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shorthair:
I'm about average height, and I'm fine on water, but I just didn't see anything in being on a ship. Though what really kept me from the Navy (and similarly the Army) was their bearing.

Grasshopper:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 08, 2007, 01:08:42 pm ---
The Vikings had a few genetic differences from most of the world for some reason.  Red hair, lactose tolerance, extra size...

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I've always got the impression that red hair is mostly a Celtic trait.

And almost all Europeans (Caucasians) are lactose tolerant. So that's definitely not an exclusively Nordic trait.

Nordic people are generally pretty big though, at least in my experience.

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: Hockeyboy on June 09, 2007, 07:08:26 am ---As an ex-US Navy sailor, I seem to recall that there were height requirements and restrictions for pilots, but not so much for enlisted US Navy sailors. The reason given for pilots was that certain cockpits would simply not allow for someone too short or too tall to be able to see clearly.

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yeah, for military aircraft, performance is critical they arent going to add an extra cm or two just to cater for a few more people. for military, taller people could fly transports or some bombers since cockpit size is less of an issue...

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: patrickl on June 08, 2007, 10:02:24 am ---
i think Americans on average are shorter compared to North European and Australian people. I'm sure about the Dutch since a few years ago a study showed the Dutch were the tallest people on the planet. I'm average height for Dutch people (at 6' 1") I've been in several states in the US and when walking among crowds, like for instance a mall, I have always felt like a giant.

On the other hand I think the Dutch military seem shorter than average to me too. Maybe there is something for a shorter frame to be better in combat? Or more that shorter people are more likely to feel the need to fight.

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well ill be... looks like you were right!

http://www.yahoo.com/s/608472

i havent actually bothered to look at this as i have crap bandwidth and yahoo video is really bad with crap bandwidth. this must be why we keep sending aussies to the US for basketball- they just cant find tall enough people any more!

Ed_McCarron:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 08, 2007, 10:35:24 am ---Kind of depends where in the US you are.  Places like Texas have a lot of tall people.  Places like CT/RI, not so much.

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Makes sense.  Texas is closer to the equator, more centrifigual force, people stretch...

I'm kidding.  No clue why, but I've noticed that too.  Wonder if theres a height by location demographic out there somewhere...

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