Tallest man
By srimv82
@srimv82 (38)
India
December 26, 2006 1:47am CST
Tallest man - living Xi Shun (China, born. 1951), measured 7 ft 8.95 in (2 m 36.1 cm) as a result of six measurements taken on January 15, 2005, at Chifeng City Hospital, Inner Mongolia, China.Beating the previous holder Radhouane Charbib (Tunisia) by just 2 mm (0.07 in), Xi Shun claims that his height was normal for his age until he was 16. As a comparison, his father stood at 5 ft 10.8 in (1.8 m) and his mother was 5 ft 2.8 in (1.6 m) tall. In his late teens, he experienced a growth spurt that, while not normal, was seemingly without any cause. doctors who examined him in 2005 discovered no evidence of gigantism or acromegaly, and could not explain why he grew so tall so fast (it took him just seven years to reach his record height).Following a career in the Army – he was recruited for his basketball skills! – he returned to Inner Mongolia and works as a herdsman. He also hires himself out for publicity stunts for a local restaurant and tailor.He currently resides with his father and brother at Chifeng.
THIS is my collection do u like this?not only we want to just see it we want to think what r the problems these people facing?
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44 responses
@anuragmishra (127)
• India
26 Dec 06
a real boring topic dude.. try to post something which is a bit more interesting and in which people might think to answer
@bimmer999 (1158)
• Philippines
27 Dec 06
wow that is awesome!
too bad he's not a basketball player..
yao ming would be nothing compared to him...
he'll just feed the ball to the basket without even jumping..
LOL :)
@kstanley7 (1171)
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27 Dec 06
wow.... he must get persecuted by the kids. but lifestyle I really don't know what to say. all I can say is I respect their dignity.
@shotgunner101 (315)
• United States
27 Dec 06
Wow thats pretty cool.Could you imagine versing him in B-Ball That would suck he'd be unstoppable :P.
@jen20619 (1300)
• Ireland
26 Dec 06
I can image been the talliest man would bring some problems.There maybe added strain on his body too.Im sure people staring at him where ever he goes would at times be aproblem for him.I think this collection is interesting and the picture.
@saiearnsmoney (204)
• India
26 Dec 06
Yes really this tallest man is great and i Have heard that he had even helped in operating a Crocadile or someother mammal .But we should help everyone at whatever stage we are.This is the message i had understood from him.
@soumodeep (944)
• India
26 Dec 06
That's really tall, I had also noticed some guy from Haryana, who measured 8ft 9 inch. He was the tallest man of India. But he missed the guiness book of world record by 2 inches. The tallest man in the world was 8ft 11inch from USA.
@josan181237 (1204)
• Philippines
26 Dec 06
i think that tall guy in the photo was the one in the news that saved the dolphins. he reached his hand in the dolphin's stomach and pulled out some plastic.
@swapnil1985 (219)
• India
26 Dec 06
Your collection seems to be very good. There are many problem which must be faced by them. but accord to me the tallest man in the world is from some other country.
@skimboley (14)
• Andorra
26 Dec 06
the tallest man ever, is Sir edmund fraile, born in germany, is a bit more tall to this