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What’s the weather like up there? Do you play basketball? Were you always this tall? That’s just a bite-sized collection of the types of questions that tall people have to deal with on a daily basis. However, most of them smile, chuckle, and get on with their day without worrying too much.

It becomes very obvious that a person is the tallest person around when there’s a short person right next to them for comparison. And this often creates comical tall vs short situations where tall people look like giants from fairy tales (or Hagrid from Harry Potter) and short people start to resemble the tenacious hobbits from The Lord of the Rings. To brighten up your week with some humor, Bored Panda spent lots of time cultivating, growing and perfecting this list of the most eyebrow-raising times tall and short people stood next to one another for a perfect height comparison. Scroll down, enjoy, and leave us a comment with your thoughts.

When you’re done with this list, check out Bored Panda’s previous posts about tall people people problems and the times that people traveled to Japan and realized they’re too tall for it.

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Vern Troyer, The Guy Who Plays Mini-Me In The Austin Powers Movies Wanted A Photo With Me. I'm 6Ft10

Vern Troyer, The Guy Who Plays Mini-Me In The Austin Powers Movies Wanted A Photo With Me. I'm 6Ft10

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The Dutch Giant at McDonalds in the Philippines

The Dutch Giant at McDonalds in the Philippines

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There are advantages to being short and advantages to being tall. BBC Future writes that taller human beings, when running for political office, tend to get more votes; they also tend to earn more money.

#4

Protection Come In All Shapes And Sizes

Protection Come In All Shapes And Sizes

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#5

Buddy Of Mine Who Stepped Up And Got Married

Buddy Of Mine Who Stepped Up And Got Married

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Kaisu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is really sweet though! I know some guys would be insecure about being shorter than their wife, but he's not

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#6

Trying To Fit Entire Body In The Shot

Trying To Fit Entire Body In The Shot

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Being tall can be a real boon in sports because long legs help you run faster and farther than your opponents. However, being small has its bonuses as well: nerve impulses travel from limbs to brains faster, which means reaction times are faster and the individual in question is more nimble. That can be a huge plus for martial artists just like Jackie Chan. Furthermore, shorter and smaller people are better at snowboarding, gymnastics, skating, diving, and skiing than their taller counterparts.

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#7

A Friend Of Mine At A Recent Checkup

A Friend Of Mine At A Recent Checkup

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#8

My 6'0" Girlfriend And Her Minions

My 6'0" Girlfriend And Her Minions

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The Mountain From GOT With His Wife

The Mountain From GOT With His Wife

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Vicky Zar
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poor woman if they ever decide to get kids together. Little mother + big father can get really really painfull for her. (I mean childbirth)

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Being a 6-foot tall guy myself, I often find that I’m rarely (if ever) the tallest or shortest around. I’m pretty much average. And, unfortunately, nobody asks me if I’m a professional basketball player or Samwise Gamgee, so sometimes I’m a bit jealous of the attention others get. But then I realize being middle-of-the-road in terms of height isn’t all that bad. What about you, dear Pandas, how tall are you? What’s it like? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.

#11

Women Basketball Players vs. Cheerleaders

Women Basketball Players vs. Cheerleaders

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Roxy Eastland
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What? Women basket ball players don't get male cheerleaders? How's that right??

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Husband And I Went To Wedding... We Are All The Way In The Back

Husband And I Went To Wedding... We Are All The Way In The Back

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#13

My Wife Is 5’1” And I Am 6’7”, When It Comes To Hotel Robes, One Size Does Not Fit All

My Wife Is 5’1” And I Am 6’7”, When It Comes To Hotel Robes, One Size Does Not Fit All

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#14

7 Foot Female Basketball Player... Didn't Even Come Close

7 Foot Female Basketball Player... Didn't Even Come Close

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#15

6'8 Me With My 4'10 Friend Jackie

6'8 Me With My 4'10 Friend Jackie

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#16

A Dutch Employee Gets Interviewed By Chinese Media

A Dutch Employee Gets Interviewed By Chinese Media

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Kaisu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks really uncomfortable, couldn't they have given him a stool to sit on at least?

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#17

When You're At A Wedding And There Are No Close Snack

When You're At A Wedding And There Are No Close Snack

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This Is How My Mum And I Hug Now

This Is How My Mum And I Hug Now

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#19

My Short Mom Sends Our Family Photos Of Her With Really Tall People

My Short Mom Sends Our Family Photos Of Her With Really Tall People

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#20

Gave My Friend My Pants To Use As A Blanket During Our Sleepover. 6’5 And 40” Inseam

Gave My Friend My Pants To Use As A Blanket During Our Sleepover. 6’5 And 40” Inseam

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Kaisu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where do you even get jeans for people this tall? Do you have to get them custom made?

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#21

Wold's Tallest Teenager With Her Boyfriend

Wold's Tallest Teenager With Her Boyfriend

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Gymnast Flávia Saraiva, 1.33m, With Basketball Player Nenê, 2.11m

Gymnast Flávia Saraiva, 1.33m, With Basketball Player Nenê, 2.11m

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#23

I Have An Extremely Important Question And I Need Your Help!! What’s The Better Way To Hug - Shoulder To Shoulder Or Hip To Hip?

I Have An Extremely Important Question And I Need Your Help!! What’s The Better Way To Hug - Shoulder To Shoulder Or Hip To Hip?

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#24

At 6'5", NS Premier Stephen McNeil Looked Pretty Tall On Election Night. At 6'9", I May Have Shattered That Illusion Today

At 6'5", NS Premier Stephen McNeil Looked Pretty Tall On Election Night. At 6'9", I May Have Shattered That Illusion Today

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For other people wondering what NS stands for: it stands for Nova Scotia, Canada. Had to look it up myself.

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#25

Me With My Best Friend. She's 4'11", I'm 6'1"

Me With My Best Friend. She's 4'11", I'm 6'1"

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Miss Cris
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I often open my legs in that way to be more short to talk to some students... However, most of them are far taller than me :S

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Yao Ming Visited My Girlfriend's Restaurant, She's 4'11

Yao Ming Visited My Girlfriend's Restaurant, She's 4'11

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D. Pitbull
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Woo hoo!!! Yao Ming!!! - my father and I used to say to each other, instead of "when pigs fly"... we'd say "When a Chinese gets in the NBA" (We're Chinese. Stop raging. We know we're generally pretty short)... when we saw Yao Ming, we cheered ... and also started to wonder (hope) if we were going to suddenly win the lottery...

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#28

I'm Moving Away From My 4'9" Sidekick. I'm Going To Miss This

I'm Moving Away From My 4'9" Sidekick. I'm Going To Miss This

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Me And My 6'4" Date To Our Rowing Formal. I'd Say We're Pretty Cute

Me And My 6'4" Date To Our Rowing Formal. I'd Say We're Pretty Cute

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#31

This Tall Man And Short Woman

This Tall Man And Short Woman

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nanashi
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

he looked like this (photo taking) happens too many times too much already

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#32

I Feel The Pain

I Feel The Pain

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Kaisu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well at least he's not picking her up, that would be really patronising

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#33

I Recently Went To Spain

I Recently Went To Spain

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#34

I'd Say Short People Probs But It's More Like Kelli Tennant Problems

I'd Say Short People Probs But It's More Like Kelli Tennant Problems

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

News reports need them to be in the same frame, tht is why he's on the tub.

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#35

Spotted This At A Bar Last Night, Tall Girl Problems

Spotted This At A Bar Last Night, Tall Girl Problems

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Miss Cris
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Short boy problems, in fact. But they don't seem very worried.

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