# How tall do you reckon this guy was? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 3, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-do-you-reckon-this-guy-was/512428 "2009-10-03T02:40:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-do-you-reckon-this-guy-was/512428/21 "2009-10-04T00:13:52Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > [Where I measured.](http://www.aahz.com/random/measure.jpg) Thanks for going to the trouble **Sage Rat**. That was beyond the call of duty. I agree there’s nothing at stake here so I shouldn’t sound so snarky about it. Just trying to make people aware of the hidden difficulties in making any kind of measurement from a photograph. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-do-you-reckon-this-guy-was/512428/22 "2009-10-04T01:15:03Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > Yeah but the top of his knee isn’t the top of the tibia, it’s the top of the femur sitting sideways on top of the tibia, plus the foot below it. [The femur also doesn’t stand vertical inside the human body.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_skeleton) Oops x2. Your guess seems very persuasive to me. ---
**Author:** ![badlyburnttoast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@badlyburnttoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badlyburnttoast)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-do-you-reckon-this-guy-was/512428/23 "2009-10-04T03:01:22Z")
I’d guess right about 7 feet, give or take an inch or so. What an interesting picture. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-do-you-reckon-this-guy-was/512428/24 "2009-10-04T12:45:48Z")
6 11’’- 7 2" Based primarily on comparison to everyday objects. I had a college roomie who was seven foot, and this gentlemen seems to be about the same in terms of how they compare to other mundane objects. The pictured man is also probably well over 300 lbs. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-do-you-reckon-this-guy-was/512428/25 "2009-10-05T07:51:14Z")
My partner is 6’10", but much much thinner. This guy looks about the same, but the weight difference makes it hard to tell. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-do-you-reckon-this-guy-was/512428.md?page=1)