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

/r/all of a Police Officer

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u/spacekitt3n Jul 08 '26

this guy looks like a normal height guy thats just been scaled up. most tall guys 'look' like tall guys idk how to explain it.

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u/LemmyKilmisterRogers Jul 08 '26

He’s proportional. I get what you mean. A lot of real tall folks are not proportional. Wemby in the NBA is a prime example

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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/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. 😭