Comments on: The Extraordinary Lives of the World’s Tallest People

By: goog

goog — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:19:04 +0000

As a 6′ tall woman this article makes me glad I’m not taller. Clothing and shoes are already hard enough to shop for without adding even more inches.

By: david

david — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:56:51 +0000

Little nitpick here, the Eminem song was “My Name Is”. The only song called close to “Slim Shady” is “The Real Slim Shady”.

By: crocostimpy

crocostimpy — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:08:41 +0000

It should be obvious just looking at the picture that Stadnyk isn’t as tall as he says. That would make the Ukranian President about 7 feet tall, and I think we would have heard about that.

BTW, I’m 6’5″, and if I had my choice I’d be just 6′ even.

By: Aram

Aram — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:49:50 +0000

“Stadnyk just lost his record because he refused to be measured. Most people feel he exaggerated his height and that he is only around 7â€²6â€³. The record gords back to Bao, altho thereâ€™s another Chinese man reported to be taller..â€ from Rita
That is so true about Stadnyk. Stadnyk is about 7’6″. In fact, anyone who honestly thinks Stadnyk is 8’4″ after seeing him so many times next to known height people is braindead! That Chinese man you are talking about is Zhang Juncai. He is 100% taller than Bao because they have been broadcasted many times together and it was obvious that Juncai was much taller. What baffles me is that Guinness somehow never heard of this?! They must be pretty incompetent!

By: Rita

Rita — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:39:00 +0000

Mike,
Manute Bol did not star in My Giant, that was Gheorghe Muresan.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:40:22 +0000

You are forgetting the 6′ 4″ ravagingly attractive glamazonian princess who worked at the specialty running shoe store (lol)…

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:44:50 +0000

Sandy Allen was “The Worldâ€™s Tallest Living Woman” not the world’s tallest woman.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:27:16 +0000

For one, Manute Bol would have been a much more interesting choice based on his life outside of basketball than the guy who is most notable for having starred in my giant.

By: PartiallyDeflected

PartiallyDeflected — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:53:52 +0000

Bol and Bradley were only 7′ 6″ Muresan was 7” 7″ – so why mention the also rans?

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:46:12 +0000

I know you got Gheorghe Muresan, but quick hits on Manute Bol (who once scored 6 three pointers in an NBA game)and Shawn Bradley (a Mormon who spent a year as a missionary in Australia) could have been mentioned.