How much do you want to be a few inches taller... - Page 9

Badger · #81 10-12-2006, 03:34 PM

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blah, I looked at 8a.nu and Graham is only like 5'10" and I clicked on about 10 names and couldnt find anyone over 6'...bunch of short little bastards! I feel so dissillusioned [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

sharma is 6' tho for whatever thats worth

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I climb with a tall guy. And here I've been jealous of his reach the whole time.

skunkworks · #82 10-12-2006, 03:36 PM

DK,

His claims aren't ridiculous at all and have a solid grounding in physics, whereas your claims are unscientific and you just being a sarcastic dick.

Why is it so hard to believe that shorter people with shorter limbs would do better in endurance running, rock climbing, etc?

mmbt0ne · #83 10-12-2006, 03:44 PM

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Strange now that I think about it. I almost never notice peoples height though, unless they're taller then me which happens maybe once a month.

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Holy crap. Now that I think about it, no way I could rank my friends by height, except for the few that are my height (6'3") or taller.

headturner1 · #84 10-12-2006, 04:05 PM

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I'm pretty happy with 5'9". I think being taller would get in the way of things I like to do like running and climbing.

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running?

how in the hell does the fact that I am 6'6" get in the way of how fast I can run? I have always been pretty fast, I guess I am just failing to reason out the logic here.

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yeah you are.

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I was more or less eluding to the fact that your claims are completely without merit. the bottom line here is if you believe your own bs than we are good to go.

man · #85 10-12-2006, 04:12 PM

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I'm pretty happy with 5'9". I think being taller would get in the way of things I like to do like running and climbing.

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running?

how in the hell does the fact that I am 6'6" get in the way of how fast I can run? I have always been pretty fast, I guess I am just failing to reason out the logic here.

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yeah you are.

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I was more or less eluding to the fact that your claims are completely without merit. the bottom line here is if you believe your own bs than we are good to go.

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yeah, my claim that I *think* being taller would get in the way of things I like to do like running and climbing is real hard to defend. but more then that, I don't want to allude your underlying accusation. if you'd like to look at the *observations* I was relying on for these *speculations*, they're a few posts up.

Green Kool Aid · #86 10-12-2006, 04:15 PM

yea 2 years is ridiculous. i've been unable to do anything athletic the last 21 months and i'm going crazy. had knee surgery in july, and would gladly give up 2 inches in height for the last couple years back able to run.

tuq · #87 10-12-2006, 04:17 PM

Alobar, man,

I don't climb much at all but awhile back I read this article (it's also the first Google hit for Osman). Outstanding article I recommend to all, whether they care about the sport or not.

On topic, I'm 6'3" and I consider that the perfect height. Tall enough to see over most people, chicks dig me like a ditch, but not so tall that I have to buy clothes at Big & Tall shops or fold myself into coach seats on airplanes.

DrewDevil · #88 10-12-2006, 04:18 PM

I am 5-11, almost 6-0, always wanted to be 6-4. Tall enough to be taller than almost everyone, but not freakishly tall. And I coulda dunked.

My wife is 5-10 and she dated shorter guys, but it always bothered her because it made her feel self-conscious. Plus all the shorter guys had a complex about it.

lmatth · #89 10-12-2006, 04:23 PM

I was 24 and banged a 39 yr old.

She was hot.

XXXNoahXXX · #90 10-12-2006, 04:32 PM

Being able to dunk is the [censored].

Never gets old dunking during pickup games.