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Miyuki-ism · 2011-07-08, 16:11

5' 11" Think I'm done growing.

Gamer_2k4 · 2011-07-08, 16:59

6' 2" (190 cm) here. I haven't grown in about 5 years, and I don't expect to in the future.

blissfullyunaware · 2011-07-08, 17:05

5'0. Everyone else in my family is over 6'2. Guess who's adopted.

DonQuigleone · 2011-07-08, 17:57

The actual base units of length, time and Weight isn't too bad in Imperial. Where it's really messed up is in more complex units, like force, power, or what really takes the cake, energy. Usually what gets used is BTU (British Thermal Unit), and it bears no relation to any other unit at all, 1 BTU is the amount of energy required to heat 1 pound of water by 1F. So it can't be divided nicely into any other unit and you need to use nasty conversion factors. Horsepower is also awful.

I could tolerate Imperial if every derived unit was based purely on Inches/pounds/seconds, but they're not, and so they're hell to use. My thermodynamics course required use of English units at points, and it was awful. Unit conversion is actually one of the trickiest and most annoying things possible. It's further compounded by the fact that Thermodynamics requires lots of tables, and you could have one table in feet, and a problem in inches, adding 3 or 4 more operations to what was already complicated.

/rant

Roger Rambo · 2011-07-08, 18:51

Just short of 5'10 (177cm to be exact). Father is taller than average, mother is shorter than average.

Miyuki-ism · 2011-07-08, 19:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonQuigleone

The actual base units of length, time and Weight isn't too bad in Imperial. Where it's really messed up is in more complex units, like force, power, or what really takes the cake, energy. Usually what gets used is BTU (British Thermal Unit), and it bears no relation to any other unit at all, 1 BTU is the amount of energy required to heat 1 pound of water by 1F. So it can't be divided nicely into any other unit and you need to use nasty conversion factors. Horsepower is also awful.

I could tolerate Imperial if every derived unit was based purely on Inches/pounds/seconds, but they're not, and so they're hell to use. My thermodynamics course required use of English units at points, and it was awful. Unit conversion is actually one of the trickiest and most annoying things possible. It's further compounded by the fact that Thermodynamics requires lots of tables, and you could have one table in feet, and a problem in inches, adding 3 or 4 more operations to what was already complicated.

/rant

I've just used feet and inches for height for most of my life like most people around where I live that when someone says their height in centimeter's I don't get it right away.

Who · 2011-07-08, 19:03

5' 7'' or 8''

I'm not sure cause I got a mess of hair on my head preventing entirely accurate measurement and the last time I shaved my head was several years ago.

DonQuigleone · 2011-07-08, 19:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miyuki-ism

I've just used feet and inches for height for most of my life like most people around where I live that when someone says their height in centimeter's I don't get it right away.

Well I myself quoted my own height in feet and inches, it's a habit. Feet and inches are fine for casual use, terrible otherwise.

Ichuki · 2011-07-09, 00:05

169cm or 5'6.5" and a girl Idk why my friends calls me short though X_X

Endless Soul · 2011-07-10, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vexx

Someone should be able do some demographics on this list-y thread at this point :P

Ta-DAAA!

My data only goes up to post #89.

Of the 89 posts only 57 (64.04%) had valid answers I could work with.

Of those 57 posts, 68.42% were males, 14.03% were female, and 17.54% were paranoid and listed themselves as "Unspecified". Genders were checked by seeing each posters profile page. I noted the Imperial height stated by each poster. In cases where the poster stated their height in centimeters I noted on the side for later use. I built a matrix that crossreferenced Imperial heights and metric heights. Some were rounded up or down to the nearest whole number. Imperial heights were entered where the poster only stated metric heights. I used the first number the poster stated in cases where they thought the were between different heights. I also only used the height of the poster, none of the other family member heights.

Using the numbers produced by the matrix I went to Excel and fed these numbers in to produce the chart shown below.

31.58% of us that responded are over 6' tall.

Of remaining 68.42% of the responders who are under 6'-0", 20.51% are female (all 8 that responded), 53.85% are male, and the remianing 15.38% are the paranoid unspecified.

Enjoy

RWBladewing · 2011-07-10, 21:02

Haha, according to that I'm tied for second shortest male to respond. I kind of enjoy being short but that makes me feel embarrassed in a way.

DonQuigleone · 2011-07-11, 01:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Endless Soul

Ta-DAAA!

My data only goes up to post #89.

Of the 89 posts only 57 (64.04%) had valid answers I could work with.

Of those 57 posts, 68.42% were males, 14.03% were female, and 17.54% were paranoid and listed themselves as "Unspecified". Genders were checked by seeing each posters profile page. I noted the Imperial height stated by each poster. In cases where the poster stated their height in centimeters I noted on the side for later use. I built a matrix that crossreferenced Imperial heights and metric heights. Some were rounded up or down to the nearest whole number. Imperial heights were entered where the poster only stated metric heights. I used the first number the poster stated in cases where they thought the were between different heights. I also only used the height of the poster, none of the other family member heights.

Using the numbers produced by the matrix I went to Excel and fed these numbers in to produce the chart shown below.

31.58% of us that responded are over 6' tall.

Of remaining 68.42% of the responders who are under 6'-0", 20.51% are female (all 8 that responded), 53.85% are male, and the remianing 15.38% are the paranoid unspecified.

Enjoy

Interesting, but I would have expected a bit more of a bell curve, at least where males are concerned.

Irenicus · 2011-07-11, 08:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonQuigleone

Interesting, but I would have expected a bit more of a bell curve, at least where males are concerned.

Small statistical pool, and a diverse international population at that.

I'd love to answer but I seriously forgot how tall I am. -_-

Archon_Wing · 2011-07-11, 22:32

5'7 and some extra change. >.>

hinakatbklyn · 2011-07-11, 22:39

I think I stopped growing at 5'8. Tied for the tallest in my immediate family

Kudryavka · 2011-07-12, 03:34

Wow, I really didn't expect so many giants here (well, giant from my POV, lol).

154.9 cm/61" here. Grew an inch over six years, I think I'm done. :lol: Shortest in my immediate family, but a head taller than my grandmother.

Irkalla · 2011-07-12, 05:59

Wow, so many basketball material here :O I'm 171cm.

Drake · 2011-07-12, 11:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Komari

Wow, I really didn't expect so many giants here (well, giant from my POV, lol).

Giants ? from my point of view your all short !

I kid I kid.

What I do find humorous though is that a lot of people want to be taller yet those who are tall (like myself) wish the opposite..

Endless Soul · 2011-07-12, 11:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drake

What I do find humorous though is that a lot of people want to be taller yet those who are tall (like myself) wish the opposite..

It's "The grass is always greener" factor.

OMchan · 2011-07-12, 12:22

I'm 5'4" or about 164 cm. So around average height for females here in Canada.

2011-07-08, 16:11	Link #81
Miyuki-ism Corpse in Pieces Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada/Ontario Age: 31	5' 11" Think I'm done growing. __________________

2011-07-08, 16:59	Link #82
Gamer_2k4 Anime Cynic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Age: 35	6' 2" (190 cm) here. I haven't grown in about 5 years, and I don't expect to in the future. __________________

2011-07-11, 22:39	Link #95
hinakatbklyn Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009	I think I stopped growing at 5'8. Tied for the tallest in my immediate family __________________

2011-07-12, 05:59	Link #97
Irkalla I asked for this Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Winterfell Age: 35	Wow, so many basketball material here :O I'm 171cm. __________________

2011-07-12, 12:22	Link #100
OMchan オムちゃん Join Date: May 2003	I'm 5'4" or about 164 cm. So around average height for females here in Canada. __________________ Kimi ni Todoke

2011-07-08, 17:05	Link #83
blissfullyunaware Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: right there	5'0. Everyone else in my family is over 6'2. Guess who's adopted.

2011-07-08, 17:57	Link #84
DonQuigleone Knight Errant Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 35	The actual base units of length, time and Weight isn't too bad in Imperial. Where it's really messed up is in more complex units, like force, power, or what really takes the cake, energy. Usually what gets used is BTU (British Thermal Unit), and it bears no relation to any other unit at all, 1 BTU is the amount of energy required to heat 1 pound of water by 1F. So it can't be divided nicely into any other unit and you need to use nasty conversion factors. Horsepower is also awful. I could tolerate Imperial if every derived unit was based purely on Inches/pounds/seconds, but they're not, and so they're hell to use. My thermodynamics course required use of English units at points, and it was awful. Unit conversion is actually one of the trickiest and most annoying things possible. It's further compounded by the fact that Thermodynamics requires lots of tables, and you could have one table in feet, and a problem in inches, adding 3 or 4 more operations to what was already complicated. /rant

2011-07-08, 18:51	Link #85
Roger Rambo Sensei, aishite imasu Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hong Kong Shatterdome	Just short of 5'10 (177cm to be exact). Father is taller than average, mother is shorter than average.

2011-07-08, 19:03	Link #87
Who Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NY, USA Age: 33	5' 7'' or 8'' I'm not sure cause I got a mess of hair on my head preventing entirely accurate measurement and the last time I shaved my head was several years ago.

2011-07-09, 00:05	Link #89
Ichuki ┌(^o^)┘モリ!┌(^o^)┘モリ! Join Date: Sep 2010	169cm or 5'6.5" and a girl Idk why my friends calls me short though X_X

2011-07-10, 21:02	Link #91
RWBladewing Salt Levels Critical Join Date: Oct 2007	Haha, according to that I'm tied for second shortest male to respond. I kind of enjoy being short but that makes me feel embarrassed in a way.

2011-07-12, 03:34	Link #96
Kudryavka Senior Member Join Date: May 2009	Wow, I really didn't expect so many giants here (well, giant from my POV, lol). 154.9 cm/61" here. Grew an inch over six years, I think I'm done. :lol: Shortest in my immediate family, but a head taller than my grandmother.