Connor says on 2/Feb/12
Rob would you class 183.2cm tall because i am not much shorter than my stepdad who is just under 6ft 6 and i feel VERY tall
[Editor Rob:
if you don't feel much shorter than 6ft 5 men, then you probably feel tall quite a lot.]
Connor says on 2/Feb/12
Hey rob how tall would you reckon I will be when Im 21? (i am now 17)
[Editor Rob: there's still a chance of growth, but there are far less people who grow from 18-21 than there are who don't grow anymore.] Connor says on 1/Feb/12
Hey rob, you are the best at height thanks for answering my new question, hope you dont get frustrated me asking the same questions over time, its just ive never used this site before i like it though it is very good looking. I just wonder when my new comment gets posted as i cant find it anywhere. Hope you dont get mad and im sure you understand, did you say that a new comment gets posted every 12 hours i'd really like to know because i get confused quite a lot lol
[Editor Rob: I thought your comment on this page was basically the same as the other comment I answered.] ramiz says on 31/Jan/12
Decrease in bone density, bone fractures, height loss, and easy development.The symptoms of testosterone decline...Is this happening aging? Dmeyer says on 31/Jan/12
Lately because of brisk walk and aérobic at night i was down to 181.2-3cm tonight 7 pm after an active day walking around i only slept 6 hours so wasnt at Max i measured 181.9cm night without any nap or couch m'y low CAN be a wide range 181.9cm is rare so widest range 181.2-181.9 night but usualy not over 181.5 , i was active but didnt stand for long Connor says on 31/Jan/12
Hey rob, I measured myself with a tape, aresol can and a pen and I measure over 6ft (183.2cm)which I think could be two lines over do you think that could be possible?
[Editor Rob: yes, the can method is decent enough, as long as your floor is flat and wall not wonky, you should get a rough idea to within a 1/4 inch.
if the floor isn't level or the wall not straight there's always a chance you could measure yourself differently.
since you got just over 183 with can, and just under 184 on stadiometer, that is reasonable, I would say you are likely a little over the 6 foot mark.] Editor Rob says on 31/Jan/12
I saw a girl from 'Electric Barbarellas' say she lost height through injury:
"Heather: I had to go to the hospital; they took X-Rays, and I compression fractured four of my vertebrae. I used to be 5’11”, but now I’m 5’9” and like a quarter, so I lost about an inch and three quarters of height". Dmeyer says on 30/Jan/12
Rob i do brisk walk 30-40 day wearing asics trainer , do you think its too Mush on the joint , i do to maintain
[Editor Rob: a good 30 minute walk at decent pace is fine.] Dmeyer says on 29/Jan/12
If 6 ft 1/3 in = 183.73cm minus 2mm eror 183.5 cm bang on 6'0.25 in Dmeyer says on 29/Jan/12
About 184cm and about 181cm at night does that mean i have long torso dmeyer says on 29/Jan/12
my low is 181.2-181.5 cm depending on the wall Connor says on 27/Jan/12
Hey rob i measured myself on the stadiometer and im just two lines under 184 cm how tall am i in feet and inches?
[Editor Rob: maybe 6ft and 1/3rd inch] Dmeyer says on 27/Jan/12
Thanks rob dmeyer says on 27/Jan/12
in my situation of 181.2-181.5 night and 183.6-183.9cm morning wath will you guy claim in cm and feet , rob answer if you can
[Editor Rob: I might say almost/about 182] Dmeyer says on 26/Jan/12
So you normal morning height is 174.6-174.8cm and highest morning is 175.2cm and at night normal low is 173-173.1cm and if work out 172.8cm so tour widdest diferance is 2.4cm
[Editor Rob: yes that's the lowest and tallest, so the range is near 2.3, but normal range is more 1.8] dmeyer says on 25/Jan/12
rob i have seen you video of morning measurement 175.4cm wish means 175.2cm and you absolute lowest can be 172.8-9cm after workout thats solid 2.3cm shrinkage so my my low is 182.2-181.5 like you 172.8-3cm i can shrink 2.3-2.6cm while you 2.2-2.4cm from 175.2to 172.8cm so you widdest shrinkage is 2.4cm me 2.6-7cm 183.9-181.2 , waking at a bit over 175cm and night of 172.8-173.1 depending on workout you are a solid 173cm guy , i thaugh you just shrinked 1.9cm while in reality 2.2-2.4cm
[Editor Rob: yeah that's the absolute morning measurement I could get, usually it is in 8.7-8.9 range, somewhere in there, can depend on how long I lie on my back during sleep.] Dmeyer says on 25/Jan/12
182.6cm lowest you should go With 6' , i am 183.8cm morning just 3 MM. Shorter than you but i shrink more than you do 184.1 182.6 you realy dont shrink Mush i shrink 1cm more than you jake, 1.82 m- 1.83 m- 1.84 m says on 25/Jan/12
Sorry if I've asked before Rob, but I'd look your opinion on this. If I'm 183.4/5 cm at my low am I what you'd call a legit 6ft? 6+ hrs out of bed I'm usually at least 182.6 cm or something. I'm 184.1 cm or so out of bed.
[Editor Rob: I think you are like 1/8th inch shy of 6ft after 6 hours you should go with 6ft.] Editor Rob says on 17/Jan/12
On clearing old emails found an old quote from G:
"I even thought I was 5-7 once.I made a
poor attempt at measuring myself with someones help 3
weeks ago.I came up 5-6 and he came up 5-7 and he is
5-9.5 ! on the same ****ty shoddywooden floor!.damn
that floor!"
Lesson of the day - don't measure on bronx floorboards, you might be 0.75 inches out. dmeyer says on 17/Jan/12
my father is about 173cm at 65 there is a big chance he was 174.8cm peak bang on 5 ft 8.75 in anywere 174.5-175cm maybe his 176cm claim was just touching his hair or 10am height
[Editor Rob: I guess it's a possible to be measured say 9am then stick with that height. He might drop to 175 afternoon then.] Dmeyer says on 17/Jan/12
On the internet they 1cm evry 10 yrs after 40 or 3 cm by 70 Dmeyer says on 17/Jan/12
You mean nearer 1.5-1.7cm like 0.6-7 in
[Editor Rob: maybe 1.7-1.8cm] Dmeyer says on 16/Jan/12
Rob wath is average height loss by 65 yrs for a men 2cm Right ?
[Editor Rob: close to it, maybe a little tad less. ] dmeyer says on 16/Jan/12
rob i measured 4 days in a row 182.2 at 1-2pm then at 7-8pm i can be closer to 181.5cm how come i drop that mush in the afternoon unlike you of course if i wake 6am i might be 181.8-181.9cm by 1 pm , but i usualy wake 8-9am from 183.8cm i quickly go 183cm the go to a bit over 182cm late am early afternoon mid afternoon to night i go under 182cm Alex says on 14/Jan/12
Dmeyer, if I saw you in person I'd probably guess you were at least 6'0. 5'11.6-5'11.7 evening is close enough to 6'0 where you could probably pass for over 6'0. I get 6'1 at least with a lot of people Dmeyer says on 12/Jan/12
Wearing 1.2 in footwear high eye level and good posture help since most peg me at 6' or more T says on 11/Jan/12
I was actually measured at my doctors and they write down 6ft, so I guess I stay at 6ft for a while during the day before I drop to 5'11.75. Its weird because I was always measured at 5'11.5 or 5'11.75 but in the last 2 years I've been measured at 6ft consistently at the doctors. Could I have grown even at age 21? T says on 11/Jan/12
Can you say your 6ft if your out of bed height in the morning is 6'0.25 and your lowest height at night is 5'11.625?
[Editor Rob: you could get away with it. Could always say nearly 6ft to cover things.
but if you dropped to 5ft 11, then you might meet a guy who is 6ft at night and says that and you'll look an inch smaller.] dmeyer says on 11/Jan/12
wow emil we are so close night i am 181.3-181.5 depending morning i am nearly 1cm taller thaugh Dmeyer says on 11/Jan/12
I measured 4 mornings in a row i found 183.8cm 1-2 pm 182cm and night after work out 181.3-181.5cm m'y low fluctuates 181.3-181.6cm i could call myself 182cm on agood day in America i would claim 5'11.5 since at worst i am 2-3mm away in Europe i will say solid 181cm since at m'y worst i am 181.3-4cm wish is closer to 181cm wath you think rob Emil says on 10/Jan/12
Evening I am 181.1 cm morning I am 183.0 cm and I gain my morning height after only 5 hours of sleep. Is that strange Rob :b? Dmeyer says on 10/Jan/12
Most people Will drop 1 to 6mm by 50 0 to 0.25 in i thaught originaly that people loose 1-2cm by 50 0.5 cm is more common dmeyer says on 8/Jan/12
best for aorosol tecnic is thin pensil with heavy penn you could under measure 1-1.5 mm
[Editor Rob: yeah use a pencil, if you use a thicker pen always take the measurement at the top of the line] Dmeyer says on 7/Jan/12
About 181.3cm on a hard day on my feet a lot. Runing weight lifting on normal night 181.5-6cm Dmeyer says on 5/Jan/12
I wake 183.7-9cm Late morning 182.5cm 182cm midday round 181.5 lowest by 5pm but when i get Home and sit on couch i directly go Back to 182-2.1cm so most Time people see me i aint under 182cm Dmeyer says on 5/Jan/12
Whether i could be about 181.3cm at very lowest or 181.8cm on a good night i am near enaugh 5'11.5 in the last 6 month i never found under 181.5 but last week i found 181.3 i Will Check it its is still very close to 5'11.5 dmeyer says on 5/Jan/12
if i drop nothing by 50 and almost nothing by 60 it will be great ,
[Editor Rob: if I'm still doing this site by age 50 I will know to the mm how much height I will lose. ] Dmeyer says on 5/Jan/12
I guess evryone is diferant some Will loose 1cm by Late 40s others 1cm by Late 50s Dmeyer says on 5/Jan/12
You mean people dont drop more than 1 cm by 60
[Editor Rob: they can, but if you go by average, then 1cm is pretty normal.
Of course you might have people who barely lose a few mm, and others who lost 2cm. More extreme would be 1-2 inches by 60.] Dmeyer says on 5/Jan/12
Rob your father was 178cm peak now 174.8cm counting 2mm so solid 3cm loss by 75 how tall was he by mid 50s
[Editor Rob: he was still near 5ft 10 then.] Dmeyer says on 4/Jan/12
Rob wath is average height loss by mid 50s its isnt 1-2mm Right nearer 1-1.5cm
[Editor Rob: a cm by mid - late 50's isn't uncommon.
I think once you get to 60-70 range, the loss in that range is more than the 50-60 range.] Editor Rob says on 4/Jan/12
I saw one boxer who is near 40 (Damon Reed) say "I am 5-11, I used to be 6 but I lost a little over the years". Interesting to say if he really lost an inch or not. Dmeyer says on 3/Jan/12
Do you mean in my 40s i Will steel be 181.5cm lowest but wake shorter like 183.5 instead of 183.9 or you Will be 173cm night but just 174.5cm morning and not 175cm
[Editor Rob: it's possible in mid 50's that you might be say 1-2mm less than your current low at night, but your morning is 3-4mm less than your current top morning height.] dmeyer says on 3/Jan/12
rob the fact that i shrink about 1 in from morning to night does that mean i have a long spine and that i might shrink more as i age
[Editor Rob: you should shrink less in the future because the amount of water that discs hold over time decreases.] Dmeyer says on 2/Jan/12
God bless you rob Dmeyer says on 1/Jan/12
Happy new year rob
[Editor Rob: have a happy and prosperous new year to you and everybody who reads!] Dmeyer says on 1/Jan/12
Rob is someone mesures 2mm under a Mark at his lowest like is a Guy mesures 182.2cm morning and 180.1cm night is hé a legit 5'11 Èven thaugh hé isnt 180.3cm same for a Guy who is 185.2cm at lowest is hé a legit 6'1 answer please
[Editor Rob: yeah, at worst a few mm under a mark at worst can call himself legit 5ft 11 or 6ft 1 if he's 2-3mm shy.
I think once you get 1/3rd-1/2 inch under 5ft 11 at worst you are 'weak' 5ft 11.] Clive says on 20/Dec/11
Hey guys, i was wondering if growth pills could make you taller? Dmeyer says on 19/Dec/11
Doing aérosol tecnic With a meter at very lowest i found 181.5-181.6cm dmeyer says on 19/Dec/11
rob its normal to apear with 0.5-0.75 in from actual height in pics , because of posture angle pavement head tilt i should apear 180-184cm in pics out of these range will means lifts or extrimly bad posture , if an actor is 5 ft 8 he could look 5 ft 7.5-8.5 in without any lifts like
[Editor Rob: if you have a lot of clips/stills and take away the real poor shots you can usually find a range over which someone looks.
This is why opinions can change over time, sometimes you don't see a lot of a celebrity, then as more data becomes available you can see the range over which they look and maybe try to get a better guess.
This can also be true of seeing celebrities in person, the more you see with people whose height you know the better you can guess I feel. ] dmeyer says on 18/Dec/11
that the think with being 0.5 in over a mark like me at 5 ft 11.5 wearing falt shoes i will apear 5 ft 11 wearing normal thick footwear 1.2-1.4 in i will look 6 ft with elevators i could even look 6 ft 1
[Editor Rob: you have your barefoot height.
You can change it a little on average by the shoes you wear...want to look 6ft to people, on average just make sure you wear like 1.2-1.3 inch shoes. Want to look short (not that you do) but women who are 5ft 11 might wear thin 0.3 inch ballerina style slip ons...and they could look 5ft 10.5 to people.] dmeyer says on 18/Dec/11
if i wear flat shoes i aint tall anymore , if i wear a 1.4 in shoes i am 6 ft 1 shoes i am tall , to me tall is from 185cm shoes so no less than 5 ft 11.75 i wish i was 6 ft -6 ft 1.5 dmeyer says on 18/Dec/11
rob i have a shoe that gives 0.8 in i am 6 ft 0.3 in with them on , will i apear 181cm to people wearing them , also wearing a 0.6 in converse i should apear 5 ft 11 right
[Editor Rob: yeah you should look 5ft 11, you don't have a low eyelevel. The higher the eyelevel the easier it is to look taller to people.] Dmeyer says on 17/Dec/11
As i âge i Will do wath i CAN not to look under 5'11 like not under 6 ft shoes on Dmeyer says on 17/Dec/11
Jake on a good morning With aérosol mesurment i am 184.1cm we are close morning i CAN be 183.8-184.1 but i shrink more than you i CAN be as low as 5'11.5 flat usual low 5'11.55-6in range On a relaxing day as high as 182.2 jake, 1.82 m- 1.83 m says on 15/Dec/11
[Editor Rob: there's a fast dropoff with activity yeah. The first hour a good chunk of morning height vanishes.]
That's true, I'm 184- 184.2 cm out of bed and an hour and a bit later I'm 183.2/3 cm. Greg says on 11/Dec/11
So as far as having an active day... Yesterday, I woke up at 3pm and then went and worked front register at Wendy's from 4pm till 12:30am. The only time I sat down the entire day was on the seven minute car ride there and the seven minute car ride back, other than that I was standing at all times. When I was there I took orders, bagged the food, and wiped down tables and trays. Then at close I mopped the foor and stocked stuff. I measured myself at 1am. So would this be my absolute low, or would I have to engage in some more strenuous physical activities and stay up a little longer to get down to my absolute low? Mamun says on 9/Dec/11
King ROB , why don't you put the pictures of me , Alex and Frank up here and also te one of you and Alex too so that everyone can see without searching for them .
Regards
SUPERMUN
[Editor Rob: I will put a permanent link for you soon.] dmeyer says on 9/Dec/11
i agree alex Alex says on 7/Dec/11
Dmyer, only way to get a superlow evening height would be if you were on your feet a lot that day and did physical activity at work and also had went to the gym too. That can result in 1-2MM less than usual low I would think Dmeyer says on 5/Dec/11
Usual low 181.7-181.8cm super low 181.6cm Alex says on 5/Dec/11
Dmeyer, we're within 1/2 inch to begin with but it would be closer on a day if I was active and you were relaxing all day. The lowest possible I could get down to I think on a day I am overactive and on my feet would maybe be 182.8 but my usual low is 183cm dmeyer says on 3/Dec/11
alex if you are on a active day about 183cm and i am on relaxing day 182.5cm we could be close dmeyer says on 3/Dec/11
rob how come my best freind is exactly 5 ft 11.5-11.6 night so same height as me how come i thaught he was taller than me , when i met 182cm guy i think they are taller than me but when we actualy stand in front of a miroir we are identical , i realised we were same height when i have nike shoes about 1.1 in and he had 0.6 in sleepers i apeared 0.5 in taller i thaught if he was taller i wouldnt have apeared taller , rob if i wear a 1.1 in shoes while a guy has 0.6 in converse and i am 0.5 in taller the guy cant be 6 ft right , a guy like alex who is 183cm at lowest if has converse so 184.5 184.6cm shoes on same as me with 1.1in shoes , people 5 ft 10.5 and up i usualy can easily overjudge them by 0.5 in people under 5 ft 10 i can missjudge them by 0.5 in , one of my friend ot mesured several times at the doctor 183cm and looks it , we look very close in heght , he actualy thinks i am taller but it isnt the case
[Editor Rob: sometimes your eyes can play tricks. Somebody else eyes might be exactly same level but your own eyes might just think they are a bit taller or even shorter.
] Alex says on 2/Dec/11
Dmeyer, we'd be pretty close in height at midday. Say I wake up at 7am. I'll be 6'0 1/8 range by 12-1pm unless I am relaxing most of the day then I'll be slightly taller Alex says on 2/Dec/11
Rob, do you have a few of those pics that Mamun took of me/him/Frank? Asking because I wanted Physics to see them and see that Mamun looks a full 5'8 in them. Thanx
[Editor Rob: if Mamun has them to hand maybe he can post, I will need to look them out if not.] dmeyer says on 29/Nov/11
my best friend is 6 ft when he wakes at 8 pm and i wake at 10 and we meth at 11am i am still 6 ft by then i look as tall after waking up says on 27/Nov/11
Hi rob is there a significant difference in height change from 2 hours after being awake to 5 hours? Let's say 2 people are the same height 1 is out of bed for 2 hours and the other is out of bed for 5 hours and their activity level are light to moderate, can you notice the difference in height between the two?
[Editor Rob: you might notice if you really pay attention, it could be a cm difference. You'd probably notice it more if say you were up 3 hours and your partner then got out of bed] Greenbolt says on 27/Nov/11
David618 says on 22/Nov/11
Greenbolt, so you no longer claim 6'2"? If I take you're post right, you are claiming 6'1" now because, even though 6'2" is your morning height, you are well under 6'1.5" after a few hours? That is weird, because you stated we are the same height, I am 6'2" or a shade over in AM, but I only lose a half inch during the day--when I am ready for bed I am 6'1.5" That is bizarre that you lose so much height so quickly.
I've been debating for a few weeks now as to whether I should go with my height straight out of bed or my afternoon height. I was committed to afternoon height for a little while there, but I think I have now decided firmly that morning height is the height to claim. So I'm 6'2''.
One of the issues I had with claiming my afternoon height is that your height varies so much depending on how active you've been during the day. I don't see how you can claim a specific height as your "afternoon height" with this variety of different heights. If I sit around doing nothing I can be as high as 6'1.5'' in the afternoon, but if I work extremely hard I can drop as low as a 6'1'' flat in the afternoon.
Secondly, as I've said before, your height straight out of bed is technically your body's true, full height whether you like it or not.
So yeah, because of these reasons I have decided to go with my height straight out of bed after an adequate night's sleep. Any measurements after that are irrelevant in my opinion because your spine is not fully stretched, it is compressed. You do not measure string rolled up in a ball, you measure it full stretched out. Same with your body. Even if people want to claim their height later in the day, it still seems foggy to me as to which height your should claim with the wide range of heights someone can measure at depending on time of day as well as activity level throughout the day. Alex says on 26/Nov/11
Rob, how do you feel about measuring height on carpet against the wall? Is it much different from the tile floor you think?
[Editor Rob: chance of undermeasuring, depends on how thick the carpet is.
if you had a chopping board and put it up against the skirting board or wall and also stood on it when you then used the tape measure, it might be better than just the carpet.] Alex says on 25/Nov/11
Dmyer, yea 183.3cm after being up for around 7 hrs. I remember at 630pm when Rob had did a 2nd measurment I was 183.2 on the stadiometer so 183cm flat with the error which is still a MM over 6'0. That my usual low in that 183-183.3 range David618 says on 23/Nov/11
dmeyer you say most over six feet lose an inch during the say? Wow, I have honestly never lost that much, ever. The bsolute most I ever lost was 3/4 of an inch and that was an extreme situation where I'd been up almost 24 hours and involved with a lot of heavy lifting. Half inch is normal for me. I'm curious what the average is for most people, plus what is the most height lost in one day by anybody on this site. Dmeyer says on 23/Nov/11
Alex 183.3cm on stadiometer mean 183.1cm at lowest very strong 6 ft Alex says on 23/Nov/11
Dmeyer, yea exactly. You'll lose height quickly in the first 1-2 hrs being up dmeyer says on 23/Nov/11
i drop 0.85-1 in during and, i am not even 6 ft, some people drop more than other, while some guy over 6 ft 1 drop only 0.75, but i think people 6 ft and up drop about 1 in , also some people measure 20-30 minutes out of bed ,then mesure at night they drop only 2cm, because they dont know they already lost 0.5cm in the first 30 minutes, i go from 6 ft 0.4-0.5 very quicly to 6 ft 0.25 the first 4-5mm go fast dmeyer says on 23/Nov/11
140 minutes out of bed today i meaured exactly 183cm 1 mm over 6 ft i carry my daughter aruond i drove for 1 hours and lifted some boxes 4-5 hours after bed a men get to lowest or close i am never above 5 ft 11.75 at 1 pm David618 says on 22/Nov/11
Greenbolt, so you no longer claim 6'2"? If I take you're post right, you are claiming 6'1" now because, even though 6'2" is your morning height, you are well under 6'1.5" after a few hours? That is weird, because you stated we are the same height, I am 6'2" or a shade over in AM, but I only lose a half inch during the day--when I am ready for bed I am 6'1.5" That is bizarre that you lose so much height so quickly. Dmeyer says on 20/Nov/11
You mean 1-2cm smaller then me Dmeyer says on 19/Nov/11
Rob there is a girl i Know , when in heels 3-3.5 in type that must give less because of pivoting she looks 2-2.25 in taller than me in 1 inch shoes about 184-184.2cm, and when i have 1.2 so near 185cm and she has 0.4 in sleepers type she is about 1.5 in shorter than me how tall is she , she says her father told her she is close to 180cm and she clapis 181cm , when in heels she looks like a 6'1.75-6'2 m'en in normal shoes how tall could she be i think near 5'11
[Editor Rob: it's probably she is about between 1-2cm smaller.] Greenbolt (6\'1\'\') says on 17/Nov/11
Okay, I feel fairly confident that I finally know my height range throughout the day after measuring myself regularly for the last couple of weeks. My usual height straight out of bed is about 187.6 cm (recorded a 187.9 cm after being in bed for 12 hours though). For most of the day, I'm around the 186.2 cm mark usually (if I don't do much, I'm around the 186.4 mark; if I work a lot I'm around 186.0). At night, I usually drop to 185.5 on a hard-working day, but I got a 185.3 measurement after staying up 36 hours.
The very highest I measured was just barely 187.9cm, the absolute lowest I measured was 185.3 cm. I think the range I'll claim is 187.6 to 185.5; that's my height range after about eight hours of sleep and a hard-working day. 186.2 is the height I am for a vast majority of the day though since I normally work night shifts. 6'1'' is the height I will start claiming, I don't think I can claim 6'2'' like I've been doing for the last five years or so; I drop below 6'1.5'' quite early, like a couple of hours after waking, if that, so I'm not even a weak 6'2''. 6'1'' is more like my height.
As far as sitting on a comfy chair increasing your height, I've noticed that too, David. When I measured myself at 185.3 cm, I sat down for maybe an hour, got up and measured myself and I was 185.5 cm! Dmeyer says on 17/Nov/11
My father was near 5'9 peak now 5'8.1 in 173cm by 2 pm hé dosnt look short for some reason Dmeyer says on 17/Nov/11
Thanks rob Alex says on 17/Nov/11
Larc, yea I may just list my name and height or my name and both my morning and evening. I notice some people list both Dmeyer says on 17/Nov/11
Rob if you were 6'0.45 in morning and night 5'11.58 in once in a while. Just 5'11.5 exactly on a hard day wath Will you claim
[Editor Rob: I'd use metric and just say 182cm.] Larc-186.7cm-188.6cm says on 17/Nov/11
@Alex:
Yeah, it's a good thing to do, it can give a better perception of the average height on this site. Alex says on 16/Nov/11
Larc, you list your out of bed and evening height nows in your name. I am about to do similar since there are a few more Alex's on this site now Dmeyer says on 16/Nov/11
Morning 183.7-184cm night 181.6-181.8cm i drop about 1 in Larc-186.7cm-188.6cm says on 16/Nov/11
I was sick time ago and I stayed almost all the day lying on the bed, I got up only to eat or to go to the bathroom. I measured myself in the late night and I noticed that I was still 6'2, I losed barely 0.25. Dmeyer says on 15/Nov/11
Yes David 618 if i watch a movie at Home or at thé theatre i get 0.25 in back Alex says on 15/Nov/11
David, yea a weak 6'2 you'd be since you're 6'1.5-6'1.75 evening and I would think you were at least 6'2.25 out of bed Dmeyer says on 15/Nov/11
Its possible Brad does that With vans type David618 says on 15/Nov/11
dmeyer, you could claim either six feet if someone asks you or even six feet and a half. But considering you're one of those who don't claim morning height you should just say a "a bit over six feet" if someone asks you, since you are that for most of the day anyway. David618 says on 15/Nov/11
One thing I noticed is that sitting at my computer desk makes me shrink quicker than say sitting on my sofa or recliner. If I wake up at Six two and spend an hour or so bending over my keyboard I go down to 6'1.75". And oddly enough, late in the evening if I measure myself at 6'1.5" and then I sit on my overstuffed recliner for a bit and watch television, when I measure myself a half hour later I go up to 6'1.75" again. Weird, huh? I know laying down can replenish the fluid in your discs but apparently sitting in a comfy chair can too. Anyone else notice this? David618 says on 15/Nov/11
I am new here and unsure of some of the jargon. I assume a "weak" height is someone who is say, a half inch or less to the next inch up (say 5'11.5") calling themselves a "weak" six footer. And this would have to be an evening measurement? Well, my evening measurement is 6'1.5" so I guess I am a weak six-two to many on here? dmeyer says on 14/Nov/11
i could call my self a small 6 ft dude thanks alex dmeyer says on 14/Nov/11
rob i have 0.6 in vans type i wear a 0.5 in lift they give exactly 1 in , am i a lifts wearer
[Editor Rob: 1 inch is pretty typical of many shoes, but if I saw you in Vans and you were a celebrity I'd be saying you had about 0.6 inch sneakers, not 1 inch, so you are a minor lift wearer as you have fooled me into thinking you only have 0.6 inch...
if that makes any sense :)] dmeyer says on 14/Nov/11
today at 4.45 pm i am 182.4cm i am usualy 181.8 at that time yesturday iwas 181.6cm at very lowest i am 5 ft 11.5 i can call myself 5 ft 11.75 on a good day , i eiter will say 5 ft 11.5 or 5 ft 11.75 on a good day if someone ask about my height , Alex says on 14/Nov/11
Dmeyer, over here most guys who would measure 5'11.5-5'11.75 evening would just claim 6'0 which I think is fair. more of a weak 6'0 but still. Now if someone is 5'11-5'11.25 evening claiming 6'0 is too much dmeyer says on 13/Nov/11
i am 6 ft 0.45 in morining 184cm doint aerosol tecnic and flay board 5-15 minutes later i am 183.7-183.8 if i sleep only 6 hours i am 183.7cm after 1-1.5 hours i am 183cm late morning i am 182.7 night ona very hard day i am 181.6-7cm so height out of bed to 12 pm i am 184-182.5cm so about 6 ft night i am 181.6-181.8cm so closer to 5 ft 11.5 since 5 ft 11.75 is more 182.245 , i consider myself morning 6 ft night 5 ft 11.5 no one has ever seen me over 183cm exept my wife , i am 184cm for 2 minutes then 183.8cm for 10 minutes then 183.5 30 minutes and 183cm for 30 minutes most of the time i am 181.6-182.3cm David618 says on 11/Nov/11
Thanks for the responses. Greenbolt and Matt, I see great minds think alike! Seriously, I apreciate all responses. Dmeyer, 6'1.5" is a reasonable opinion if pushed but a strong six one and a quarter is too low. Seriously, I am almost always over that height. I usually only lose a half inch by the end of the day. The main reason a lot of you guys (and gals) disagree with me is because when someone asks me how tall I am (say, six hours into my day) I am already at six one and a half, right? So I should just say that because that is how tall I am for the majority of the day. But: aren't most people in footwear most of the day? So if you want to be completely logical about it you have to consider that when a person stops to ask that question, you are probably 3/4 of an inch taller with shoes. Which would just about put you at what your "morning" height is anyway. Alex says on 10/Nov/11
Greenbolt, I'll never claim 6'1 as my real height. At most I may hit 6'1 flat out of bed Alex says on 10/Nov/11
What Rob said is exactly why claiming out of bed height is a bad idea. You lose a good chunk of that in 1-2 hrs. 1/2 inch loss possible in 1-2 hrs of waking Rob?
[Editor Rob: I posted This chart several months or so ago.
It was me measuring my height for about 7 hours then at night just to see the rate of loss. That's pretty much how most days my height will vary, except sometimes I might just get 6 hours sleep and not quite reach my tallest.] Dmeyer says on 9/Nov/11
When i wake i am 184cm for like 3-4 minutes 30 minutes after bed i am 183.2cm 1-2 hours 183cm 4 hrs about 182.2-4cm 6-7 hours 182cm 8 hours 181.8 cm 15 hours 181.6-7cm Dmeyer says on 9/Nov/11
Rob 20 minutes after i wake if i am active i drop 7-8 MM. If doing nothing more like 4-5mm is That normal
[Editor Rob: there's a fast dropoff with activity yeah. The first hour a good chunk of morning height vanishes.] Greenbolt says on 8/Nov/11
So yeah, in my opinion everyone gets a one inch upgrade.
Rob- 5'9''
Mamum- 5'9'' (assuming this is his morning height since 5'8.25'' is his low)
Dmeyer- 6'1'' (weak 6'1'' though)
Alex- 6'1''
Jenny- 5'9''
These are the users' true heights. Greenbolt says on 8/Nov/11
David618 says on 5/Nov/11
I think a person's "true" height is their morning height because that is the height God intended us to be, the height we would be without the adverse effects of gravity on spinal discs throughout the day. I am 6'2" even or an eighth of an inch over when I wake up, at the end of the day I'm usually 6'1.5" or a little under (like an eighth of an inch or so. The absolute lowest I ever measured was 6'1.25" after literally being up 24 hours, walking around, lifting heavy stuff. But usually after a few hours walking around on the street I am 6'1.75" or a tad under. When people ask me how tall I am I say 6'2" because that is my true height plus if a person is asking me that question when I am wearing shoes/sneakers I am probably OVER 6'2" technically. Does anybody think I am being deceitful? I am really interested in gauging how many agree/disagree. Also, even those who say I should round out my height to 6'1.75 don't you think I should just round up to six two since most people will think I'm nuts if I say six one three quarters?
This, this, this! Finally, someone on this site who actually agrees with my view that morning height is the height you should claim. The coincidental thing is that you and I are exactly the same height. I'm 6'2'' on the button first thing out of bed and 6'1.25'' at my absolute lowest if I've done a lot of work throughout the day. To answer your question, I would continue claiming 6'2'' just as I have, you don't even need to round since you're a legitimate 6'2'' straight out of bed when you are at your true height. Just for the record though, I think rounding to the nearest whole number is the right thing to do since society in general doesn't care about quarters and halfs. This is another subject that I find certain people on this site approach the wrong way. People sometimes act as if you can choose to round up or down, that rounding down means you want to be a little shorter and rounding up means you want to be a little taller. But that's not how numbers work. You round to the closest whole number, and .5 always rounds up. So if someone is between 6'1.01'' and 6'1.49'' then he/she should round down his/her height to 6'1'', and if someone is between 6'1.5'' and 6'1.99'' then he she should round up his/her height to 6'2''. All morning heights of course.
I don't want to sound rude to the people on this site, but I simply don't see the logic in claiming your afternoon or evening height since it isn't your real height, gravity has compressed your body. I mean, think about it, if someone is slouching over, do you measure him/her with a slouch? No, even if he/she slouchs the entire day (meaning you never see him/her at his/her erect height) that is not his/her true height. The same logic can be used in claiming your morning height. You are only that height for maybe an hour, but does that mean it should automatically be disregarded as your true height? No, it is the only time of day that you are truly at your fully erect height without any effect from gravity.
As far as height comparisons, using your morning height as your true height doesn't make these comparisons any less accurate since we all shrink throughout the day. This is why I feel that discussing afternoon or evening height is pointless. No hard feelings, Rob, or anyone else, feel free to claim whatever height you guys want, just giving my view. ^_^
Alex says on 7/Nov/11
Some people get measured at the doctors in the morning but it'll never be out of bed height or very close to it. Usually its at least a couple hrs after you been up time you get measured so you'll be 1/4 under your out of bed height at least!
Yeah, so when you think about it the true average height of a man in the U.S. is probably more like 5'9.75'' than the supposed 5'9.4''. dmeyer says on 8/Nov/11
in my height video i was near 275 pounds Alex says on 7/Nov/11
Some people get measured at the doctors in the morning but it'll never be out of bed height or very close to it. Usually its at least a couple hrs after you been up time you get measured so you'll be 1/4 under your out of bed height at least! Matt (184 - 186)cm says on 7/Nov/11
David618 says on 5/Nov/11
I think a person's "true" height is their morning height because that is the height God intended us to be, the height we would be without the adverse effects of gravity on spinal discs throughout the day. I am 6'2" even or an eighth of an inch over when I wake up, at the end of the day I'm usually 6'1.5" or a little under (like an eighth of an inch or so. The absolute lowest I ever measured was 6'1.25" after literally being up 24 hours, walking around, lifting heavy stuff. But usually after a few hours walking around on the street I am 6'1.75" or a tad under. When people ask me how tall I am I say 6'2" because that is my true height plus if a person is asking me that question when I am wearing shoes/sneakers I am probably OVER 6'2" technically. Does anybody think I am being deceitful? I am really interested in gauging how many agree/disagree. Also, even those who say I should round out my height to 6'1.75 don't you think I should just round up to six two since most people will think I'm nuts if I say six one three quarters?
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That is true if you think about it, our morning height IS really our body's true length without the effects of gravity. I guess people use afternoon/evening heights because thats what people will see you as 90% of the time Dmeyer says on 6/Nov/11
Being 5'11.5 wearing a 0.5 in sneakers i look 5'11 and in 1.25-1.5 dress shoe i look 6'0 Dmeyer says on 6/Nov/11
Most people dont get mesure 8-10 hours after bed or after lifting weight most people measure 0.5-1cm over lowest i got measured several Times 182-2.5 cm at thé doctor évén one Time 183cm but it was 9 am to round up 1cm is ok Dmeyer says on 6/Nov/11
Strong 6'1 1/4 Dmeyer says on 6/Nov/11
6'1.5 is fair David618 says on 5/Nov/11
I think a person's "true" height is their morning height because that is the height God intended us to be, the height we would be without the adverse effects of gravity on spinal discs throughout the day. I am 6'2" even or an eighth of an inch over when I wake up, at the end of the day I'm usually 6'1.5" or a little under (like an eighth of an inch or so. The absolute lowest I ever measured was 6'1.25" after literally being up 24 hours, walking around, lifting heavy stuff. But usually after a few hours walking around on the street I am 6'1.75" or a tad under. When people ask me how tall I am I say 6'2" because that is my true height plus if a person is asking me that question when I am wearing shoes/sneakers I am probably OVER 6'2" technically. Does anybody think I am being deceitful? I am really interested in gauging how many agree/disagree. Also, even those who say I should round out my height to 6'1.75 don't you think I should just round up to six two since most people will think I'm nuts if I say six one three quarters? Alex says on 3/Nov/11
Lan, currently I am like 205 but the past 2 winters I got up to 210-215 range. I usually end up losing some in the summer but I havne't bulked up yet again. Also I was on creatine so when you get off that within a few months you lose some water weight LAN Jiao says on 1/Nov/11
i would like to have alex bicep , sadly my is probably 4in smaller than alex. im only 161pounds.. Dmeyer says on 29/Oct/11
I âgree you biceps are great riya says on 28/Oct/11
how long my hieght...
m 5'5 bt i wwant my hieght... 5'5 + LAN Jiao says on 28/Oct/11
alex, you have a great monster bicep.. at solid 6'0 you should keep your weigh not going over 210 lbs would be great. dmeyer says on 27/Oct/11
depending on walls doing the aerosol tecnic i am 181.5-181.8cm so prety mush 5 ft 11.5 and morning 183.8-9 to 184.1cm so pretty mush 6 ft 0.5 in morning pretty mush 5 ft 11.5 night Alex says on 27/Oct/11
Miko, actually I am like 205lbs now. I was peaking at 210-215lb range but I was on creatine. Lost some of that water weight. I'd like get to a solid 220-222lb range maybe 225 max but no more than that. miko says on 26/Oct/11
Alex you should get on the roids, hit 275lbs and give Vince McMahon a call.
Seriously though, you are a cool weight for your height, 200lbs on a 6'0.5 frame looks good. Alex says on 26/Oct/11
Rob, what the the measurment you had me at at 6-6:30PM that day? Wasn't it only a MM under 6'0 1/8?
[Editor Rob: I think it was just 1mm under, the first one was close to 183.3cm, the other maybe 183.2] dmeyer says on 26/Oct/11
nice muscles alex you must work out pretty often, you are about 183.1-183.2cm night Alex says on 25/Oct/11
here is my most recent picture a couple days ago. Its not a height shot but more of a size in general shot
Click Here Alex says on 24/Oct/11
Dmeyer, I live in the United States. Yea my low is usually 6'0 to 6'0 1/8 range. 6'0 flat is actually 182.9cm to be exact I think? Larc 6 ft 1.75 in says on 24/Oct/11
@Nicole says on 21/Oct/11
I'm 16 and about 5'6". Any chance I still have some more growing left to do?
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You're already pretty tall for a girl, you may end up being 5'7 if you're lucky. dmeyer says on 24/Oct/11
at lowest i am 5 ft 11.6 at lowest alex you are 6 ft0.05 183cm so 181.75cm to 183cm you are about 1-1.3cm 0.4-0.5 in taller so you are not gonna have barely over 0.5 in like 5/8 in you will have barely 0.5 in you are some nights 6 ft 0.25 and i am some night 5 ft 11.75 so we are 0.5 in apart exept if i mismesured myself dmeyer says on 23/Oct/11
alex were do you live dmeyer says on 22/Oct/11
i had 0.3 in more footwear than stiller but he had huge hair so its fair Nicole says on 21/Oct/11
I'm 16 and about 5'6". Any chance I still have some more growing left to do? Alex says on 19/Oct/11
Dmeyer, if we were to take a picture I'd barely have over 1/2 inch on you. Like 5/8's LAN Jiao says on 19/Oct/11
Dmeyer, you make ben stiller look like a shrimp here. Lol. If i believe stiller 5'7 claim you did be 6'1 i thought from pic. I reckon he had advantage shoe on you. Stiller look 5'5 on dot next to jonah hill. You are quite tall by 5'11.6 lowest just claim flat 6'0 and maintain good posture no one will suspect you were under that. :) dmeyer says on 18/Oct/11
thanks larc Larc 6 ft 1.75 in says on 18/Oct/11
dmeyer:
Why round down? You're always over 5'11.5, it doesn't make sense to claim only 5'11, next to a legit 5'11 guy you will be clearly taller.
If I were you I would say 5'11.75 or almost 6 foot.
You can even claim 6'0, you're half an inch above that out of bed. dmeyer says on 17/Oct/11
5 ft 11.5 is fine rounding down 0.1 in i guess since my mid day is 5 ft 11.75 i could also claim that , from 2 pm to 12am i am nearer 5 ft 11.6 , so lets just say 5 ft 11.5 Ka says on 17/Oct/11
dmeyer says on 17/Oct/11
rob at 6 ft 0.5 in morning and 5 ft 11.6 night is it ok to claim 5'11 , like if you were 5 ft 9.3 out of bed and 5ft 8.6 night to claim 5 ft 8 its easier to say 5 ft 11 than 5 ft 11.5 and i cant claim 6 ft since i measure that only up to 2-3 hours after bed , in france i say 182cm america 5 ft 11 i think guys 5 ft 11.25 11.5 11.75 will claim 5 ft 11 or 6 ft
Come on Dmeyer why being so harsh on your height while very lenient on celebs rounding .25, .5, or even .75 in on their height? Rounding up to .5 in is very ok, and considering you're a good .5 in over 6 ft, claiming 6 ft is fine,, being .4 in at worst is small enough anyway. 5'11 is too low for you, because at worst you don't even hit or closer to it dmeyer says on 17/Oct/11
rob at 6 ft 0.5 in morning and 5 ft 11.6 night is it ok to claim 5'11 , like if you were 5 ft 9.3 out of bed and 5ft 8.6 night to claim 5 ft 8 its easier to say 5 ft 11 than 5 ft 11.5 and i cant claim 6 ft since i measure that only up to 2-3 hours after bed , in france i say 182cm america 5 ft 11 i think guys 5 ft 11.25 11.5 11.75 will claim 5 ft 11 or 6 ft
[Editor Rob: rounding down 0.6 inch is a big amount, i don't think many would do that, you might find a woman who is tall might be more likely to say 5ft 11 than 6ft.] LAN Jiao says on 17/Oct/11
Thanks rob. Im just too concern about my good friends. Cause we been know each other since kiddo. He always envy my 6'5 tallness n i did't show proud at all. I always hope he was 6'0 tall but none magical can done himthe tallerl. I hate my 6'5 height most of the time. Sometime i prefer rob height at average like my close cousin also legit 5'8in guy. At 6'5 i look awkward and also look good at some events. Im only 159pound at max use to be only 150, had find many way to gain 30pounds of mess but did't work out on me. I hate my "peter crouch" frame lanky pole guy.. lol Alex says on 16/Oct/11
Larc, usually 6'0-6'0 1/8 evening. On a GOOD day I could be 6'0.25 with lil activity during the day. In the height picture on here that I took with Rob I was 198-200. I am currently 205. I was up to 210-215 in the winter/spring though. Thanx, sometimes I dont see myself that big but when you look at yourself in the mirror you dont see it as much as others see it on you. LAN Jiao says on 14/Oct/11
Rob, do you get underestimate been 5'6-5'7 to people ever?
One of my best friend whom i measure 5'4.25 at noon, a small guy but he ever thought by a few girls friends of ours they thought his just 5'2 and make fun of him which is pretty annoying i heard from them.
[Editor Rob: it doesn't make much difference unless you really want people to believe you are taller (then standing tall and wearing big boots might be worth bothering about). Somebody could guess you 5ft 6 or 5ft 10, the fact is you are around a certain height and no guessing changes it.
that goes for the celebrities aswell, they shouldn't take offence at people guessing how tall they are...it's just an opinion, like the height challenges of how tall does the person appear to be...doesn't change what the celebrity themselves got measured at!
] Alex says on 14/Oct/11
Larc, yea if I were to get up at 7am then by 1PM I should be my low or damn near it Larc 6 ft 1.75 in says on 13/Oct/11
@Alex:
If you're 6'0-6'0.25 in the evening then you're without doubt 6'0.75-6'1 out of bed, you're also well built at 205-210lbs, you look quite big in your pics.
Here in Italy people aren't familiar with the foot and inches, they only know the metric system, so I just say 187cm all the time.
It depends at which hour I get up, but after 6 hours (max) I'm also at my lowest. (as everyone)
I noticed however that I can easily gain a small fraction of height back (3-4mm) even by sitting on a sofa for 15 minutes, and can keep the gain till the late night (if I don't do much). Alex says on 13/Oct/11
Larc, you tell people 6'2 when asked your height right? Since you're only 1/4 inch under at your low best to say 6'2 since saying 6'1.75 can be annoying lol Alex says on 13/Oct/11
Larc, out of bed I've gotten 6'0.75-6'1 range the few times I measured but could have been a slight margin of error. I would bet at least 6'0.75 based on a 6'0 evening measurement. Also I weigh 205-210lbs and work on my feet and do weights so I know I lose over 1/2 inch from out of bed to evening. Also at midday I can be my low already sometimes. Days I am not active an inside most of the day I could be 6'0.25 evening LAN Jiao says on 13/Oct/11
I wore size 11-1/2 shoe(US) for my height 6'5 itzit consider small for my height? Im not a flat foot guy, i read up people had flat foot usually wore bigger size shoe than compare same height guy with normal feet.
I always wish my feet could grow bigger.lol lorne says on 12/Oct/11
^^^ Rob, who is that Rachelle chick??? I have never seen her comment, but I like the idea of a woman contributing to our fun little site!!! ;)
[Editor Rob: a girl I think G knew in NY] Dmeyer says on 12/Oct/11
Physics enemy of course m'y weight dosnt help i drop 0.9 in i use to be 300 now i am 233 and i drop same amount morning 184-4.2cm night 181.7-8cm i do drop an inch , after a short night i wake 183.6 and on a good evening i am 182.2cm i guess it could be m'y weight dak says on 11/Oct/11
I am 176.8 cm at night at my absolute lowest (12 hour day walking around town), I have a pretty long torso (184cm armspan, ~100cm from ground to hipbone), what would you estimate my morning height to be?
[Editor Rob: 178.5 range is quite possible, on a good morning maybe nearer 179cm] Larc 6 ft 1.75 in says on 11/Oct/11
@Alex:
Most of the time I'm 6'1.5 at my absolute lowest, but if I don't do much I'm still 6'1.75. I'm usually around 6'2.25 out of bed, I'm thin and with a very good posture, so I don't lose that much. Terry Hieu says on 11/Oct/11
I'm 24 years old men, I was in Hong Kong China,I'm 188 cm out of bed,lowest height is 186 cm,weight 97 kg 215 lbs ,I feel hate my height, I was too tall,does not look like a man normal,
I often have problems inconvenient in life,as often collision with doors,too tall when sit on bus,train...
I'm too tall than most everyone around, when I walk on the road,I look like a giant, a man tallest of China
I hear medical can surgery to make yourself shorter,where is i can do this?
I really want myself shorter, I will be happy if i just was 168-170cm.That is an ideal height I want Physics Enemy says on 10/Oct/11
dmeyer - Do you think your weight is the reason you lose a full inch of height in a day, rather than 0.7" or so? Alex says on 10/Oct/11
Larc, aren't you 6'1.75 evening? dmeyer says on 10/Oct/11
people who are under 6 ft 2 will be tempted to wear big shoes 1.3-1.5 in heeled or even lifts 2-2.3 type , larc do you wear sometimes big shoes 1.3-1.6 in type Viper says on 10/Oct/11
Larc I doubt you are 6-1.75. You think Rock is taller than that when he physically looks that. Larc 6 ft 1.75 in says on 10/Oct/11
@leo:
6'2 average? Are you mad? That's clearly tall, I'm barely 6'2 and I feel tall almost always. leo says on 9/Oct/11
larc is 6ft 2 average or tall? dmeyer says on 7/Oct/11
larc my nephew is 17 now and is 186.5cm dmeyer says on 7/Oct/11
i use to be 300 pounds now i am 234 i will continue dieting until i get to 210 , i walk 3 times a week for 40 minutes i do spining home cycling 4 times a week 30 minutes i keep good posture , i do light weight training 2-3 times a week , eating healthy and exercising evry day should help me loose less height as i age , rob with be being 200-220 pounds and maintain it will help loose less height as if i was 300 pounds , can stretching help loose less height , Larc 6 ft 1.75 in says on 7/Oct/11
@dmeyer:
You're tallish-tall. Dmeyer says on 7/Oct/11
Night i am 181.7 181.8 cm at night that is 4-5mm under 5'11.75 182.245 , rob with me being 181.7-8cm if i drop in m'y 50s i Will quickly get to 181cm answer
[Editor Rob: you could do some exercise and maintain good posture which might help you lessen height loss.
] Alex says on 6/Oct/11
Dmeyer, you could just claim 182flat which is just under 5'11.75 dmeyer says on 5/Oct/11
at 5 ft 11.6 in dinner and 6 ft 0.4-0.5 in am i just obove average or over average am i borderline tall leo says on 3/Oct/11
6'2.5" in morning and 6'2.25" and 6'2" evening.
My brother is a solid 6ft 4 though :(. I'm 18 years old. Do you think I can be 6ft 3 when I finish growing Rob? dmeyer says on 2/Oct/11
rob my brother in law claims 171cm yet my wife is 165cm he dosnt look 6cm taller , when he stands near a strong 172cm guy i know who many times looks 173-4cm because of great posture my brother in low looks a good 1.25in shorter yet he insist he got mesasured barefeet at night at 171cm ,also my father at 173cm guy looks about 4 cm taller than him
[Editor Rob: maybe he can measure taller than he looks, pull himself up another 1cm? If not, he might just have been 170 and rounded up a bit...] dmeyer says on 2/Oct/11
see people stand near mesured people can give a good i dea of theyr height , a friend of mine seems a hair shorter than me so near 5 ft 11 , i saw him stand near a measured 6 ft guy he looked about 0.5 in shorter but the 6 ft guy had about 0.2-0.3 less shoes so 181cm could be bang on this guy he also apears a hair taller than a measured 180cm friend when in equal posture , but a bit under me so a bit shorter than 6 ft guy abit taller than 5 ft 10.85 in men and just a bit under 5 ft 11.6 me 181cm could be bang on , Filled out says on 28/Sep/11
Rob, how tall would the son be if his mom is 5'8 and dad 5'9 and has two sisters who are the dads height. Would he be like six or six one maybe or it all just depends on family genes or diet?
[Editor Rob: prenatal health could be a factor aswell, I think predicting heights is very difficult.] Alex says on 27/Sep/11
Sean, at 18 I was the same as now. 6'0 range. 15- 5'9. 16- 5'11. 17- 5'11.5 Alex says on 27/Sep/11
Larc, yea I can look 3-3.5 inches taller than Angle only because he's hunched over some with bad posture. I really only had him by 2 inches I felt when he first stood up. But in general I get 6'1 estimates often anyway. Caroline 5\'4.25\"-5\'5\" says on 26/Sep/11
i added my height after my name and there is something wrong with it. lets see if this is ok. Caroline 5\'4.25-5\'5 says on 26/Sep/11
Larc 6 ft 1.75 in says on 26/Sep/11
i've got the same reason not to claim my morning height: you will shrink so quicly. adding 0.25 inches to your morning height sounds reasonable. but if someone wants to claim morning height i dont judge that either. Larc 6 ft 1.75 in says on 26/Sep/11
@dmeyer:
Yes I'm 6'1.5 flat at my lowest and I'm pretty much satisfied.
I would be satisfied even at just over 5'11, since it's already a very good height for a man.
@Alex:
If I didn't know your real height, I would've guessed you at 6'1-6'1.5 next to Kurt Angle.
@Caroline:
I don't claim my morning height because I'm that height only for a very short period, and if I measure yourself even only 1 hour later I'm already shorter than that. It's not really a lie to claim your morning height, but it's not even the truth. ;) Sean says on 25/Sep/11
@Alex how tall were you at 18? Caroline says on 25/Sep/11
Larc 6 ft 1.75 in says on 22/Sep/11
The best thing to do is to add 0.25 to your lowest, you can always get away with that. I once claimed 6'2.25 (my out of bed height) for joke, people around believed me, but I was kinda uncomfortable because I know I was lying.
so for me it's still 5'4.5 / 164 cm. Not lying claim your morning height couse some people honestly think that is your real height but I think its more fair to go with average or so. Dmeyer says on 24/Sep/11
I. Havé been guessed 5'11.5 to 6'3 Alex says on 24/Sep/11
Larc, I get guessed at more that my out of bed height usually anyway lol.
Dmeyer, yea 6'0 flat or 183cm which is 6'0.1. Rob had me at 183cm in the evening taking into account the 2mm error on the stadiometer.
It seems that 186-187cm evening would be the ideal height for most males dmeyer says on 23/Sep/11
larc you are 6 ft 1.5 at night wath a great height i think best height is 6 ft 0.5 to 6 ft 1.75 nightimes height , anyone 5 ft 11-6 ft 2.5 180.5-189cm bed time shouldnt complain , perfect will be 184-188cm Dmeyer says on 22/Sep/11
0.25 in over lowest is good most m'en dont get measured at very lowest Caroline says on 21/Sep/11
in this situation someone could claim 5'11 just because he/she actually IS 5'11 in the morning. :D dmeyer says on 21/Sep/11
if someone is 5 ft 10.25 night and 5 ft 11 morning , and wears 1.25 in shoes so about 5 ft 11.5 shoes on , some people in that situation will claim 5 ft 11 , other guy who measures 5 ft 10.25 will just claim 5 ft 10 , Caroline says on 20/Sep/11
dmeyer says on 20/Sep/11
some woman in you case will claim 5 ft 4 5 ft 4.5 and 5 ft 5.
yes thats true. there is three different heights to choose from. 5'4 is rounding down and 5 foot 5 is rounding up. 5'4.5 is closer to my night height than to my morning height so it is definately my height. the average of the two would be a bit over 5'4.5, but i think you should measure three times (morning,day, evening) and average the three 'cause that's what guiness world records does. averaging the three will be a bit lower than averaging the two (morning, evening). my original "problem" was what to claim in cm. I just can't claim 163.7-8 thats ridiculous.
there seems to be many opinions what your height so going with the average, as rob told most people would go with, is what nearly no one can complain about and it is your height give or take 1 cm. if you claim your night height there will always be someone to tell you that you're taller and if you claim morning height someone will tell you that you aren't that tall.
in reality like it really matters as long as you don't lie. dmeyer says on 20/Sep/11
wath i said is if someone is some height and 3/4 he could claim the next in not to sound to precise , in you case 5 ft 4.25 if you dont want to sound too precise you could say either 5 ft 4 or 4.5 , exept if it dosnt bother you to say 5 ft 4.25 , 5 ft 4 is only 162.5-62.6cm so you could claim 5 ft 4.5 , or just say just over 5 ft 4 , since you are 0.5cm over 5 ft 4 its rounding down iits your choice , some woman in you case will claim 5 ft 4 5 ft 4.5 and 5 ft 5 Dmeyer says on 19/Sep/11
Alex at your lowest you are about 6'0.1 in like 183cm i am 5'11.6 in so i am exactly 0.5 in smaller Caroline says on 19/Sep/11
"dmeyer says on 15/Sep/11
at my lowest i am 181.8cm maybe 181.7cm it is 1.1 cm under 6 ft 182.88cm or 1.2cm under 183cm so i think claiming 6ft will be rounding up afternoon i am 5 ft 11.75 , iam just 2 mm over 5ft 11.5 considering tere could alwais be me a 2mm eror 5 ft 11.5 is a good claim , i agree if someone wake at 6 ft and goes to bed at 5 ft 11.25 could claim 5 ft 11.5 and get away with that."
"i dont see the point of rounding up , claiming more than you is not gonna make a person taller , if someone is 5 ft 11.75 at lowest or 6 ft 0.75 at lowest its ok to claim the next inch not to sound too precise ,"
That's just like me: 5'5" to 5 foot 4'25". so 4'5" is my height but i don't use inches so 5'4.5" about 164.7-164.8 rounds up to 164 cm. But are you trying to say that in inches i should claim 5'4.5" and suddenly in cm only 163 cm?? or did I got you wrong? Alex says on 17/Sep/11
Dmeyer, I just claim 6'0 since I am that height by the evening usually. Plump says on 16/Sep/11
Rob, how long is a person gonna be at their tallest, like several hours or it depends?
[Editor Rob: as soon as you wake, 30 minutes later you'll have lost several mm, a few hours maybe nearly half an inch, on average.] Dmeyer says on 15/Sep/11
In thé pic wirh stiller i am 240 pounds thats was 8 year ago , 4 month ago i was 293 now i am 238 i droped 55 pounds i would like to drop another 25 pounds Dmeyer says on 15/Sep/11
Alex how tall you claim dmeyer says on 15/Sep/11
rob waking at 5 ft 8.9 175cm and bed 173.1cm like 5 ft 8 1/8 he could claim 5 ft 8.25 rob isabout 5 ft8.1 i am 5 ft 11.6 so same situation dmeyer says on 15/Sep/11
at my lowest i am 181.8cm maybe 181.7cm it is 1.1 cm under 6 ft 182.88cm or 1.2cm under 183cm so i think claiming 6ft will be rounding up afternoon i am 5 ft 11.75 , iam just 2 mm over 5ft 11.5 considering tere could alwais be me a 2mm eror 5 ft 11.5 is a good claim , i agree if someone wake at 6 ft and goes to bed at 5 ft 11.25 could claim 5 ft 11.5 and get away with that Dmeyer says on 15/Sep/11
Rob if i lay down and get to 184cm and say Alex didnt sleep at all and is 183cm if i stand near him when i am 184cm for a minute Will i be taller if we take a pic for exemple Alex says on 14/Sep/11
Dmyer, my low is 183cm. On a good day with not much activity I could get 183.5cm at my low Alex says on 14/Sep/11
Dmeyer, you're from Europe right? To me your legit height seems about 5'11.75 you could def claim but over here you'd be better off saying 6'0 since nobody claims a height with 3/4 really. Could just claim 182cm which is about 5'11.75 anyway dmeyer says on 13/Sep/11
i got measured at the doctor 183cm 1.5 hours after waking so i claimed it , at the times i didnt know there was morning and evening height , then i got mismeasured my self at 5 ft 11.75 morning and 5 ft 11 evening i use to claim 5 ft 11 ,i claimed 5 ft 11.75 too , with the aerosol tecnic and flat board thanks rob i realized i was 184-4.2cm morning and 181.7-2cm night near 5ft 11.5 , thats wath i claim now or 5ft 11.75 on a good day , i dont see the point of rounding up , claiming more than you is not gonna make a person taller , if someone is 5 ft 11.75 at lowest or 6 ft 0.75 at lowest its ok to claim the next inch not to sound too precise , Caroline says on 13/Sep/11
Caroline says on 13/Sep/11
At first I thought morning height is your real height but not anymore. What should I claim my height as? Morning I am 165 or at least very close depending how long I have been sleeping. At my lowest I am 163. During the day I am mostly like 163.5 cm. My official measurements have been 163.5-164 cm. If I average out 163, 163.5 and 164.8 cm it would be pretty close to 5 foot 4.5 inches but I live in metric country so is 164 cm ok to claim?
[Editor Rob: 164 is ok, it's probably what a lot of people would say if they measured themselves a bunch of times, just going with an average or rounding up slightly.
it's when you round up an inch rather than a cm, it's more noticeable.]
thaks Rob! I think the same. Even if I never didn't measure (make my boyfriend measure) my morning or evening heights, I trusted to official measurements (163.5-164) and probably claimed 164 cm. I will only round my averge height up like 3 mm it's like nothing. so yeah I will claim 164 cm.
There are so many opinions about what is your true height but many people don't even know they "really" are taller than their forenoon height measured by a doctor! On the other side I know many men who was measured by an army in the morning and they claim the army height. Some people get measured in the afternoon and claim their lowest height. This is why I think now average height is fare enough. Caroline says on 13/Sep/11
At first I thought morning height is your real height but not anymore. What should I claim my height as? Morning I am 165 or at least very close depending how long I have been sleeping. At my lowest I am 163. During the day I am mostly like 163.5 cm. My official measurements have been 163.5-164 cm. If I average out 163, 163.5 and 164.8 cm it would be pretty close to 5 foot 4.5 inches but I live in metric country so is 164 cm ok to claim?
[Editor Rob: 164 is ok, it's probably what a lot of people would say if they measured themselves a bunch of times, just going with an average or rounding up slightly.
it's when you round up an inch rather than a cm, it's more noticeable.] Dmeyer says on 13/Sep/11
Frank does look near 6' near Gary sinise Dmeyer says on 13/Sep/11
Frank i do believe you are thé height you claim but un pics you looked very noticably smaller than 6 ft alex Alex says on 12/Sep/11
I remember when I had gotten measured by Rob I was already up for 6-7 hrs and I did some pretty decent amount of walking that day too. Frank says on 12/Sep/11
Hey Rob when are you comming back to Nyc and hang out with Me, Alex & The Mighty Mamun I would like you to measure me on your machine in my doctors office i was measured @ 6ft which i believe might be off alittle
[Editor Rob: that's the same as Alex really, although in your photos you maybe looked a little bit shorter than him.
I'm not flush with money, but from next year I am reducing conventions I go to and only doing bigger ones so I'll be saving up money for a hopeful return to America at some stage.] |
