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[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Castro was 6’ 3,

Mandela was 6’ 1

Fred Hampton was 5’ 10

Rokossovsky was 6’ 6

The Revolution comes in all shapes and sizes comrades. Size matters not. We will march together!

[–] SovereignState@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

(I'm like 5'7". I am the Height Collaborator.)

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm 5'7" in a good pair of walking shoes.

[–] SovereignState@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm about to get some Doc Martens again, I think. Not for the height boost, just cuz they're punk as hell 😎

oh and my current shoes are full of holes lol

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Jesus I had no idea Castro was that tall

[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Nelson Mandela was not 6'4, at least not when he was older. Maybe when he was younger he was that tall. If I had to guess, I'd say around 185cm/ 6'1.

Source: stood next to a "life size" Nelson Mandela statue. I was the same height

Edit: Okay I decided to google it, and according to the Nelson Mandela Foundation's website, he was 184cm tall. Close enough guess from me, turns out the statue really was life size.

[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

My mistake, he was listed at 6 foot 1/4 inch, and I accidentally misconstrued that as 6 foot 4.