All other things being equal, does a short person's blood alcohol level reach 0.05 faster than a tall person (because they have less blood and/or a smaller liver)?
posted by dontjumplarry
on May 6, 2013 -
11 answers
I have been dating a man for just over a month that I met online. He is 41 and I am 33. He is simply lovely: kind, attentive, complimentary, generous, funny, smart, gainfully employed, family oriented and wants children, likes me a lot, socially/environmentally conscientious, cooks well, nice sense of style, has friends, etc. And, I'm not very physically attracted to him. I am 5'2" and his profile says he is 5'7" but I think he exaggerated ~two inches and has a slight frame. He is very fit, but the cave woman in me seeks a more commanding physical partner. There are other things about his physicality and bedside manner that don't "do it" for me, either, but the main thing is that I just prefer bigger men.
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posted by AlmondEyes
on Apr 1, 2013 -
35 answers
I'm 6'5". It recently dawned on me that the reason I hate doing the dishes isn't due to my fundamental laziness, but because scrubbing dishes while bent over for half an hour really does a number on my back. What have you, fellow tall person, changed around your kitchen (and the rest of your home) to make it more accommodating to the vertically advantaged?
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posted by no regrets, coyote
on Feb 18, 2013 -
16 answers
I sometimes have trouble understanding the visual differences in height of two different objects.
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posted by lstanley
on Jan 18, 2013 -
4 answers
Please help me with my incredible (and probably irrational) guilt and grief over my daughter's height. I know that she'll be okay but I blame myself. Is there anything that I can do now?
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posted by Toto_tot
on Dec 28, 2012 -
126 answers
Fellow short people, how do you deal with movies, concerts, and theater? I'm 5'1" and frustrated.
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posted by serialcomma
on Aug 20, 2012 -
38 answers
CSS Filter: I have a standard three column layout. I cannot figure out how to get the left and right columns to have a height that automatically stretches to the length of the center column.
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posted by JPowers
on Aug 17, 2012 -
7 answers
Which group of athletes is further from the center of the bell curve distribution for height: Olympic gymnasts or NBA players?
posted by Trurl
on Jun 4, 2012 -
7 answers
I would like to know how tall my dad's uncles and mom were, and ideally go up the family tree to chart the outliers to identify the tall and short adults. Where might I find height data for ancestors who lived in the US?
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posted by zippy
on Aug 20, 2011 -
16 answers
I'm going to be a sophomore in high school, and I wanna play football for the first time. What do I need, and what should I expect? Practice starts in 6 weeks.
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posted by sizzil34
on Jun 30, 2011 -
11 answers
I want to be a high school French teacher, but at twenty years old I still have the height, weight, and voice of a twelve-year-old. I'm afraid these physical attributes will make it nearly impossible for me to be hired and taken seriously as a high school teacher. Is this a legitimate concern that should cause me to rethink my goals?
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posted by datarose
on Jan 30, 2011 -
40 answers
Why is it that I -- and many others -- have a physical reaction when watching the
video of the transmission tower free climb (from this
FPP)?
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posted by ericb
on Sep 15, 2010 -
23 answers
I'm a taller than average woman who is often asked out by shorter men. How can I stop being bothered by the height difference when dating?
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posted by mesha steele
on Mar 29, 2010 -
78 answers
There is a cone whose lateral surface is a semicircle (when flattened). The height of the cone is 10 inches. What formula can I use to find the radius of the cone, and the slant height of the cone?
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posted by 23skidoo
on Mar 11, 2010 -
11 answers
Can you provide examples of adult women who are extremely short yet also beautiful at the same time?
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posted by datarose
on Jan 3, 2010 -
43 answers
Will the 15" Macbook Pro 4.1 (early 2008) be compatible with a 2.5" Form Factor internal hard drive that's
12.5mm rather than the standard 9.5mm?
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posted by Phire
on Dec 4, 2009 -
10 answers
Help me design a computer workstation setup for home that incorporates a 30" screen, a Linux compatible video card, a possibly height adjustable desk, and a silent or very quiet desktop machine.
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posted by pbh
on Jun 9, 2009 -
7 answers
I'm buying my first bed and first mattress, and I need help understanding mattress height, as well as where/how to find canopy linens.
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posted by hellogoodbye
on Mar 26, 2009 -
8 answers
Anybody have any advice regarding jumping into gorges in New York state? Safety-wise - what would be the upper limit of height I might try?
posted by Sully
on Feb 15, 2009 -
9 answers
Am I worrying too much about our future child being very short? How can I get over this?
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posted by trillian
on Dec 1, 2008 -
36 answers
I got a new car! Unlike my old one, it doesn't have height adjustable seats. I am 5'0" and can barely see over the dashboard.
Do they make booster seats for adults? How do other short people deal with this?
posted by streetdreams
on Mar 29, 2008 -
16 answers
Let's say I am using a JavaScript technique that requires a DIV to have a specified height, but the amount of text filling it, and thus the height it needs to be, will vary. Can I make it work?
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posted by TunnelArmr
on May 25, 2007 -
8 answers
Is there such a thing as a shoe insert for men that adds an inch or so to one's height, maybe by lifting the ball of the foot up a little bit? Or are there specially designed tennis/casual/etc shoes?
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posted by hodyoaten
on Apr 29, 2007 -
8 answers
How accurate are player's listed heights in college football and pro basketball? And are they measured with shoes on?
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posted by aerotive
on Jan 1, 2007 -
15 answers
I'm trying to find sports other than horse racing, rowing (specifically the cox) and gymnastics, in which being small-framed or just plain short can be an advantage.
Is there some advantage gained in having a low centre of gravity in things like surfing or even skateboarding?
posted by bunglin jones
on Jun 15, 2006 -
37 answers
I know that growth mainly has to do with genetics and stuff, but do you personally think I have any chance at getting any taller?
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posted by beammeup4
on Feb 22, 2006 -
31 answers
I heard once that taller people have a harder time lifting weights. It seems logical enough an idea. Because taller people have longer limbs the same amount of weight will have great leverage. So it would take a larger muscle on the person with the longer limbs.
If someone 5 foot 4 inches can dumbell press X amount of weight how much more impressive is someone 6 foot 4 doing the same amount? Is there a nifty equation even?
posted by Napierzaza
on Jan 1, 2005 -
13 answers
Are you tall? Do you slouch? Do you think it's because you feel higher up in the air than other people? Do objects like desks and chairs often feel too low for you? Do you think maybe even doorknobs might be a little more comfortable if they were a few inches higher? Have you ever wasted time thinking of these things? Have you ever hit your head on windchimes at a short person's house? Did you consider suing, or at least tell them they were callous and insensitive towards tallish folk?
Do you have any tips for remembering to keep good posture, or exercizes that tend to keep your spine erect?
Yes or No answers are acceptible for the first para's questions. Also, there's no more inside.
posted by Shane
on Jun 22, 2004 -
29 answers
