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Due to a pituitary issue when I was younger I have maybe a bizarre world record of the smallest feet and hands on a fully grown man. My feet and hands are normal looking but very small. They were tiny as a baby and just never grew that big. Thought you all would find it interesting - I know it makes for good chat at parties!

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[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 31 points 7 months ago (8 children)

Read through the comments because I just assumed this was some sizing scale I wasn't familiar with, but nope. US size 3! That's wild. I'm 6'3, size 13 wide. I never really got to wear kids shoes, so I was always jealous of the other kids who had wheelies and stuff.

Dude, for me, get a pair of wheelies. Live my dream for a day, alright?

Also, you mention your hands are also small. Does that cause any issues for you? Youve answered a million questions about your feet, but I'm curious if your smaller hands cause you pain when carrying things, do they make it harder to type? Any advantages? Are Pringles cans much more enjoyable for you?

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

I’m 6’3, size 13 wide.

So are your shoes 4.33 times as long as his, or is that not how those units work?

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So my foot is 21 cm or 8.25" from heel to the tip of my toes. I don't think his foot could be 4.33 times as long as that! I wonder what others' foot lengths are?

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago

I will measure and report back!

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 months ago

That's not how that unit works. American shoe sizes are based on the size of a barleycorn! It's not weird and confusing or a pointless, arbitrary tradition that should have been replaced years ago or anything!

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