’s great #but he isn’t short #he’s a very average height

[devilfruitdyke]

i wish my family members would stop having a complex about my size and physical strength because i have the same one in the opposite direction and i legitimately do not know what my body looks like

#yes i am marginally the shortest one in the immediate family. yes you have a funny nickname based on that #is it worth the fact that i genuinely dont know how im perceived by others and now feel a vague need to compensate for everything about me #'oh so small 🥺 you dont play hockey 🥺 you dont have a job rn 🥺' #FACT CHECK FUCKERS. I AM LITERALLY THE AVERAGE HEIGHT FOR AMERICANS REGARDLESS OF SEX. #I WOKE UP AT 530 TO GO SWIM AND THE ONE YR COMPARING ME TO WAS LATE FOR SCHOOL. #I MADE OVER 700 DOLLARS IN A 2 WEEK PAYCHECK THIS SUMMER WHICH COMES OUT TO 35 HOURS PER WEEK. GET FUCKED. #also im in 10 clubs and pulling As in 6 honors classes. sorry that wasnt big and strong enough for you #and then they take that and theyre like 'oh teehee the responsible one compared to the dummy incompetent men' #ok but we do know how he needs to take the trash out rigjt #like it also sucks that my brother is pigeonholed as 'quiet meathead' because they clap and cheer for him when he does anything #its a weird degree of surveillance that he shouldnt be subjected to as hes figuring out how to be his own person #but for everything they see about him i do 5 things unnoticed #him as Quiet meathead leaves room for me to be either the tiny delicate responsible one or the frivolous hysterical one #HOLD THE FUCKING PHONE THIS IS JUST GENDER STEREOTYPES #ok this time im really gonna do it /not serious