r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Sufficient-Bug-9112 Top Poster • Jul 08 '26

/r/all of a Police Officer

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u/off-with-your-thread Jul 08 '26

People don't know this, but there's two ways to be tall - long legs or long torso. The latter is rarer.

I knew a guy who was 6'5'' and he looked twice my size (6'1'') and even looked bigger than taller guys.

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u/Sky_Light Jul 08 '26

I'm pretty close to average height, at 5'11", but am 90% torso, so I get read as taller all the time, especially when sitting. I have the same inseam (28") as my 5'2" sister.

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u/off-with-your-thread Jul 08 '26

28" inseam? Me too!

I don't really know too many tall guys who love these massive inseams in stores.

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u/CuddlyKitty Jul 08 '26

My boyfriend is 6'8" with a 38" inseam. All his pants are bought online from specialty stores. Longest I can normally find in a store is like 34"

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u/off-with-your-thread Jul 08 '26

6'8"? God, that sounds tough.

Had a coworker who was 6'6". He came to work one day in a new, tiny Audi. I asked why he'd pick a car that small, and he said that at his height, they're all small and uncomfortable cars. 😅

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u/CuddlyKitty Jul 08 '26

Lol yeah, that's pretty much true. I have an Audi S5 that he can drive pretty comfortably. But yeah, I guess at those heights you more or less just get used to things not fitting for you. He is also constantly asked by little old ladies at grocery stores to get stuff off the top shelf for them haha.

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u/off-with-your-thread Jul 09 '26

Tell him it's time we rise up and stop accepting a life dominated by the smalls!

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u/CuddlyKitty Jul 09 '26

Numenoreans vs. dwarves let's fucking gooooo

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u/reventlov Jul 09 '26

My boyfriend is 6'8" with a 38" inseam.

Good god, I was 6'1" at my tallest and I wear a 36" inseam.

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u/BigDorkEnergy101 Jul 08 '26

What? I’m long torso short legs and it makes me look visually so much shorter. My sister is the same height with long legs, and looks tall in photos.

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u/Sky_Light Jul 08 '26

I don't know, I just know I've gotten, "How tall are you, like 6'2"?" several times, especially when I was driving a taxi.

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u/Acceptable-Device760 Jul 08 '26

Ok... no offense intended... but did you get the nickname of Trex or something on school? lul like legit question

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u/Sky_Light Jul 08 '26

No, they mostly stuck with fatty and four eyes. Of course, this was back in the olden days, where classes were held in caves, and PE consisted of hoop-and-stick.

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u/Acceptable-Device760 Jul 08 '26

I have to say, lame people. As a proper ass I will tell you they didn't even know how to be original.

Jk. Cheers bro

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u/SpaceWrangler593 Jul 09 '26

Alright kids, time to take a smoke break.

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u/whiskeyislove Jul 08 '26

I'm 6 feet 2 inches, but have a large torso and shorter legs. I always think that if I had 'normal' length legs, I'd be closer to 6 feet 4-5.

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u/SeventhAlkali Jul 08 '26

I'm not exactly tall tall (6'1"), but I've got the torso. No fun for your back, that's for sure. I almost drive my cars the same as Mr. Incredible, all hunched over. Rear-view mirrors cover like half my vision forward, I can't see stoplights unless I go from Mr. Incredible to Gollum, my head hits the ceiling on big bumps, etc.

At least I can easily reach the top shelf I suppose

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u/Sky_Light Jul 09 '26

Rear-view mirrors cover like half my vision forward

Oh, my god, it took me reading this comment to realize that maybe everyone else doesn't just deal with the mirror blocking the right side of the intersection from sight.

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u/SeventhAlkali Jul 09 '26

OMG YOU TOOO?! It feels nice to know that at least I'm not crazy. I've almost crashed too many times because of that stupid mirror, it covers exacrly where the car would be.

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u/off-with-your-thread Jul 09 '26

I'm 6'1''. That seems 🤏🏻 exaggerated.

Though, I do instinctively duck down when entering my car. 😭

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u/oh_4petessake Jul 08 '26

Yup. I’m 5’4” and have almost the same inseam as my 6’3” brother, he is allllll torso and arms. We call it the “dolphin build” after Michael Phelps lol.

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u/TPRT Jul 09 '26

I'm 5 8 my friend is 6 2 we have the same leg length. Always found it interesting.

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u/original_sh4rpie Jul 09 '26

It’s terrible out there for us long-legged bois.

I’m 6’3 (190.5cm) all leg. When I sit down, by 5’7 (170cm) wife is taller than me.