Is Height Genetic?

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    I’m tall. Most of the people in my family are tall. Does that mean my son will be tall? Turns out the inheritance of height is a lot more complicated than we thought. Scientists know that nature (genes) and nurture (environment) both play a role, but after more than a century of questions, we’re only just now starting to get some answers
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    Fryar, C.D. et al. (2016). Anthropometric reference data for
    children and adults: United States, 2011-2014. National Center for Health
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    NCD Risk Factor Collaboration. (2016). A century of trends in adult human height. eLife
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    Visscher, P.M. et al. (2007). Genome partitioning of genetic variation for height from 11,214 sibling pairs. American Journal of Human Genetics 81:1104-10.
    Zimmer, C. (2018). She has her mother’s laugh: The powers, perversions, and potential of heredity. New York: Dutton. bit.ly/2xi5H0M
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  • @bestboy138
    @bestboy138 Před 5 lety +61494

    I think height all depends on how tall you are.

    • @santiagoshepley1296
      @santiagoshepley1296 Před 5 lety +8710

      Harvard just called, they asked how many scholarships you want.

    • @bestboy138
      @bestboy138 Před 5 lety +5581

      Santiago Yeah - tell them I’ll take six, wait, no tell them I want half a dozen...yeh.

    • @summerpeach3389
      @summerpeach3389 Před 5 lety +936

      👏👏👏

    • @sgsnake2x
      @sgsnake2x Před 5 lety +2195

      Michael Bryant I think Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton want to adopt you for your great intelligence

    • @lollegs7948
      @lollegs7948 Před 5 lety +772

      speech 100

  • @kigkag573
    @kigkag573 Před 2 lety +6318

    Just spend 7 minutes listening to someone formally saying, “I don’t know.”

    • @wsgmayn
      @wsgmayn Před 2 lety +143

      he literally said it was a combination.

    • @Darkinse
      @Darkinse Před 2 lety +110

      Mostly genetics around 86%genetics while a normal diet & sleep makes it closer to the real potential of ones height.

    • @alguemaleatorio8713
      @alguemaleatorio8713 Před 2 lety +44

      Thanks for saying this. Now i don't need to watch it :)

    • @aj3706
      @aj3706 Před 2 lety +25

      @@alguemaleatorio8713 the video is entertaining though but the only thing I got out of it is that 27% is based of a combination between genes and the rest is unknown

    • @deveshyadav6283
      @deveshyadav6283 Před 2 lety +5

      Lol
      True, i was about to comment that
      He told us something we knew without reading a reasearch paper.

  • @sku7k740
    @sku7k740 Před 2 lety +1014

    Made this whole video just so he can tell us he’s 6”3

    • @Brauljo
      @Brauljo Před měsícem +21

      1:54 😂

    • @douchebagg7
      @douchebagg7 Před 24 dny +3

      Tell me you're short without telling me you are

    • @sku7k740
      @sku7k740 Před 24 dny +2

      @@douchebagg7 I’m 5’9 I was making a joke g 😂yea I’m jealous he’s 6’3 and?

    • @Sadmannnnn
      @Sadmannnnn Před 24 dny

      God does not exist for me😂

    • @38special_education
      @38special_education Před 23 dny +4

      ​@@Sadmannnnnnoone asked

  • @nub_flowful6827
    @nub_flowful6827 Před rokem +1666

    I was 5'3 at 15. I read somewhere that most guys only grow 2 inches after their 15th birthday, so I accepted my fate of being 5'5. Turns out I was a late bloomer and am now a little over 6'0 tall and am still growing even though I'm going to be turning 20 this year. Stay strong short guys, you might be one of the rare cases 🙏

    • @davv5723
      @davv5723 Před rokem +143

      my dad is 5’10 and my mom is 5’4 but I’m 5’5 at 16 1/2. I hope i’m also a late bloomer

    • @mystical7296
      @mystical7296 Před rokem +75

      im 5'3 at 16, i hope im a late bloomer like you too!! 😭😭

    • @ashu5608
      @ashu5608 Před rokem +23

      5'11 at 19

    • @funnyclips4550
      @funnyclips4550 Před rokem +88

      Don't give me hope

    • @AarKing21
      @AarKing21 Před rokem +8

      did you do anything special which might have caused the sharp grow? Or did it just, happen?

  • @madmaximum875
    @madmaximum875 Před 3 lety +12373

    i don't need genetics... i already know that being 5'4 as an adult male means suffering

    • @logiic8835
      @logiic8835 Před 2 lety +302

      Asian?

    • @foreignM
      @foreignM Před 2 lety +287

      I'm your height but I'm 16 and asian

    • @MrFrank-se8ug
      @MrFrank-se8ug Před 2 lety +383

      I feel your pain I’m 5’5:,(

    • @ajaj643
      @ajaj643 Před 2 lety +581

      @Obama but still u gonna get girls.

    • @CCPJAYLPHAN1994
      @CCPJAYLPHAN1994 Před 2 lety +693

      Hey don't worry about it, I'm 5'4 and I've got freaking gorgeous girl throughout my dating life. Work on your self confidence.

  • @yungboiflight8863
    @yungboiflight8863 Před 4 lety +14403

    Nobody:
    Super tall guys: I’m actually the short one in my family…

    • @kunaldevsingh5514
      @kunaldevsingh5514 Před 4 lety +121

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 Před 4 lety +211

      I am actually the short one in my family most of my Male relatives including my father, grandfathers, and brothers are taller than I am. I stopped growing taller when I was 13 which might contribute to this difference(1-3 inches) the good thing is I don't actually want to get any taller.

    • @Oliver-bn7jt
      @Oliver-bn7jt Před 4 lety +83

      @@garethbaus5471 lol my dad kept on growing until he was 20 or older

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 Před 4 lety +29

      @@Oliver-bn7jt it has been long enough since I was 13 to suggest I really did stop growing taller at that age.

    • @YayaAniNbek
      @YayaAniNbek Před 4 lety +29

      @@garethbaus5471 Thats really messed up dude. thats actually somethng unnatural! how tall are u?

  • @sometaoist
    @sometaoist Před 2 lety +1493

    Fascinating. Perhaps genetics determines how tall you can grow. Where environment decides if you reach your cap.

    • @jorbanana5412
      @jorbanana5412 Před 2 lety +69

      thats an interesting idea, but is there really a cap decided from birth or is the cap decided based on the environment as well?

    • @ingridaholmes
      @ingridaholmes Před rokem +30

      @@jorbanana5412 I'd say the cap is only determined when it has been "reached," i.e. when your height is -on avarage- stopped growing. In other words, it's quite literally the peak of a situation, in which you don't know how much or when it will be prior to it. At least this is what I thought when I read the comment.

    • @hehe-vb9by
      @hehe-vb9by Před rokem +3

      sounds anpeotic

    • @tyrique4504
      @tyrique4504 Před rokem +8

      I had a weird idea in my head when I was in school there was me and 2 other guys as the only 6ft guys in our year and our height would fluctuate as time went on, one guy would be tallest one year then another the next, I feel like tall people stimulate other growing tall people to grow taller.

    • @puskamuha9000
      @puskamuha9000 Před rokem +2

      No bro there is no how tall you can grow. You will determine it yourself

  • @davidsantiagotate7380
    @davidsantiagotate7380 Před 2 lety +173

    I’m a Spanish guy who grew up in The Netherlands… you can imagine the neck pain from looking up all the time

  • @PulisWorkOuts
    @PulisWorkOuts Před 5 lety +20704

    Mom 5'6
    Dad 5'7
    Neighbor 6'5
    Me 6'4
    Hmm what an odd world

  • @jackwakefield05
    @jackwakefield05 Před 3 lety +6199

    You forgot the most important factor: if you're dad left you when you were born, your poor and your mum wants you to be in the NBA then your garunteed to be 6"5

    • @jbdiolasdiolas2039
      @jbdiolasdiolas2039 Před 2 lety +355

      Lol my father left me at 1 yr old and my mom atleast wants me to play local league
      height is 5'3 @20🤣

    • @jbdiolasdiolas2039
      @jbdiolasdiolas2039 Před 2 lety +342

      @@davidlikes2run this is my first yt acct since 2014 and this pfp of mine is my online friend's roblox avatar, he died of cancer in 2015. He also have my avatar in his yt acct because we swear to each other that we were never gonna change our yt pfp no matter what happen to us. And yeah, I still have his avatar as pfp 5 years later and I bet he still have mine in his accts
      Grow up brother there are reasons behind anything 🙂

    • @mmd-zn9xe
      @mmd-zn9xe Před 2 lety +171

      @@jbdiolasdiolas2039 don't bother replying to him i can guarantee he's under 16 from the way he types

    • @Senpai-Choco
      @Senpai-Choco Před 2 lety +117

      @@jbdiolasdiolas2039 I hope your friend is resting in peace and I hope you're doing well in life

    • @jakobfuugger
      @jakobfuugger Před 2 lety +33

      @@davidlikes2run what is robles

  • @sohambiswas123456789
    @sohambiswas123456789 Před 2 lety +504

    I'm an adult male and 5'6. However, I'm not unaffected by my short stature. Yes, gaining a few extra inches would be cool but on the contrary I can easily snuggle into tight spaces, shop into teen's sections, have ample flight legroom and so on. Yes, I've been bullied for my height but I just realized that there are somethings that we can't change and some people will always point it out, no matter how obvious it is. So short guys out there, don't be afraid, work hard and attain success so that people no more lookout for your height.

    • @spectrum3460
      @spectrum3460 Před 2 lety +39

      From the bottom of my heart , thank you . Being 5'4 at 15 is tough , especially when all your friends are 6'0.

    • @imperialblast
      @imperialblast Před rokem +17

      @@yamatoryuumaki5222

    • @HolySpiritAmen
      @HolySpiritAmen Před rokem +1

      5,6 is tall what

    • @cashwin45
      @cashwin45 Před rokem +14

      @@HolySpiritAmen No it's literally much shorter than the average, in most countries in general, let lone countries with tall people.

    • @dieselcat
      @dieselcat Před rokem

      @@HolySpiritAmen if you think 5'6 is tall then you will be an ant in the netherlands

  • @someguywithajacksparrowicon
    @someguywithajacksparrowicon Před 2 lety +515

    An even more interesting question imo, is how and why has it become an appealing characteristic to be tall, and simultaneously unappealing to be short(?). I think it's definitely worth a video. Anyone agree?

    • @bigjaws3707
      @bigjaws3707 Před 2 lety +116

      The short answer is because taller men are sexually more attractive to women.

    • @dylanburkardt1113
      @dylanburkardt1113 Před 2 lety +5

      Completely agree! I always wondered is tall associated with being strong? Cause that’s definitely not always true. Is tall associated with intelligence? Also not true lol so why does being tall make women assume good genetics when they could be weak, unathletic and dumb? Lol

    • @bigjaws3707
      @bigjaws3707 Před 2 lety +92

      @@dylanburkardt1113 it turns them on, in a liberally sexual society catered towards the sexual needs of women (ease of access, social media, make up, welfare, social and financial state support), the bias towards selective breeding based on sexual characteristics is maximized. It is essentially voluntary practice of eugenics dubbed as "love, spark, connection, vibe" etc

    • @remus4283
      @remus4283 Před 2 lety +58

      @@dylanburkardt1113 First and foremost: it is what what it is. If that's what they prefer then so be it. Secondly: you act as tho the only trait women select for is height; as if simply being over 6 feet instantly makes women flock to you. A person can be simultaneously smart, strong, tall, confident and kind. This isn't an rpg where you have to min/max

    • @blizzard4551
      @blizzard4551 Před 2 lety +14

      Mostly because it looks cool, it seems to be the default way of thinking that taller is better than being short.

  • @ema.698
    @ema.698 Před 5 lety +3761

    Mom: 5’9
    Dad: 6’2
    Hotel: Trivago

  • @Ashley-rp5gt
    @Ashley-rp5gt Před 5 lety +3116

    “hey smart people”
    bold of you to assume im smart

    • @Cricket-ej4rt
      @Cricket-ej4rt Před 5 lety +8

      I (un-neededly) cackl d I'm sorry

    • @66tyrant
      @66tyrant Před 5 lety +2

      Thank

    • @johanandhira5429
      @johanandhira5429 Před 5 lety +46

      And bold to assume the one who watch this video are people

    • @skylible
      @skylible Před 5 lety +2

      I know right. If we're so smart we wouldn't be here learning :)
      I think it's better to compliment people as avid learner than smart.

    • @reuzlwituallemrescindinequ4242
      @reuzlwituallemrescindinequ4242 Před 5 lety +1

      Conceptually conceptual reality is considered reality as it fits to a standard and this reality might not be real because its conceptual

  • @shintyty
    @shintyty Před rokem +53

    I’m short and here is everything I love about my height:
    - I feel so comfortable on my bed because of the amazing body size to bed ratio
    - I don’t hit my head on anything
    - the end

  • @terryenby2304
    @terryenby2304 Před 2 lety +21

    I am 5”10-11 (depending upon how straight my spine is). My grandfather was 6’ which was unusually tall for a child from a poor mining village. Percent wise I am “taller” for my sex than my husband (also 6’).
    Currently my eldest child is not fully grown and 6’4, and my smallest child is taller than almost everyone in their classroom.

  • @sunepchangtzar7594
    @sunepchangtzar7594 Před 3 lety +2565

    0:03 "hey smart people..."
    Me: Imma head out

  • @sankargopinath1991
    @sankargopinath1991 Před 4 lety +1879

    Height depends on platform.
    Normal Height: 5"5
    On Tinder: 6"6

    • @cloroxbleach3936
      @cloroxbleach3936 Před 3 lety +58

      wwe too. rey mysterio is 5'1.5 and wwe billed him at 5'6😂

    • @absolutejazz1676
      @absolutejazz1676 Před 3 lety +8

      @@cloroxbleach3936 no mysterio is 5'6 mayweather fought big show and he's 5'7 around the same height of mysterio

    • @Karm2Productions
      @Karm2Productions Před 3 lety +4

      5'6 is avarage height

    • @typea5426
      @typea5426 Před 3 lety

      @@absolutejazz1676 Mayweather vs big show was probably scripted like all wwe fights

    • @absolutejazz1676
      @absolutejazz1676 Před 3 lety

      @@typea5426 never said it was real

  • @lupinka097
    @lupinka097 Před 2 lety +19

    My daughter is 2 and she has always been between close to or 99th percentile for height. I am 5’5 and my husband is 5’11. I am Mexican/Ecuadorian and my husband is white/Hawaiian. I don’t know how she is as tall as she is but it is absolutely incredible

    • @baha3alshamari152
      @baha3alshamari152 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Women height doesn't matter

    • @bimg1915
      @bimg1915 Před měsícem +4

      @@baha3alshamari152 W hating in the comments section bro i see you in so many different comments

    • @dissolveshake
      @dissolveshake Před měsícem +1

      @@bimg1915 it doesnt tho

    • @bimg1915
      @bimg1915 Před měsícem

      @@dissolveshake I know bro why are you telling me this

    • @dissolveshake
      @dissolveshake Před měsícem

      @@bimg1915 yeah im justsaying if he is stating facts how is it considered hate, but its calm anyways

  • @akshattripathi9732
    @akshattripathi9732 Před 11 měsíci +20

    My dad is 5"4' and mom is 5"1'. I grew a bit over 5'8". I think diet plays a huge role. Even the bare minimum protein can be so beneficial. I only eat eggs and no meat. I did not eat eggs for most of my childhood.

    • @Zaj3546
      @Zaj3546 Před měsícem +2

      Good for you. My mom's only 4'9. Currently, I stand at 5'6. Only The All knowing knows what my final height will be.

    • @Samzo2002
      @Samzo2002 Před 23 dny +2

      It’s both I’m 6’5 my dad side of the family are ridiculously tall I’m talking 6’7-6’9. Growing up my mother made loads of eggs, beef, chicken, dairy dishes so I was fed well

  • @martinivanov5151
    @martinivanov5151 Před 5 lety +3161

    Father: 3’5
    Mother:24’6
    Me: Child of the donkey and the dragon in Shrek

  • @lyd4712
    @lyd4712 Před 3 lety +4265

    I'm the tallest in my family, but I'm one of the short ones in my class.

    • @jliong128
      @jliong128 Před 3 lety +89

      How tall are you and what age

    • @beccadesantos2326
      @beccadesantos2326 Před 3 lety +56

      Omg mooooddd

    • @jliong128
      @jliong128 Před 3 lety +10

      Becca de Santos what does that mean

    • @Goui03
      @Goui03 Před 3 lety +111

      I'm tall in both...the tallest in my family besides me, is my sister who is 5'7. My mother is 5'2 my father 5'6 my other 2 sisters 5 feet and 5'5 and then there is me who is 6 feet. But in class my best friend is the tallest who is 6'4 than another guy who is 6'3 and then there are two guys who are also 6 feet and a little bit taller than me.

    • @navneetsingh6824
      @navneetsingh6824 Před 3 lety +239

      Short Height Really Sucks in teenage.

  • @liaokenrick7650
    @liaokenrick7650 Před 2 lety +26

    I'm 5'2 at the age of 17. Here are some difficulties i face.
    It just makes me look like a kid wherever i go.
    I get blocked all the time when playing basketball.
    Walking with my friends feels like walking with my older brother.
    I might even get looked down when i study aboard.
    But, looking at some of the comments still gives me hope lol

    • @spartanswhatisyourprofessi2825
      @spartanswhatisyourprofessi2825 Před 2 lety

      You really never know. How tall are your parents? Did you have any growth spurts when you were younger? Men finish growing a bit after women do most of the time, so you still have plenty of time at 17

    • @alvallac2171
      @alvallac2171 Před 2 lety

      Did you mean "abroad"?

    • @thereisnofinishline5773
      @thereisnofinishline5773 Před 2 lety

      Damm I'm 5'2 at 14 and I'm a lot happier now.

    • @emvisuals
      @emvisuals Před rokem +1

      Dude, wait for your fullest potential. You're still 17, growth plates usually stops at 18-20, depending in your genetics. Just eat healthy and exercise in your growth remaining years.

    • @altran1125
      @altran1125 Před 23 dny

      so try a real sport like limbo where you will have the edges

  • @bhargavranjankaushik9262
    @bhargavranjankaushik9262 Před rokem +13

    I've observed that height is not only about genetics , it's about your environment,diet and your lifestyle

  • @prasetyofajar2535
    @prasetyofajar2535 Před 4 lety +1401

    Me, as a normal person: 2 feet 10 toes

    • @valentine93
      @valentine93 Před 4 lety +16

      Well it's a joke but each foot is 12 inches .

    • @katgor42
      @katgor42 Před 4 lety +9

      I am 1,79 metres

    • @valentine93
      @valentine93 Před 4 lety +4

      @@katgor42 so in feet you'll be 5'10 ft. Avarage height.

    • @BOSSDONMAN
      @BOSSDONMAN Před 4 lety +5

      The guy from Chernobyl

    • @Darkerio
      @Darkerio Před 3 lety +2

      Lol

  • @2IaskedAI22
    @2IaskedAI22 Před 3 lety +6676

    Im 16 yet my height is 5'1 and I've always wished to grow tall..
    All of you tall people must be thankful of that gift .. You are so lucky that you've got it while others are just hoping

    • @iamnotoforiginald9206
      @iamnotoforiginald9206 Před 3 lety +625

      It's over, bro.

    • @iiferedoncXclan
      @iiferedoncXclan Před 2 lety +806

      Im 17 and 6'5 and yeah im grateful but its so overhyped bro. Edit: 18yr old, 6 months later now and 6'6. Edit2: 19yr 6'7 prob not getting any taller.

    • @masonharkness6437
      @masonharkness6437 Před 2 lety +370

      you know walking into a spider web/strand every day isn’t as great as you think

    • @iiferedoncXclan
      @iiferedoncXclan Před 2 lety +392

      @@masonharkness6437 or foot cramps whiles driving, or having only one shoe size fit in the whole store, or being called tall for nothing when ur average at basketball, or everyone constantly envying your height "how are you so tall give me some of your height" , "if I was your height i would..." Edit: I'm size 17US

    • @2IaskedAI22
      @2IaskedAI22 Před 2 lety +285

      @@iiferedoncXclan oh ok I see that... But I have problems too like going to the kids section when buying shirts and then you saw kids wondering and staring at you which is very2 embarrassing

  • @lazylazerrsp8781
    @lazylazerrsp8781 Před 2 lety +3

    I've always thought of genes as a min/max parameter and nurture to be the determining factor for the end result. Your genes have a set path of growth no matter your lifestyle but poor care makes your body underdevelop or underperform. You might be genetically predisposed to easily bulk up and become fit but poor habits and diet will only ensure it won't happen. Can't grow something without the proper nutrition and care. That's why people tend to have stunted growth. Injuries also can affect your growth for better and worse, like those bone extension surgeries where they cut then space and brace it to force your bones to heal that way. Or it can permanently disfigure.

  • @Mike504
    @Mike504 Před 2 lety +7

    I didn't eat my veggies or fruit and I ended up at 6'5". Love my height but wouldn't want anymore. Door frames are close enough, I do hit my head on fans and lighting, there are cars I wanted but can't comfortably fit in, and I've been too tall to ride a roller-coaster.

    • @wtssmaller
      @wtssmaller Před 25 dny +1

      You dont need veggies and fruit to become tall. Just lots of animal protein.

  • @Yeet-yx9tw
    @Yeet-yx9tw Před 5 lety +3742

    Mom: 3’2
    Dad: 4’1
    Me: 9’17
    My dog: 16’12

  • @boldninja9996
    @boldninja9996 Před 2 lety +3464

    “The average height of a man is about 5’9.”
    Me: cries in 5’5

  • @cosmas8489
    @cosmas8489 Před 2 lety +3

    I love the subtle flexes he throws in there about his height

  • @Beastcaps
    @Beastcaps Před rokem +2

    0:45 I saw one of these Australopithecus today in my mirror🥲

  • @klesti3982
    @klesti3982 Před 3 lety +3845

    My opinion: 80% genetics, 20% (eating a balanced diet, sleeping well, stretching)

    • @GNR.
      @GNR. Před 3 lety +145

      I think thats is 50 percent genetics of your dad and mom and 20 percent for the rest of family and the rest is abput what yoy said but i say 30 percent

    • @user-tf4ii6yv2x
      @user-tf4ii6yv2x Před 3 lety +82

      U know sometimes this 20% is way better than genetics, I know like genetics matters too, but u just have to balance all this to make it better.

    • @klesti3982
      @klesti3982 Před 3 lety +100

      @@user-tf4ii6yv2x yes I knew a friend who his parents were really short, but he ate healthy and stretch ed a lot. In the end he was 5'11. Not much but considering his genetics..it was really good. So your habits play a big role in your final height.

    • @cloroxbleach3936
      @cloroxbleach3936 Před 3 lety +41

      @@klesti3982
      My dad is around 164cm, my mom is around 155cm. Currently I am 162cm, I drank lots of milk and water and I exercise regularly as well. How tall do you think I'll be? I'm Southeast Asian btw.

    • @klesti3982
      @klesti3982 Před 3 lety +26

      @@cloroxbleach3936 how old are u? Cuz if your a kid or a teenager u still have a long way to go. (I'm not a doctor of any kind, I just talk from experience).

  • @yasminbucioo206
    @yasminbucioo206 Před 4 lety +4183

    Mom:5’0
    Dad:5’10
    Me:5’2
    My brother:6’7
    ......someone’s adopted

  • @styr899
    @styr899 Před 6 měsíci +8

    I’ve always had a bad diet, my dad is 6’3, my mom is 5’3, I hit puberty late as well, yet here I am at 16 and closing in on 6’1, I think genetics accounts for nearly all of it, I don’t think environment matters, cause I’m still the most unhealthy one in the family yet I’m the third tallest and I’ll be the tallest in a year or two with an expected of 6’5, all my other brothers, my brother Brooklyn, 5’7, dad was 6’0 and our mom is 5’3, my brother Zac, 6’1, his dad is 6’0 and our mom is 5’3, my brother Cole, 5’9, his mom is 5’1, our dad is 6’3,

    • @i2a7-of2ju
      @i2a7-of2ju Před 5 měsíci

      U are giving me hope

    • @LynxPlaysYT
      @LynxPlaysYT Před 3 měsíci +5

      Yeah late puberty will increase your height dramatically, along side being well fed, unhealthy or not you're still providing your body enough calories.

    • @harshwardhandeore294
      @harshwardhandeore294 Před 2 měsíci +1

      You grew because you must be eating a lot of protein through meat, fish etc.

  • @viniciusbarbosa99
    @viniciusbarbosa99 Před 2 lety +6

    I'm literally the tallest in my family being 6'2" while no one else reaches even 6 feet. But I also grew up when my entire family was better off financially so that might have been the last push needed for the height

    • @andyman8109
      @andyman8109 Před rokem

      how

    • @andyman8109
      @andyman8109 Před rokem

      what's your parents height?

    • @viniciusbarbosa99
      @viniciusbarbosa99 Před rokem

      @@andyman8109 mom 5'3", dad 5'10"

    • @viniciusbarbosa99
      @viniciusbarbosa99 Před rokem

      @@andyman8109 probably better nurture. They grew up kinda slacking financially while they were quite wealthy when I was born. Maybe a bit of luck as well

    • @andyman8109
      @andyman8109 Před rokem

      @@viniciusbarbosa99 Bro damn

  • @chefanoo
    @chefanoo Před 5 lety +2466

    No one:
    Joe: The tallest people in the world are *ALMOST* as tall as me*
    Everyone: odd flex but ok

    • @NeostormXLMAX
      @NeostormXLMAX Před 5 lety +42

      thats just the average 50% of the people in the netherlands are over 7ft

    • @alvinbernstein1045
      @alvinbernstein1045 Před 5 lety +103

      @@NeostormXLMAX Probably you mean over 6 ft 3.

    • @bretert
      @bretert Před 4 lety +36

      @@alvinbernstein1045 lmao look at this manlet that's not even 6ft7

    • @Shadowstar79
      @Shadowstar79 Před 4 lety +2

      @@NeostormXLMAX i think that will be 6 ft....

    • @eyebrowjellybean8319
      @eyebrowjellybean8319 Před 4 lety

      My test aunt is as tall as him...

  • @mystque8754
    @mystque8754 Před 2 lety +4452

    As 5'3" person, I think being 5'8" or '9 is the optimal height.

    • @NickNick-xv6wv
      @NickNick-xv6wv Před 2 lety +590

      As a 6'0ish person, I think being taller is the optimal height

    • @N54_is
      @N54_is Před 2 lety +325

      Being 6’3 at 16 makes me think 6’3 is the optional height

    • @orngpeelr9017
      @orngpeelr9017 Před 2 lety +451

      @@N54_is being 5'7 i wish my height was optional

    • @jnr1989
      @jnr1989 Před 2 lety +229

      im 5'10, and right now I feel so average, I would be super satisfied with a 6"3 height.
      now, the world is getting bigger lately, the average height is increasing

    • @mystque8754
      @mystque8754 Před 2 lety +80

      Idk, being 6'0" above just seems like a hassle especially when I live in a country where the average height is like 5'6", but of course this is coming from a short person so doesn't really put much weight behind it.

  • @ColombianoSuperior
    @ColombianoSuperior Před rokem +3

    _I feel height depending where u grow up too, Im a 5’10 in Colombian dude, and all my cousins born in the USA 🇺🇸 are taller than me_ 🥹

  • @SpeedBull545
    @SpeedBull545 Před rokem +25

    I would say genetics play a part as well as diet. I used to be around 5'6 when I was 14. My cousing who is 7 months younger than me was only 5'1. After that I moved out for the studies and he stayed back. He used to take proper diet where as I got hung on junk food, stopped playing sports entirely etc. He ended up being 6'2. I ended up being 5'10. I wish I could go back and live a more active life style which would have made me physically become the best I could have been.

    • @Introvertical873
      @Introvertical873 Před 28 dny

      How tall were you when you were 15?

    • @SpeedBull545
      @SpeedBull545 Před 27 dny

      @Introvertical873 roughly the same maybe not entirely sure

    • @Introvertical873
      @Introvertical873 Před 27 dny

      @SpeedBull545 I am currently 5,8, and I am about to turn 16 in a month. How tall could I possibly be?.

    • @SpeedBull545
      @SpeedBull545 Před 27 dny

      @Introvertical873 with proper exercise and diet you could be taller than 6'2. My biggest mistake as far as diet goes is I used to eat a lot of junk food and increased intake of carbs. Avoid Alcohol at all costs l, how tempting it might be. That is a huge contributor towards me putting up a lot of belly fat. Continue playing sports.

    • @abdulmohid3519
      @abdulmohid3519 Před 8 dny

      No man, height is almost entirely predetermined by genetics. You were meant to be the height you are congenitally

  • @colx1191
    @colx1191 Před 2 lety +2761

    Basically all the comments (joke)
    “Im only 8 months old, and 5’2 i dont think im gonna grow anymore, i pray every night to get to atleast be 5’5”

    • @youredoneyouredone3644
      @youredoneyouredone3644 Před 2 lety +9

      🤣

    • @raindoset5408
      @raindoset5408 Před 2 lety +79

      I am 2 inches i hope i become 6'9 feet tall😢😢

    • @colx1191
      @colx1191 Před 2 lety +22

      @@raindoset5408 i feel for you bro i was once 76 too 😔

    • @Disissid19
      @Disissid19 Před 2 lety +21

      It's so weird seeing these people so insecure about their height. Really tells us a lot about the way society built a body image. I wouldn't know, I'm 6 foot 5 inches lol

    • @colx1191
      @colx1191 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Disissid19 yeh thats true, to many people care tbh

  • @josephmontoya7730
    @josephmontoya7730 Před 4 lety +2104

    guy: Dutch are the tallest men
    South Sudan: Am I a joke to you?

    • @freak_5451
      @freak_5451 Před 4 lety +76

      On average they are

    • @a_glacial_death_
      @a_glacial_death_ Před 4 lety +122

      Stewart Griffin South Sudan is not a country though, but yeah they are tall.
      Edit: nvm, I didn’t do my research. But still, we’re talking about the Dinka people. And they are a tribe, not a country. Others from South Sudan are (way) shorter.

    • @josephmontoya7730
      @josephmontoya7730 Před 4 lety +115

      Freak_ 54 What do you mean? On average they’re like 6’5 for men

    • @josephmontoya7730
      @josephmontoya7730 Před 4 lety +2

      Osman Zarbi true

    • @dili_m
      @dili_m Před 4 lety +46

      Osman Zarbi it is a country

  • @lightsoda7445
    @lightsoda7445 Před 2 lety +4

    It is proven, through studies such as one done by NCBI, that maternal height (height from the mother) influences the height of a child at birth, stunting at 2 years of age and stunting at adult height. The reason for the initial influence at birth is due to maternal physical constraints on offspring growth in utero. This is because even with genetics aside (which plays a large part), shorter women have reduced protein and energy stores, smaller reproductive organ sizes and a more limited room for fetal development - influencing fetal growth via the placenta and infant growth through beast milk quantity. So straight out of the gate, birth from a short mother causes the odds to shift closer to the favor of shortness in children and places a lower glass ceiling on possibilities of escaping this at a later stage (after 2+ years) and after the child reaches adulthood (18 years).

    • @xfhghe
      @xfhghe Před 25 dny

      Dad 5'3", mom 5'0", me 5'-11". Perhaps a more protein rich diet.

  • @AxelMattias
    @AxelMattias Před 2 lety +7

    Please explain this: me and my older brother are 174cm (5.80/90 foot) My dad and my younger brother is around 180cm (5.11/6.00 foot)
    I've also noticed, at least in my family and and in some other families that the younger brother in the family tends to be taller than the rest of the siblings/families. is that a coincidence or is there something to it?

    • @thaumaTurtles
      @thaumaTurtles Před 2 lety +1

      I've noticed that same trend!

    • @purplelyco
      @purplelyco Před 2 lety +1

      Same case here, I’m the oldest and the shortest, even a bit shorter than my mom. My youngest brother is the tallest, I think he is taller than my parents.
      Well, when I was born, I was the shortest too and my younger brother was the tallest. Maybe it has something to do with the diet during pregnancy….

    • @ivandreuxzuev9473
      @ivandreuxzuev9473 Před měsícem

      Your mum is short. Your brother just took your dad's height, you did an average of both. Nothing strange.

  • @hw5215
    @hw5215 Před 5 lety +1329

    In reality: 5’4”
    Stand on my money: 6’6”
    Hit her once: Now she dismissed

    • @dezofhellborn
      @dezofhellborn Před 5 lety +32

      H W lil uzi 😂😂

    • @manikbisht
      @manikbisht Před 4 lety +5

      H W
      I : got different colors on my diamonds

    • @king.shmunky
      @king.shmunky Před 4 lety

      Lol😂

    • @Jordan-up6fy
      @Jordan-up6fy Před 4 lety

      Manik Bisht I: can’t even see the time

    • @emanuil1046
      @emanuil1046 Před 4 lety +1

      Why did you comment that it's not that amusing, I thought of it too but I knew it was too obvious...

  • @mmafyasco
    @mmafyasco Před 2 lety +1915

    Im 5'8", wished i was taller for most of my life until i not just realized but internelized how incredibly lucky I am to be born in this century, in the country i was born, in a middle class upbringing with all my limbs and healthy organs. It's kind of pathetic to have such luck and still wish for more.

    • @le1323
      @le1323 Před 2 lety +193

      very cool, thank you Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    • @geesegoose2657
      @geesegoose2657 Před 2 lety +123

      Archduke spitting facts, I always knew those Serbs were just jealous of your basedness

    • @DiegoGonzalez-jr9lv
      @DiegoGonzalez-jr9lv Před 2 lety +27

      You’re not even short but ok

    • @terrycloth470
      @terrycloth470 Před 2 lety +83

      @@DiegoGonzalez-jr9lv society standards are much different. The actual average is below average on the internet.

    • @Joker-yw9hl
      @Joker-yw9hl Před 2 lety

      Same

  • @martialmachine03
    @martialmachine03 Před rokem +1

    Your sensitivity to growth hormone, your production of growth hormone which can be affected notably by lifestyle as well as estrogen levels and sensitivity which close growth plates earlier in women at about 14-16 while men don’t stop growing till about 18-20, depending on many factors.

    • @hml25
      @hml25 Před 15 dny

      for women i've heard that it was at 18 that they reach their adult height and 20 for men so wich one is true

  • @MasterPojoway
    @MasterPojoway Před 2 lety +2

    idk bruh so many people in the comments here seem insecure about their height while I’m just here chilling at 5’7, not tall, not too short(pretty short though), but honestly I’m fine with my height, even if I stay this height for the rest of my life, I’d be perfectly ok with that, height usually isn’t going to cause you as much mental strife as you make it seem, only causing you stress if you give it so much attention, but honestly, the height you’re at right now is fine, so I don’t think you should worry about that and maybe worry about taxes or something idk.
    TL;DR: I think you should be accepting of your height, if you aren’t and are worried you might be stuck at your current height, then that’s ok too, just don’t stress over it so much because, to put it bluntly, you shouldn’t stress over things you can control.

  • @ASEM-1123
    @ASEM-1123 Před 2 lety +6088

    him, "shortest in family": is 6'3
    Me, tallest in family: is 5'7
    being asian sure is fun :'D

    • @totallunatic547
      @totallunatic547 Před 2 lety +186

      I’m 6’2 but my sister is taller

    • @primebg1467
      @primebg1467 Před 2 lety +65

      I'm 6"6

    • @mitchellzerafa4618
      @mitchellzerafa4618 Před 2 lety +184

      I’m only 5’7 and I’m the tallest in my family 😂 ethnic problems

    • @d4rkm334
      @d4rkm334 Před 2 lety +82

      Im asian and im 6’4 lol

    • @just1it1moko
      @just1it1moko Před 2 lety +120

      i'm dutch and my girlfriend is asian its gonna be a diceroll for my children

  • @miracleman.
    @miracleman. Před 5 lety +1578

    5:46 - he finally gives the answer....
    You are welcome.

    • @aaryagupta7427
      @aaryagupta7427 Před 5 lety +12

      Thanks

    • @khalil7011
      @khalil7011 Před 5 lety +108

      Thanks dude, never thought he would shut up

    • @prumchhangsreng979
      @prumchhangsreng979 Před 5 lety +57

      Not many people is come just to get that answer. We come to learn about static and what kind of testing and research is done. Smart people wanna know how people do thing and they might even able to find a missing spot of the research

    • @idk1848
      @idk1848 Před 5 lety +1

      THANK YOU

    • @younghirsch
      @younghirsch Před 5 lety +10

      Thank you so much! I hate when people talk a lot of bullshit before answering the question in the title

  • @philip5291
    @philip5291 Před rokem +4

    I‘m 19 and my height is around 6‘6-6‘7. Tho my parents are not „very tall“. My Mom‘s 5‘8 and my Dad is around 6‘0-6‘1. I think the milkman’s height is 6‘8. Jokes aside. Untill i was 10, my mom would always put me to sleep at 8:00 pm. And untill i was 14, i always went to sleep at around 10 pm. So that i always had a 9 hour sleep. Furthermore, she always took care of my nutrition. Untill this day she only buys organic products. And she often switched red meat with fish and so on. I do really think if you were lucky like me with this amount of sleep and good nutrition, you could boost your height by some inches if you start doing this at a young age. Bdw my brother is 17 and around 6‘5 so i really think your lifestyle is fundamental when it comes down to height… Cheers!

    • @A1_Amir
      @A1_Amir Před 24 dny

      Did you play sports too

    • @philip5291
      @philip5291 Před 24 dny

      @@A1_AmirYeah i played tennis from 8-11, Soccer from 12-15 and Basketball since 3 years now.

  • @melodygoplay
    @melodygoplay Před rokem +3

    Very true that mostly siblings are similar height, but often, parents are also similar heights. Let’s take the first 3 in line in the British royal family as well as spouses. William, Prince of Wales, is 6 foot 3 and wife Catherine is 5 foot 9. Their 9 year old son, second in line, is currently around 5 foot 3. Very tall for a 9 year old. And little sister Charlotte, 7 years old, is around 4 foot 9 - 11, which is also very tall for age. Both parents are tall. And the Duke of Sussex, William’s brother is 6 feet tall as well. And the king is 5 foot 10, and so is the late Princess Diana. But then, the late Queen was 5 foot 3. So, sometimes, it’s passed down through parents, others, not.

  • @SwagBurger2000
    @SwagBurger2000 Před 4 lety +566

    “Hey smart people, Joe here”
    Me: Dang it.
    *Leaves*

  • @hahalord7294
    @hahalord7294 Před 5 lety +1001

    I'm still an embryo. I'm 7'7 and i hate how tall i am. Will my mom be ok when i leave her womb?

    • @Talien
      @Talien Před 5 lety +147

      sad to hear how short you are

    • @tank_m3_tanker575
      @tank_m3_tanker575 Před 5 lety +53

      Yea she'll be fine when u r out of the womb. Just a little bit of pain for about 3 minutes and then she's all good

    • @MyEarner
      @MyEarner Před 5 lety +3

      Hahahaha

    • @chrisa2612
      @chrisa2612 Před 5 lety +58

      Stick your head out and ask her yourself

    • @Lex_Quinn
      @Lex_Quinn Před 5 lety +1

      Rachel Gardner I’m 4’9 be shorter then that

  • @skimpae1653
    @skimpae1653 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm 16 this year east Asian (male) standing at 5'5 hoping to grow til 5'7 at least. I stopped growing since I was 14. I'm really bummed out about this cuz I used to be on par with everyone. Now all my friend's just looking at my forehead.

  • @23mviews18
    @23mviews18 Před 2 lety

    By 14 I'm 5"10, and 17 I'm 6"1,5 wish to go up to 6"3 but I think my height has stopped growing rn. I felt rlly sad but as long as I don't have a height complex, I'll be happy as ever

  • @rxge6979
    @rxge6979 Před 3 lety +595

    “Heights of siblings were more similar”
    Me being 11 inches taller than my sister: *maybe I am adopted*

    • @excellentnelvs
      @excellentnelvs Před 3 lety +12

      Maybe your sibling is 5 years old😐

    • @rxge6979
      @rxge6979 Před 3 lety +31

      @@excellentnelvs shes older. By 8 years

    • @excellentnelvs
      @excellentnelvs Před 3 lety +10

      You are just lucky, you inherit the tall genes😉

    • @hemanthsirvi
      @hemanthsirvi Před 3 lety +19

      Or maybe your sister is adopted lol

    • @carthy2024
      @carthy2024 Před 3 lety +29

      They mean the same sex obviously your gonna be taller than her cause your a man and you have testosterone

  • @joshuaespertohottuasimarma3309

    Mom: 5'6
    Dad: 5'2
    Me: Yao Ming

    • @dicaprisun2504
      @dicaprisun2504 Před 5 lety +7

      Joshua Esperto Hottua Simarmata hahahahhahahaha

    • @jobtuares2358
      @jobtuares2358 Před 5 lety +1

      haha

    • @naywahn
      @naywahn Před 5 lety +1

      Oh no no 😂😂😂

    • @stacy6713
      @stacy6713 Před 5 lety +2

      I`ve started utilizing this method *4GrowTaller. Com* 3 months ago. My height is actually 5’8 and now it attained 5’9. Then I stooped, but now I am going to give this another go.... hopefully I will get 5`11, you need to look and discover it..

  • @melodygoplay
    @melodygoplay Před rokem +4

    2:36 thank goodness that’s changed (mostly, some people still think I’m very dumb because I’m short) I can still assert dominance over my childhood friend who was consistently more than 6 inches taller than me yet also younger than me.

  • @ayushpawar8952
    @ayushpawar8952 Před rokem

    My height and my biological age, used to be great till class 5th, where I had friends to play outside with, and being active in sports. But then after 5th grade, I switched homes. There I had no friends to go out and play with, but I still was in sports in my school. But sports wasnt played everyday, and only for 1 hr per period, we had 2 periods in a week. So after a while when I reached 7th class. I could see the differences in myself and my friends in school. They still continued to grow, didnt have "puberty acne". But for me I didnt grow as fast as they were growing, and I started to have puberty acne already, their meat intake was also better than me, because my mom wouldnt allow us to bring meat to the house. So yeah, I think height does depends on how fast you age, and your protein intake, and your physical activity.

  • @vithu864
    @vithu864 Před 5 lety +1840

    Dutch people be like...
    *Hold my beer*

    • @valhal9331
      @valhal9331 Před 5 lety +19

      They’re not the tallest people in the world and their average is 5’11” for men 5’6” for women

    • @TheRealPatrick_Star
      @TheRealPatrick_Star Před 5 lety +107

      Valhal but they are ? They are on average both men and women the tallest people on earth, glad to be dutch btw..... where are you from?

    • @jackkaczmarski
      @jackkaczmarski Před 5 lety +59

      I have to get on my tip toes to hold their beer

    • @kami124
      @kami124 Před 5 lety +40

      Kan je mijn biertje even vasthouden

    • @stevasteva9049
      @stevasteva9049 Před 5 lety +21

      @@TheRealPatrick_Star people in the dinaric alps are taller

  • @drawing.sketching.colouring

    Nature and diet are important factors in height
    My brother was fed more coz he was only boy in our whole family including uncle's children
    He is 5.10
    I am 5.6 at 17 coz at my time we were four brothers in our family including uncle's children 🤣
    I have 9 sisters all of 5 foot height approx coz their parents focused on son

  • @Hannah-pm2pr
    @Hannah-pm2pr Před 7 měsíci

    My fraternal brother and I are the tallest in the whole family except for my little brother, and we are only 5”8. My dad and older sister are both 5”2, my mom is 5”6 and my brother (from another father) is 6”0

  • @symax4921
    @symax4921 Před 5 lety +872

    comments be like
    mom: 4'9
    dad: 5'1
    me: shaquille o'neal

    • @subie1019
      @subie1019 Před 5 lety +48

      Mom: 5’3
      Dad: 10’10
      Me:9’5
      Younger Brother: 10’11
      I am the runt

    • @himacho8771
      @himacho8771 Před 5 lety +25

      subie101 same but my cat is 19‘1

    • @lancelot5125
      @lancelot5125 Před 5 lety +5

      @@himacho8771 😂😂😂😂

    • @nothingkayo3220
      @nothingkayo3220 Před 5 lety +1

      @@subie1019 9'11

    • @bluetsunami4012
      @bluetsunami4012 Před 5 lety +14

      “MY MoM iS 1’1 AnD mY dAd Is 2’3 BUt I’m 19’8

  • @timpyrules
    @timpyrules Před 4 lety +3480

    "Is Height Genetic"
    Well yes,
    and no,
    But also yes,
    But not really,
    Kinda,
    Maybe?
    We don't know lul just find out by growing up.
    This video in 8 lines

  • @LifewithChance8800
    @LifewithChance8800 Před 2 lety

    I suffer with height sometimes as being 5’8 I’m still strong go to the gym and get ripped I’m 17 and girls still stare at me. Focus on yourself nobody else NOBODY. You’ll build confidence and get amazing results

  • @BoaConstrictor126
    @BoaConstrictor126 Před rokem +4

    My grandfather was born shortly before the Great Depression an was only 5’5” but his younger full brother who was born at the end of the Great Depression was 6’4”. And DNA has confirmed they were full brothers

    • @deenp3761
      @deenp3761 Před 10 měsíci

      tall people thinking they superior lol nah the just never starved

  • @Kkohli
    @Kkohli Před 5 lety +434

    6'3 is the shortest woah.

    • @musicwavv5850
      @musicwavv5850 Před 4 lety

      Thank you for ruining all the “ohh your tall” talks 😭

  • @Luna-pd2fd
    @Luna-pd2fd Před 2 lety +2954

    "Poor diets lead to shorter children" is what I've heard from time to time, I lived on noodles and bread and the occasional frozen pizza all my life. I still ended up as a 6 foot tall woman. I'm convinced junk makes you taller.

    • @chido5945
      @chido5945 Před 2 lety +80

      How tall were your folks?

    • @thebigyeeter4282
      @thebigyeeter4282 Před 2 lety +735

      Yes well if you ate healthier you could have been 6'4''

    • @electroshot8872
      @electroshot8872 Před 2 lety +248

      My dad: 5"9/175 cm
      My mom: 5"3/160cm
      Me: 6"0/183 cm.
      My family isn't tall at all lol, just me.
      I am 16 (17 soon) so I have quite a bit of potential.

    • @sarahhavillamelooliveira5825
      @sarahhavillamelooliveira5825 Před 2 lety +173

      @@electroshot8872 I'm convinced that is just genetical oddity (it happens from time to time). I'm 155 cm tall, quite short while my father is 170 cm tall. But I do look like the reincarnated version of my late paternal great-grandmother when she was 18. There is a photo of her in her wed dress and Imao it's copy paste, one of her children (my aunt-grandmother) is often mesmerized and in daze when I visit. She can barely believe it (she is the oldest so she remembers her mom to be younger than her siblings). Anyway what I meant is u can look very similar and have a similar height to someone some generations away.

    • @electroshot8872
      @electroshot8872 Před 2 lety +23

      @@sarahhavillamelooliveira5825 yeah I believe that's right, I haven't thought about that before now tbh. But I think that because of improved health and nutrition, we've managed to grow taller as a result. Or at least that's what I can say for myself (as a boy).

  • @tony9622
    @tony9622 Před 2 lety +2

    I swear being tall has such an advantage in our modern day, if you are 6ft-6'5ft you are blessed.

    • @formerlyskidsinmyute
      @formerlyskidsinmyute Před 2 lety +3

      Not really, I've got brain damage from hitting my head on the door frame.

  • @fatmahamza451
    @fatmahamza451 Před rokem +1

    I always thought I would be 170 or more because my height was normal in all my childhood years but after years of depression and malnutrition I'm 152 I don't know if I'm going to grow taller or not I'm 14 and I don't know if my height is due to a bad lifestyle or genetics It hurts so bad, I feel like I hurt myself, especially because I'm so beautifulI hope you take care of yourself so you don't regret later

    • @sirjanus3954
      @sirjanus3954 Před rokem

      if youre 14 your growth spurt has possibly not even come yet give it a few more years

  • @ricardoofthorolund4680
    @ricardoofthorolund4680 Před 4 lety +2548

    My father: George Bush
    My mother: 9'11''
    Me: World Trade Center

  • @SuicideBunny6
    @SuicideBunny6 Před 5 lety +706

    I'm of average height as well
    had I been born around 4,000 BCE ...

    • @MMmm-bg9li
      @MMmm-bg9li Před 5 lety +12

      Honestly I wish I was average height I’m pretty tall for a girl

    • @ANomad1
      @ANomad1 Před 5 lety +1

      @@MMmm-bg9li how tall are u to prefer average female height 😆

    • @MMmm-bg9li
      @MMmm-bg9li Před 5 lety +2

      A Nomad 5’7

    • @ANomad1
      @ANomad1 Před 5 lety +9

      @@MMmm-bg9li Well thats aight. Im 6ft 2 and therefore I prefer a girl your height. Aim for the taller guys 😉
      Your height will only get weird if u walk with a guy shorter than u.

    • @NotShowingOff
      @NotShowingOff Před 5 lety +1

      Neanderthals were short compared to humans of the time. But they were extremely muscular.

  • @alpha_jasperflair1097
    @alpha_jasperflair1097 Před 2 lety +1

    As a 5’1 feet tall teenage girl I always feel like im short and im sometimes jealous of my younger brother who just turned 8 years old he now looks like the height of a 12 year old, while me at 8 years old my height is way shorter than that. im just gonna say I got my moms genes which her genes her ancestors or family appears to be short from 4’11 above🥲but im glad mom is taller among them. While my dad is the opposite pr just the average male height 5’8

  • @cr1msoN74
    @cr1msoN74 Před rokem

    Here i‘am 6‘1 Male 22 years old and feeling insecure about my height, sometimes i think that being 6‘2 or 6‘3 would be so much better, but after reading all the comments i feel much better.

  • @Jacks.Outback
    @Jacks.Outback Před 3 lety +1270

    I’m 5’11” right now at 16 year old.
    I’ll be back in a few years to update you.

    • @suzxq36
      @suzxq36 Před 3 lety +130

      dude you are tall

    • @Jacks.Outback
      @Jacks.Outback Před 3 lety +72

      @Jack Butler geez that’s crazy. I’m glad I’m not that tall

    • @kylester0055
      @kylester0055 Před 3 lety +71

      Damn bro, I'm 5'10 at 15, hopefully I catch up 💀

    • @superhotfire2798
      @superhotfire2798 Před 3 lety +79

      I'm 6'0 at 16
      Well I am 182 cm which is I guess 0.5 cm small than 6'0
      But I like to say 6 feet

    • @GodOfFools
      @GodOfFools Před 3 lety +8

      Update bro

  • @shinigami1357
    @shinigami1357 Před 5 lety +1133

    You have been ‘6 3” this whole time?? I thought you were like... ‘5 6”

    • @besmart
      @besmart  Před 5 lety +309

      Really depends on what size screen you watch me on

    • @shinigami1357
      @shinigami1357 Před 5 lety +56

      Holy goodness you replied 😂 💜. Yeah I watch your very, very good videos on an iPhone so, everything is smaller. I’m gonna use this opportunity to thank you for all the info you have given me over the years, it’s really helped me understand everyday things in life so much easier.

    • @mastershooter6315
      @mastershooter6315 Před 5 lety +8

      @@besmart lol

    • @shinigami1357
      @shinigami1357 Před 5 lety +10

      Michael Klump I mean, I’m ‘5 4” But still growing cause in like 15. Yay puberty

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 Před 5 lety +38

      I always pictured him as medium height, like 5'8" to 5'10". Definitly didn't think he'd be taller then my 6' 190lb ass. I guess now i have to look up to him in more ways then one.

  • @laavanya5206
    @laavanya5206 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Summary:
    Height depends both on your environment and diet(nature) and on your genetics as well (nuture) but we can’t really conclude that genes 100% control height since not all genes in our body are discovered and for now scientists have concluded that 86% of genes contribute to height variation but we’ve only discovered 27% of those genes.
    Conclusion: height depends on both your environment and genetics and not just genetics overall.

  • @mattk1627
    @mattk1627 Před rokem

    I remember when I was a freshman in high school, 5'3". A year and a half later I was 5'11" and by the time I was a senior I was 6'1" and btw I didn't have a great diet growing up so I could've been taller if anything.

  • @scramble5032
    @scramble5032 Před 3 lety +741

    I’m just happy that I’m not the only one fascinated with height

    • @kawazaki23
      @kawazaki23 Před 3 lety +13

      I am 6”1 in morning and 6 foot during the day it’s short height man

    • @spooterman9599
      @spooterman9599 Před 3 lety +15

      Because when you wake up Gravity didn't press down on your spine so your one inch taller each time you wake UKIP
      Up

    • @cloroxbleach3936
      @cloroxbleach3936 Před 3 lety +4

      @@kawazaki23
      short??

    • @PauloCesar-vh5kk
      @PauloCesar-vh5kk Před 3 lety

      @@spooterman9599 I heard it's because in the morning your spine has liquids in the discs, and in the afternoon that liquid goes to the blood.

    • @childharvester8131
      @childharvester8131 Před 3 lety +3

      I’m glad that somebody gets it, *and no im not obsessed with height in ways I can stop being the smallest of my family and friends*_

  • @jimscobie6646
    @jimscobie6646 Před 5 lety +1809

    I F'in hate being short! At about 5'6" I am usually the shortest guy in the room no matter where I go. Someone needs to make a pill to fix this!

    • @deancliff87
      @deancliff87 Před 5 lety +171

      Jim Scobie I am the same height as you! Working out and gaining muscle and strength can help even the playing field :)

    • @jimscobie6646
      @jimscobie6646 Před 5 lety +247

      @@deancliff87 ... yeah, I am currently getting back into lifting weights again. If a guy can't be tall, at least don't be a wimp. Lol

    • @deancliff87
      @deancliff87 Před 5 lety +23

      Jim Scobie definitely man!

    • @squidbeard7885
      @squidbeard7885 Před 5 lety +140

      Jim Scobie I’m 6’7 and being tall can suck the only thing that’s good is that you’re intimidating, but only if you’re muscular or just big. Everything else sucks like cloths and transportation. Keep you chin up you’re lucky

    • @mrmaniac3
      @mrmaniac3 Před 5 lety +8

      @@squidbeard7885 I found the perfect pair of pants one time, and it was only after having evacuated from the Camp Fire

  • @MondoRdr
    @MondoRdr Před 20 dny

    I love that there’s always proof that no matter in what package you have arrived, you truly are a gift. Stay up worldwide peeps. Lets get it today :)

    • @dsfaerqsa
      @dsfaerqsa Před 2 dny

      Do I still have hope to get taller I am a 5’7 and 15 years and 8 months old male I feel rly short bc my 2 friends are like around the same as me and are 6’1 and 6’4 and my 10 year old brother is already 5’3 and he is prob most likely gonna be taller than me when he’s fully grown and to many people tower over me every day I walk outside mostly males and high school / university and college students I even once in a while sometimes see a few females that walk past me that are also taller than me too and all this stuff is making me rly insecure and miserable am I stuck at 5’7 forever or do I still have time to grow 😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😩😩😩😣😣😣😣😣☹️☹️😞😞😞😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😭😭😭😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😫😫😫😫😫😣😣😣😣😣😭😭😭😢😢😢😭😭😭😫😫😫😫😫😞😞😩😩😩😣😣😣😣😣😩😩😩😩😣😣😣😖😖😖😖😢😢😢😭😭😭😩😩😩😩😩😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😔😔😔😔

  • @HardCoreHockeyPlyr14
    @HardCoreHockeyPlyr14 Před rokem +1

    pretty much everyone in my family hit their peak height in 8th-9th grade including myself, who is 6’6, and i’m average in my family. it’s so strange how we all hit peak height so young and just stopped growing

    • @Leathercompany069
      @Leathercompany069 Před 5 měsíci

      6'6 wow bro at 15 years old? Where are you from?

    • @lesjirbgsagcilsimoalz8078
      @lesjirbgsagcilsimoalz8078 Před 2 měsíci

      people are different buddy, i was among the shortest in middle school and then in mid high school i grew from 5ft9 to 6ft3

  • @halyorke4973
    @halyorke4973 Před 5 lety +1139

    Mom: 5 ft 4
    Dad: 5 ft 6
    Me: 5 ft 7
    Older brother: 6 ft 4
    😂🤣

    • @muhammadfaizan9470
      @muhammadfaizan9470 Před 5 lety +246

      Go ask your neighbour, or your mommy is hiding from you all 😂😂

    • @kingofmeh8335
      @kingofmeh8335 Před 5 lety +52

      Hal Yorke ur brother gave science the middle finger lol

    • @maggie1000
      @maggie1000 Před 5 lety +18

      Hal Yorke Omg this is the exact same for me 😂😂 Idk how tall my little brother is gonna be (he’s the same height as my mom right now) but my mom is 5’0-5’2ish, my dad is 5’10ish, I’m 5’5 and then my older brother is 6’4

    • @gerRule
      @gerRule Před 5 lety +26

      What height is your post man?

    • @kndvideo734
      @kndvideo734 Před 5 lety +1

      Faizan Malik haha you beat me to it

  • @indepthtutorials52
    @indepthtutorials52 Před 5 lety +696

    If I have a son, I'm feeding that dude protein shakes on the daily lol

    • @NeostormXLMAX
      @NeostormXLMAX Před 5 lety +110

      dude protein shakes contain soy which stunt growth thats why most body builders are super short,
      feet em lots of fish

    • @underwrld9992
      @underwrld9992 Před 5 lety +54

      Very bad idea my son must by shorter them me or u will never see ur car again cuz when u are 5.8 and ur son is 6.6 when he asks for the car keys U GIVE HIM THE CAR KEYS so keep the short stay in control

    • @dnlldhn9338
      @dnlldhn9338 Před 4 lety +3

      In depth Tutorials you will be such a good dad😂

    • @ReinierS
      @ReinierS Před 4 lety +65

      @@NeostormXLMAX that's bs. Most bodybuilders start late teens. The reason they are short is all about illusion. Same muscle mass looks bigger on a shorter frame than a tall one. Has nothing to do with protein/soy/dairy intake

    • @duc2133
      @duc2133 Před 4 lety +24

      @@NeostormXLMAX or maybe because they are already short they work out to compensate. Most kids dont serious body build (which doesnt stunt growth btw) until they are older

  • @ninja1676
    @ninja1676 Před rokem

    For me my families especially previous generations were usually 5"1-5"4 now my cousins/brothers are 5"4-5"7 and i think the next would be 5"9 or maybe 6 ft tall.

  • @achimwokeschtla7582
    @achimwokeschtla7582 Před 8 měsíci +2

    My father: 158 cm
    My mother: 163 cm
    My sister: 165 cm
    My brother: 172 cm
    Me: 184 cm
    I am the youngest and growing up had much better food than my much older siblings.

    • @dannyboy3413
      @dannyboy3413 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yet I ate the most food, meat, milk and veggies, yet still only have grown to 5'3. Mom is 4'11 and dad is 5'5.

    • @LynxPlaysYT
      @LynxPlaysYT Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@dannyboy3413 That's actually around your predicted height.

  • @mikaylam7677
    @mikaylam7677 Před 5 lety +286

    Who else is watching in hopes that they may grow to be taller despite their parent's heights

    • @merg3462
      @merg3462 Před 5 lety +6

      Mikayla M want to know how i gained an inch in two weeks (listen to subliminals)

    • @owenwilson882
      @owenwilson882 Před 5 lety +3

      @@merg3462 I do that too 🙏🙏 just believe and have the mindset

    • @mustasheolll2020
      @mustasheolll2020 Před 5 lety +6

      It’s never going to happen.

    • @owenwilson882
      @owenwilson882 Před 5 lety +6

      @@mustasheolll2020 ITs nVr gOIng to HAppen

    • @lollegs7948
      @lollegs7948 Před 5 lety

      My parents are already giants so I already know

  • @Tetrax
    @Tetrax Před 3 lety +885

    Me at 5'8 at 20. Maybe I'll grow taller by moving to America

    • @jayus2033
      @jayus2033 Před 2 lety +63

      That’s average height. Barely anyone in America or Canada would call you short.

    • @diegobarriga8330
      @diegobarriga8330 Před 2 lety +100

      @@jayus2033 uh idk about that. Im 5’9 and have been called short. Maybe its where I live in the US

    • @jayus2033
      @jayus2033 Před 2 lety +5

      @@diegobarriga8330 Well in Canada the average height is a bit shorter like 5’10 or a bit lower so yeah you would be a good height here.

    • @finalboss3893
      @finalboss3893 Před 2 lety +3

      @@diegobarriga8330 maybe Illinois there all 6’5 there

    • @diegobarriga8330
      @diegobarriga8330 Před 2 lety

      @@jayus2033 aye wait for me there then

  • @Puekaw630
    @Puekaw630 Před rokem +2

    I think diet is also a small part of it. My parents are 5’3 and 4’9, I’m currently 5’7 at 16 years old. I’ve always eaten very healthy.

  • @vaideswarana3223
    @vaideswarana3223 Před 8 měsíci +1

    One thing which i have noticed is that a lot of times when the father and mother are close in height , the child who is a male grows taller than his father. Sometimes the child who is a male grows just as tall as his dad. If both mom and dad are very tall and are also close in height then most likely the child will be very tall. One of my cousins is 6'3" and his dad is 5'9" (just as tall as me) and his mother is like 5'5" - 5'6". Even though parents are average height, he grew up to be 6'3".

    • @i2a7-of2ju
      @i2a7-of2ju Před 5 měsíci

      So will i be really tall if both my parents are 6'1 rounded

    • @Videosshorter
      @Videosshorter Před 22 dny

      My dad is 6'2 and mom 5'4 How tall u think i might be??

    • @vaideswarana3223
      @vaideswarana3223 Před 22 dny

      @@Videosshorter you will probably be between 5'11" to 6'3". Most likely you will be 6'0" or 6'1".

    • @vaideswarana3223
      @vaideswarana3223 Před 22 dny

      @@i2a7-of2ju if both of your parents are close to 6'1" then yeah you will likely be very tall.

  • @JoJoFriedRice
    @JoJoFriedRice Před 5 lety +715

    My mom: 9'11"
    My dad: 4'20"
    Me: 6'9"
    My will to live: 0'0"

  • @bobhungry9375
    @bobhungry9375 Před 2 lety +580

    Funny story, we have like a family book, that goes back to when my family moved from Germany in around 1830’s, we have records of and I’m not joking a 7’3 set of twins in our family’s, and one of them died from having a hair pulled from his nose and he bleed out and died

  • @Darrell900
    @Darrell900 Před 6 měsíci +6

    1'2 at 16. I’m a late bloomer. Can I make it to 6'0?

    • @i2a7-of2ju
      @i2a7-of2ju Před 5 měsíci +2

      I think u can make it to 7'1 honestly

    • @LynxPlaysYT
      @LynxPlaysYT Před 3 měsíci +2

      Possibly 10'11"

  • @belakrila
    @belakrila Před rokem

    Very Interesting. I am 7'5 and I'm only in 3rd grade. My parents are fairly short with my dad's height being 5'1 1/2 and my mom 2'6. I guess I have a very balanced diet.

  • @cobaltsutherland974
    @cobaltsutherland974 Před 3 lety +997

    Mum: 5'7" Dad: 6'2" sister: 6'2" Me: 6'11 I must have had a very balance diet

    • @CalledHigher-ib8ce
      @CalledHigher-ib8ce Před 3 lety +123

      We once had a 6'11 man walk in where i work and i thought my boss was tall 6'1- 6'2

    • @klaudiushaw1781
      @klaudiushaw1781 Před 3 lety +88

      @@CalledHigher-ib8ce Diet is important as a childhood reach the maximum height potential

    • @CalledHigher-ib8ce
      @CalledHigher-ib8ce Před 3 lety +34

      @@klaudiushaw1781 Key word "Potential"

    • @haileycho8845
      @haileycho8845 Před 3 lety +8

      Do you eat any particular food that helps with growth?

    • @cobaltsutherland974
      @cobaltsutherland974 Před 3 lety +27

      I'm Australian and I was an adhd child so my parents gave up on forcing vegetables down my throat pretty quickly as I would flip my lid. So pretty much a nutritious diet of vegemite on toast 4 pieces for breakfast and a frozen microwave meat pie or 2 for lunch and dinner smothered in tomato sauce. So pretty much my diet was awful and had no nutritious value but by 10 years old I was eating evrything i could get my hands on pretty much eating like 5000 calories per day to accommodate the growth I was going to acquire. Pretty much I think it was genetic I have a long line of people in my family ranging from 6'2 to 7'.

  • @luv2clash970
    @luv2clash970 Před 3 lety +1928

    My mom: 4’10 ft
    My dad: 5’4 ft
    Me a Hispanic male: 5’8 ft
    wtf is going on?

    • @ivymora2370
      @ivymora2370 Před 3 lety +233

      Omg lucky it was the opposite for me
      My dads 5,7 my moms 5,3 and me and my sister are 5,2 and 4,11 💀

    • @legendaryshaggy7728
      @legendaryshaggy7728 Před 3 lety +301

      your mom is adopted

    • @luca_magna7753
      @luca_magna7753 Před 3 lety +6

      Same lol

    • @luv2clash970
      @luv2clash970 Před 3 lety +24

      Ivy Mora Hispanics built different lmao 💀

    • @leandrokorrales
      @leandrokorrales Před 3 lety +48

      I'm Spanish
      My mom: 4'9 ft
      My dad: 5'6 ft
      Me at 17 years: maybe 5'6.5 ft

  • @michellet9525
    @michellet9525 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm almost 5'11 and my mom is only 5'5 and my Dad is about 5'11. I'm a lot taller than my sister too. I think that a lot of my height came from my diet instead of genetics. I've always been a meat & potatoes type person, preferring savory food over sweet. I think he's onto something when he says the higher protein makes people taller. I drank a lot of milk and ate a lot of eggs, steak and chicken growing up. I'm sure that helped with my height.

    • @ivandreuxzuev9473
      @ivandreuxzuev9473 Před měsícem

      Your height is purely genetic bro, your mother and your father are practically height equivalents, with your mother being an inch shorter (she would be 5'10 as a man).
      So do the average, 5'10 your mother, 5'11 your father, 5'10 and 1/2. You are basically exactly your target height.

  • @thebreath6159
    @thebreath6159 Před 2 lety

    Well, i'm smaller than my younger sister. It looks like that height depends on nutrition, ambient, life style and a genetic (but research shows people now is taller than 50 o 100 years ago)