I saw the Tallest Person in Toronto today.

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…and shook hands with him.

He was a visitor from Brazil. He was 2.1 metres tall–6’10.5". When we were both standing, my eyes were at his armpit level, and I am not short. I’m 1.76 metres, or 5’9ish".

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Was he on the Brute Squad?
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2.1 metres tall (6’10.5") actually seems a bit short for a city the size of Toronto. I would think there’d be at least one person on the Raptors who’d be taller. (BTW, this Brazilian guy you mention doesn’t play for the Raptors does he?)

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Was he on the Brute Squad?
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He is the Brute Squad.

I couldn’t leave it unfinished.

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I was thinking about this last week, when I was waiting at Queen station and I could see over the tops of the heads of 90% of the people on the platform. What must it be like for him? NDP, he was an IT person in town for work.

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2.1 metres tall (6’10.5") actually seems a bit short for a city the size of Toronto. I would think there’d be at least one person on the Raptors who’d be taller.
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NBA.com says that they have two players that stand 6’10" and two more at 7’0".

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There’s a guy I know through rock climbing in Toronto. He’s 6’10 and has met taller people in the city. He’s very muscular though, so I never think he actually looks that tall until I’m standing next to him. I keep thinking that if he was really thin he’d look taller.