• @ohwhatfollyisman
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    21 year ago

    im not being facetious here, but would the two gentlemen on the left of the picture be impacted by dwarfism?

    asking out of genuine curiosity with no malice intended.

    • PugJesusOPM
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      41 year ago

      Don’t think so. Minimum height for US conscripts was 5’2. Guy on the right is probably a tall fella.

      • @ohwhatfollyisman
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        21 year ago

        hmmm. im looking at the guy on the far left. his arms seem long enough to let him scratch his knees. or maybe he’s crouched and the middle bit of his body is hidden behind the weapon?

        but then even the middle guy’s proportions don’t seem to conform to the median person’s.

        (i am not saying dwarfism is abnormal. i do apologise if this comment makes it seem like that.)

        • PugJesusOPM
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          1 year ago

          He looks like he’s leaning forward a bit, but his proportions seem normal to me. Might just be the angle of the camera.

          Also, gotta consider that the uniforms of the period are often a bit baggy.