Archive for April, 2005

Tall Politics

30Apr05

The Tallest MP was Sir Louis Gluckstein who represented Nottingham East between 1931 and 1945 was over 6ft 7inches tall. In the last US election, Democrat John Kerry, (who lost) was 6′5″

some now extinct penguins may have been as tall as 2 metres!

But being tall can be frustrating when:

The average office worker spends 2,000 hours a year sitting in a chair.

The Worlds Tallest Building

my legs do not fit in the space provided.

A definition of ergonomics is:
“The study of the design and arrangement of equipment so that people will interact with the equipment in healthy, comfortable, and efficient manner. “

World’s tallest Tower

Compare your height with everyone from Adolf Hitler to Will Smith

The tallest living man is Radhouane Charbib (Tunisian) he is 7ft 8.9 inches tall. The tallest living woman is Sandy Allen (USA) she is 7ft 7 inches tall.

Pont de Millau

Originally uploaded by Photo Jo.

Find out more

The average height for a man in the UK is 5ft 9. The average height for a woman in the UK is 5ft 4.

tall and thin (the flower from Ipanema)
Originally uploaded by work the angles.

flower

Tall people discriminated against.

A complete directory for tall shopping and resources in the UK.


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