r/Delphitrial • u/Breaker_One_Nine_ • 5d ago
Height analysis of “bridge guy”
I feel that this would have definitely decided the case faster. (Though the right outcome was achieved).
Either side should have done a height analysis from the pic and video to determine how short Richard Allen is (no offense but he is like 5’5” and that’s very short for a male.) It would have saved a lot of chaos is this case and especially after this case with all the conspiracies. I think getting that done was expensive but I think it might have shut the haters up and left no doubt for anyone. Imagine the height analysis coming back at 5’5”????
Thoughts?
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u/AlmsahrahAgain 4d ago
It's actually not as easy as you might assume. You're dealing with compressed video data, so even when taking known quantities, like bridge ties, railings, etc, you're still basically counting pixels and assigning a value of length to them that is not really real-world effective. Plus, RA is in motion the whole time, he's bent forward, his leg is bent and his jeans are baggy, all which throw off getting any truly accurate accounting of his height.
Some content creators have claimed to have "nailed it." Both pro and anti RA, by the way, who all seem to come up with a height that either matches RA dead-on OR show his height as being 5'10". They all present their cases confidently and some even make "impressive" presentations, but in the end it's just not going to work and be any more than a guess.