I grew up in Alton, Illinois and my mother went to school with Robert Wadlow. I have never heard an unkind comment about him from anyone who knew him. He was truly a gentleman.
@brainysnaeha Average high in the us is 5' 9" so your fine. Im 5'9.25" but i turned 19 last week. I have long arms too. I am actually stocky though at 240 lbs. 19% body fat
Wow,he was so kind.I just wish I could travel back in time to meet the guy and protect him from all the meanies who made fun of him and called him a freak!
Check 4:19 -- you can make out a square and compass on *Brother Wadlow*'s tombstone. I suppose part of the attraction of Masonry for him was the egalitarian ideal -- that in Lodge, he'd be a Brother equal in status to the rest of the men, rather than a walking public spectacle. Robert, may you rest in peace eternal.
The average man grows an inch between the ages of 16 and 18, and about 1/4 of an inch, after that (CDC charts). Many males hit their peaks at 16. I've always heard stories about how people grew an inch or two in college, but really, the general case is that significant growth (more than 1/4 inch) ends at about the age of 21. It's likely that the claims are the result of mis-measurements.
What's interesting, is despite the fact that human's have been getting taller throughout history, Wadlow's record for height, will probably never be broken. Today their are medical procedures which can halt such abnormal rates of growth. But if the record for height is broken, it is likely to come from some third world country, where the cost of medicine and health care, makes getting the proper treatment difficult.
More than 60 years his records are still unbroken! I'm 16 and only 5' 10'' and 211pounds My parents and my brother told me that i'm a giant but as i look up i always think of robert wadlow! I'm like a midget when compared to him! In my life i expect to be only 6'2'' That's enough for me or i'm not reach that tall maybe only 6'0'' But 8'11'' this is sick,i always wanted to be that tall! I'm a shorty but not the shortest at least...
There was a girl in 1633 who was 8'4.4" tall when she died at only 17, a couple of inches taller than Robert at that age. The girl was 20" taller than LeBron (4th grade) and 14.4" taller than Shaq (6th grade). Poor Shaq would only come up to her shoulders, and he's a foot taller than me. Shesh!!
Infections were much more dangerous in 1940 because they didn't have the antibiotics we have now (I think penicillin had just been discovered a few short years before that). That plus his other medical conditions made him more vulnerable to begin with.
i'm thin though'i go to the gym every day and eat a shitload of healthy food man i wanna get buff i'm still the strongest freshman in the school tho (160 lbs)
well i do not know where you are from, but in north america, there is nothing less debilitating than being short. they are less attractive to women, always being made fun of and generally have less success and more trouble getting jobs because of a mental bias people have against them
I think it's mostly in your head. I'm 176cm (quite short in Scandinavia) and have no problems with women or other types of success. Usually I don't even notice that most guys are at least 10cm taller.
History is full of short men who have gotten far. Like Tom Cruise, Napoleon, Beethoven, Michael J. Fox, Martin Luther King, Stalin, Ringo Starr etc. etc.
Good thing about being short is that you're perceived less as a threat and thus can use it to your advantage :)
They had a 2 story house and they have to remove the entire top story so he could fit. His car had to have the driver seat removed along with the roof just so he could fit. he died of an ingrown toenail... they didnt have the antibiotics back then!!
lol am 26 and chilling down here at 5'8.
trespasser4000 1 month ago
iv'e ggrown sence if commeted on here im am now ifinally 6'4'' NO JOKE If you think im lieing
then just read another comment...
454lilman 1 month ago
lol i'm 13 and i'm only 170cm my tallest friend in grade 8 is only 179 lol
MrQuickie1000 1 month ago
Im not gonna lie im 13 and 5'10 but theres a kid in my grade hes 6'2
DaxMalvossi 2 months ago
Robert Wadlow is the worlds tallest man everyone else is bullshit.
trespasser4000 2 months ago
I'M 6 AND I'M ALREADY 7' 1"
TheKFITTY 4 months ago
He look just like bill Gates
UKFOREIGNERSUNITED 5 months ago
My tallest relative is 7.3 feet! He's only my cousin.
71773able 5 months ago
So many people here saying they are young 13-16 and 6'6"+
No, just no..
However realistically 80% of these people are lieing the average male adult height is 5'9"-5'10" thats in the Uk and USA.
On a side note I am 6'2" and was around the height of 5'8"-5'10" at the age of 18, 3 years later pushing 6'2", more than likely 6'1.5" if I am honest.
Cupraka 5 months ago
@Cupraka
Dude does this happen to everyone? Like your height growth suddenly boosts up after 18 and stops at around 19 or 20? O.O
indianbadass4568 4 months ago
Im 13 and 5ft 2 .
JON3SY1000 6 months ago
@FLIPOUTMAN9089 your dad is 6'6 or 6'7?
americancitizeen 6 months ago
Robert persher wadlow tallest human in history
TheBlobfish9 6 months ago
I'm 6'2 and 14 the thought of him makes me feel small
coxy0n360 6 months ago
This guy should be known as the alien giant instead lol
balllliiiiinnnn 7 months ago
I feel bad for him.
shaneswaffles 7 months ago
WOAH I weigh 278 Lbs and juss 12!!! man thats Wicked
454lilman 7 months ago
i jus turned fourteen and im 6'4
jimyjoe76 7 months ago
3:40 - 3:50 lol
odrialma 8 months ago
Why does it have Finnish Subs?
shannonbriggs100 8 months ago
@shannonbriggs100 Cause finnish people is best
MrMpsking 7 months ago
God bless him
LavenderFlowers8 8 months ago
I grew up in Alton, Illinois and my mother went to school with Robert Wadlow. I have never heard an unkind comment about him from anyone who knew him. He was truly a gentleman.
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VIadTheImpaIer 8 months ago
ElectricRocklee i was 6 ' 9 at your age, now I'm 7 ' 3 and 22 years old, but, like you said, this guy is huge!
GarioTheRock 8 months ago
I'm 11 and I'm only 5'6. I'm short:(
71773able 8 months ago
I'm 6'1..16 years old in the 11th grade so far about to be a senior..but this dude..is amazingly tall!!! I can't imagine ever getting that tall
ElectricRocklee 9 months ago
@zaXdeadXlotusX WOW!!!
ElectricRocklee 9 months ago
hmm i just saw on wikipedia there are myths and legends saying there is a french in the late 1800's that he was 3.50 m high
VivienForum 9 months ago
Lol i jus hit 6'6 and i just turned 15 :p
PivotWithBiscuitz 10 months ago
@PivotWithBiscuitz If thats true... Your Fucking TALL. o_O
lologram3606 10 months ago
@lologram3606 I swear to god.
PivotWithBiscuitz 9 months ago
@PivotWithBiscuitz
This guy hit 6'6'' when he only 10.
brainysnaeha 8 months ago
@brainysnaeha oh well I don't have the pituitary gland disorder like he did :P Or giantism
PivotWithBiscuitz 8 months ago
@PivotWithBiscuitz
I wished i have his disorder I'm only 5'9.75" right now 17 years old.
My father is 5'11" but i got my arm 3 inches longer than him.
I'm definitely below your chin.
I'm looked like a midget in US.
Most male in US are over 6'0'' these days.
brainysnaeha 8 months ago
@brainysnaeha Average high in the us is 5' 9" so your fine. Im 5'9.25" but i turned 19 last week. I have long arms too. I am actually stocky though at 240 lbs. 19% body fat
ThelegendAtlas 7 months ago
@ThelegendAtlas
I'm around 230 lbs and fat.
But many think that i'm below 200 lbs,I just not look as fat as a 230 pound guy should look like.
brainysnaeha 7 months ago
@PivotWithBiscuitz HA my dad is 7'7" >.>
454lilman 7 months ago
his erect dick must have been the size of an average man
radamrampage 1 year ago
@radamrampage haha i thinkhis dick was about 10.5 inches
cryptoboy9943xxz 11 months ago
@cryptoboy9943xxz dude thats gay, imagining how long a guys penis is
jheric619 10 months ago
@jheric619 hahaha XD!! no I'm not gay but I'm 15 so I talk much about pervert stuff you know I'm in the puberty
Sorry for my bad english.
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nahtyaua 1 year ago
awwww
hillbilly131296 1 year ago
Mary Warmack = Marihuana sounded just like it
Rodrigo121Aguilar 1 year ago
Wadlow the Great
lorax121323 1 year ago
Sooner or later something would give out like his heart or other vitals. Great story about a guy living to the fullest, just sad he died at 22.
gnarkillkicksass 1 year ago 3
"You're all right."
Joe402 1 year ago
Fucking 5'4" in kindergarten. WoW
poophchhch 1 year ago 10
finnish subtitles
MrLepa91 1 year ago
who divided by zero? LOL
Battleaxe98 1 year ago
his last name has the word low!!!
BAMnails 1 year ago
cool.lol
trespasser4000 1 year ago
he is soo long like our car!!!
vandervaart145 1 year ago
That's what she said.
ronniegranillo 1 year ago
If only he lived nowadays, he would know what the right things to eat and drink are (to strengthen his bones and figure)
Jpbuckers 1 year ago 5
he would have reached 20ft if he didnt die at 22 because he has puberty problems which would make him keep growing all his life
sithu800 1 year ago 13
@sithu800 25 or 30 he would have benn 10 feet the humanoid limit, if he grow past that he would not live.
hclfa4 2 months ago
jesus they say theres 8 pints of blood in the hum body but i wonder how much blood he had :O!!!!!
lucawhatbizzle 1 year ago
Could YOU imagine being almost 9 feet tall?
shuffleman321 1 year ago 2
@shuffleman321 I bet if he wore certain shoes he could of been 9 ft
AgrivatedKillah 1 year ago
im taller than him
SirG0D 1 year ago
@SirG0D as if
185rahul 1 year ago
da ne poverujes. . .
vladimir714 1 year ago
damn.. i wonder if he didn't die in age of 22.. if he didn't die that young he wwould be really tall like 9 ft to 10
Godlike23able 1 year ago 3
Imagine having everything you wore made special that'd be so expensive and escpecially at that time!
rockettheresa 1 year ago 3
..Old times
5 year old mother
tallest man!
zeshiba 1 year ago
Wow,he was so kind.I just wish I could travel back in time to meet the guy and protect him from all the meanies who made fun of him and called him a freak!
missviolinhoney 2 years ago 5
Aye, same here. It'd be amazing just to see him let alone talk to him.
caterthejawa 2 years ago
dam he was a giant!
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stealification 2 years ago
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legend1211 2 years ago
Would've love to meet him he'd be great fun. And he did seem to be always enjoying being with people and socializing with them. RIP.
KarloR27 2 years ago
Check 4:19 -- you can make out a square and compass on *Brother Wadlow*'s tombstone. I suppose part of the attraction of Masonry for him was the egalitarian ideal -- that in Lodge, he'd be a Brother equal in status to the rest of the men, rather than a walking public spectacle. Robert, may you rest in peace eternal.
mikal9000 2 years ago 2
wow..what a legend. The doctors should have told him to work out and eat a lot of calcium to make his bones stronger :-(
sulle07 2 years ago
i don't think they knew much about gigantism back then
CGJUGO80 2 years ago
can you imagine what a midget would have looked like next to him? like a fucking mouse
CGJUGO80 2 years ago
I've always had an affinity for Robert Wadlow...he has a special place in my heart...
BEY0NDWARD 2 years ago 3
I know me too and they called him the gentle giant they said he was one of the nicest men who ever lived he only died 22 years old..poor guy
CGJUGO80 2 years ago 27
i,am 15 now and when i was last measured i was 6'2''
YreneY 2 years ago
he would have been a good basketball player
clevelandman10 2 years ago 4
I'm 15 and 6'5
Dillon1631 2 years ago 3
lol im almost 16 and am only 5'3 im the shortest guy in my grade.
god bless you robert
SFLOVER94 2 years ago 6
Angus MacAskill is the tallest man in history
I get to measure 2,36 mts, its growth was quite normal.
robert pershing without tumor that caused her abnormal growth
measured 1.80 meters.
MARCUSRISO 2 years ago
im sure spud web could touch the top of his head.
HardCoreBomb1 2 years ago
I'm 13 year old and I'm 5'7'' and a half but when i vas 12 I was only 5'2''
123Aleksej 2 years ago 2
lol i im 14 and 4"10 too
plijygrdwa15 2 years ago
wow you guts have it easy cause im also 14 and im 4"10 EMO
ILoveMusic2121 2 years ago
12 and 5 "7 and a half
THERANDYTOWNMEN 2 years ago
damn I'm 18 and 1.94 cm...but he was a miracle..:D the NBA could use him..poor guy:|
NBAfan91 2 years ago
So you're around 6'4" you're mentioned
about NBA so with no doubt you're
the tall person!
For robert wadlow he's tall enough to
just drop the ball in the hoop!
if he around our generation he'll
consider as the real nightmare of every
single basketball players in the world!
Don't let him steal your ball if he does
it's over...
brainysnaeha 2 years ago 4
Oh I'm 14 and 5'11 but he is SOMETHING ELSE!
Jejkan95 2 years ago
DAMN!! im 14 and 6'1" but that guyJESUS
poopnugget24 2 years ago
@poopnugget24 lol im 14 and 6'1 too and that guy is a giant lmao
BrotherHoodUtd 2 years ago
@BrotherHoodUtd holy shit... thats weird
poopnugget24 2 years ago
6"1?! flipping heck im only 5"10 lol and im 14 and a half
s654voe13 2 years ago
im 14 and 6 ft 5.5. last year i was 6 ft
BENSTER489 2 years ago
bullshit
dergin38467 1 year ago
wtf?
BENSTER489 1 year ago
i am just striken with amazment
th3s0ulja2280 2 years ago
The average man grows an inch between the ages of 16 and 18, and about 1/4 of an inch, after that (CDC charts). Many males hit their peaks at 16. I've always heard stories about how people grew an inch or two in college, but really, the general case is that significant growth (more than 1/4 inch) ends at about the age of 21. It's likely that the claims are the result of mis-measurements.
zadeh79 2 years ago
What's interesting, is despite the fact that human's have been getting taller throughout history, Wadlow's record for height, will probably never be broken. Today their are medical procedures which can halt such abnormal rates of growth. But if the record for height is broken, it is likely to come from some third world country, where the cost of medicine and health care, makes getting the proper treatment difficult.
zadeh79 2 years ago
his dick have been the size of an average male leg
lachie10 2 years ago 10
3:41 =))
valy747 2 years ago
brainysnaeha 2 years ago
your a fuckin bitch and robert wadlow would fuck you up bad
Souroush 2 years ago
you know when wadlow was 9 he was higher than you 15 year old
and you are still a high person!
arrafatter 2 years ago
Ok,i'm tall ok...
I just looking at his growth chart it incredible!
Actually he's already taller than me when
he was only 8 at 6'2'',195pounds!
For 8 years old child this is a real giant!
Some adults aren't that tall!
brainysnaeha 2 years ago
my son is actually taller than i am... because his mom is tall... hate her... go to hell
p0tazzium 2 years ago
I'm 5' 11'' at age 16, but watching this makes me feel short
magmablock 2 years ago
his wife must be the happiest woman on earth because she got a very large dick!
leobakura 2 years ago
I would of liked to meet him!
Supermopho 2 years ago
would it be cool if you were that tall
mrfryboy101 2 years ago
finnish subtitles :)))
Faewory 2 years ago
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my Dick is 6 Feet 2..:-)
Gofar1898 2 years ago
6 centimeters
SIAY3R1 2 years ago
i have minor gigantism
im 6ft 1 and im 12 no joke
ultramarine1234 2 years ago
that not gigantism, that natural growth..
Lokozino 2 years ago 3
@ultramarine1234 i was 6 feet at 13 no gigantism here dumbass XD
tait920 2 years ago
im 14 and 6"10 ?
ATTY487 2 years ago
@ATTY487 alright..
tait920 2 years ago
yes i am , why did i even bother your jelous you small prick
ATTY487 2 years ago
@ATTY487 im just saying alright cause i dont care how tall you are i wasnt asking
tait920 2 years ago
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im 12 and im 6ft..
thewazzap1 2 years ago
where do you live? cause strangley i beilieve you because im 13 and im 6ft 1 nd i live in canada
tait920 2 years ago
I was about that when i was 13. I'm 18 now, seem to have topped out at 6'7.
691015005 2 years ago
There was a girl in 1633 who was 8'4.4" tall when she died at only 17, a couple of inches taller than Robert at that age. The girl was 20" taller than LeBron (4th grade) and 14.4" taller than Shaq (6th grade). Poor Shaq would only come up to her shoulders, and he's a foot taller than me. Shesh!!
Snoopydude13 2 years ago
Im 11 and im 5'4" standing but 5'5" laying down
MRRandomification 2 years ago
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im 8'4
my dick is 3 feet long
Jattmafia313 2 years ago
Impressive.
halfjaw77 2 years ago
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Oh Mighty Isis!! I'm 7'11 and this guy makes me look short!!!
MrHarrybawls2009 2 years ago
No it infected his Leg And Spread,.Plus his Tallness Put alot of Strain on his Body
Gofar1898 2 years ago
he died just because of a blister?
kelvs45 2 years ago
Infections were much more dangerous in 1940 because they didn't have the antibiotics we have now (I think penicillin had just been discovered a few short years before that). That plus his other medical conditions made him more vulnerable to begin with.
tucsonia 2 years ago
i'm 14 and 6 foot 1
i'm thin though'i go to the gym every day and eat a shitload of healthy food man i wanna get buff i'm still the strongest freshman in the school tho (160 lbs)
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nb4pur3 2 years ago
I'm 172cm. It isn't that hard to be short.
Guldies 2 years ago
im 193cm its short as well :)
PalingLcw 2 years ago
Haha, maybe if you take drugs :o
Guldies 2 years ago
nah in my country 1.85 is average :) so 193cm isnt rly tall ^^ and no drugs or alcohol for me it would ruin my training :P
PalingLcw 2 years ago
Oh my... Where do you live? That's crazy :D
Guldies 2 years ago
haha i live in the netherlands :) also known as holland we have the tallest people ^^
PalingLcw 2 years ago
Haha, I see. Well... Sweden isn't known for tall people :>
Guldies 2 years ago
what the fuck
tobazee1 2 years ago
im only 6 3....I'VE BEEN 6 3 FOR LIKE A YEAR NOW so i think thats my max limit, i hate being tall :( thank god im not that tall..!
lesan5 2 years ago
um, being short is the worst thing in the world. you should be happy that you are up there.
dimlim 2 years ago 5
What does it matter if you are short?
MigDanskeren 2 years ago
well i do not know where you are from, but in north america, there is nothing less debilitating than being short. they are less attractive to women, always being made fun of and generally have less success and more trouble getting jobs because of a mental bias people have against them
dimlim 2 years ago 3
I think it's mostly in your head. I'm 176cm (quite short in Scandinavia) and have no problems with women or other types of success. Usually I don't even notice that most guys are at least 10cm taller.
History is full of short men who have gotten far. Like Tom Cruise, Napoleon, Beethoven, Michael J. Fox, Martin Luther King, Stalin, Ringo Starr etc. etc.
Good thing about being short is that you're perceived less as a threat and thus can use it to your advantage :)
MigDanskeren 2 years ago 3
i guess northern Europe is a more accepting place than over here. I am glad that you are happy. keep chugging along
dimlim 2 years ago
comparing to him im a child lol
TheLeo3255 2 years ago
im 6'10
TheLeo3255 2 years ago
interessant^^
SXITony 2 years ago
Prob Tiny..
Gofar1898 2 years ago
ever wonder how big his tally wacker was!
a3w4 2 years ago
our tight end is 15 and 6'5
XsteeleXx 2 years ago
Damn this guy is taller than I am, and I've always been the tall one.
MetalGearNaked 2 years ago 2
i am 16 and 6'3.
jimydiamond2012 2 years ago
im 11 and im 5'9
BridgeHarrison37 2 years ago
No your not.
NATHANmagyar 2 years ago
wow 8 feet 11 thats giant!!!!
TheChaoslord66 2 years ago
im 10 and im 5'4"
thephenom4342 2 years ago
rofl I'm 14 and only 6'.
phxsns1 2 years ago
No your not.
NATHANmagyar 2 years ago
Well actually, that's considered tall, but people in my school are taller. I have a friend who is around 6'2.
phxsns1 2 years ago
are you sure? not many 14 yr olds stand 6 ft. thats very unusual
360cbh 2 years ago
I always used to be the small guy till i grew a little older.
About 15-17 where i was in the 5 foot area
i now stant 5'8
piromaniac9999 2 years ago
im 6"7
khav11 2 years ago
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goodlooking556 2 years ago
im 14 and only 5.10 :( wen he was 14 he was 7.4 holy shit
PSPMAN0180 2 years ago
Your so full of shit
sedohrj87 2 years ago 3
Unless he's Igor Ladan there is no way he is that tall. I've only seen a handful of ppl in my life who are barely 7 feet tall yet alone over 7,6".
supersmash43 2 years ago
im 4 and 9999999999 feet tall
1jasper13 2 years ago
He is amazing... Im only 5'5" and im related to him!!!
lucky7stefn 2 years ago
Just imagine how strong that guy would be if he was a bodybuilder. he could beat up anybody! even a frickin chimpanzee!
TJSBRDB 2 years ago 4
his body was probably physically uncapable of building a body builders physique
sedohrj87 2 years ago
seriously? so it wouldn't even do a thing for him to lift weights?
TJSBRDB 2 years ago
im bigger th him... when im standing on my penis
TerroristPBmonkey 2 years ago
u dont have one
gallya 2 years ago
lol imagine being that tall, imagine how big his house musta been
zeeshan55 2 years ago
They had a 2 story house and they have to remove the entire top story so he could fit. His car had to have the driver seat removed along with the roof just so he could fit. he died of an ingrown toenail... they didnt have the antibiotics back then!!
lucky7stefn 2 years ago
im 2 and 888888 feet tall. j/k
jdrockgod24 2 years ago