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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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[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 71 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Uhh.. so who's going to ask..?

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 81 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

OK, I will:

OP, how big are your nipples?

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 66 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 37 points 4 weeks ago

Nice. Me and you bud, in the average nipple club.

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

PENIS.

Penis penis penis penis penis.

Penis.

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 54 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I could be in the average penis club as well. Luckily I have ridiculously small hands so by comparison I'm Ron Jeremy.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 35 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Well.....you know what they say about tall guys with tiny feet, right?

.....that they're sick of the penis size jokes.

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 36 points 4 weeks ago

Haha why is this so true? Luckily whatever made my hands and feet lilliputian didn't affect any other part of my body.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 30 points 4 weeks ago (6 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?

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 23 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I'll definitely wear some wheelies for you bro. Have to admit I'm pretty jealous of your size 13 wides...I wish I could get a decent pair of adult running shoes like you could I'm sure. So with my hands I've found playing some instruments quite difficult - especially guitar where I've struggled to play some chords and needed to get a 3/4 size guitar. Hand shakes are also awkward - both men's and women's hands can kind of dwarf my own. But yes, I guess the benefit is that my hands are much more nimble - I can easily reach things under the fridge and am pretty handy despite my handlets.

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[–] buwho@lemmy.ml 26 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

you know what they say about small feet...small socks

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 18 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Yup have to specially order them it's a pain

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[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 26 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

For international readers, that's a size 2 in UK/Australia, and approximately a size 33.5 - 34 European.

Apparently it's also roughly a 210 - 215 mondopoint length.

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Also a body height of 1.85m, to make the conversion of units complete

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 10 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks for the conversion guys.

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[–] HowAbt2morrow 22 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Real question: any issues standing up and keeping your balance?

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 28 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

My calf muscles and foot muscles have grown larger I think to compensate and keep me relatively balanced, but I'm still a klutz and trip all the time. Can easily lose my footing if I'm shoved in a crowd for example. But yeah for the most part can walk and run fine.

[–] HowAbt2morrow 14 points 4 weeks ago

It’s brilliant how that body works.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 20 points 4 weeks ago (9 children)
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[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That is indeed mildly interesting

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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

How do you find shoes? I imagine there's not a whole lot of selection of adult shoes at that size.

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 33 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Mostly online. Women's sizes are all too big so can only wear kid's sizes. The trick is finding something without Velcro and superheroes all over it (though I have a cool pair of Optimus Prime sandals just because I can). Converse and Vans are reliable.

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 21 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Running shoes and dress shoes are particularly frustrating though. Sneakers in a size 3 are not designed for the wear and tear a 6'1" man is going to put them through so I'm buying a new pair every few months. Dress shoes as well are hard to find in designs that don't look like clunky Communion shoes.

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[–] Eldest_Malk@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

As a 6’3” guy with size 16 feet, I have arrived at the same conclusion over here at the opposite end of the bell curve. Love my Converse and Vans.

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[–] 58008@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Do your smaller-than-average feet have any appreciable effect on your mobility? If not, I have to wonder why we need these clown-ass feet at all. Waste of meat and leather.

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

No not significantly. Obviously I've always secretly wondered this as well. I could not imagine walking around in size 7s...let alone size 10s or size 13s! That just seems like so much foot to me. I feel like I'd be stubbing my toes all over the place and they'd be so heavy as well. Saying this, I know that no one could possibly understand this as I'm the odd one out here...but yeah, to me everyone has absolutely (too?) massive feet.

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[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

That means you have small pp as well. Sorry bro.

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 17 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Nah that part of me was spared fortunately

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 11 points 4 weeks ago

You must feel like a god while cranking it then. Like you have the biggest hog in the west lol

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[–] Doombot1@lemmy.one 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 32 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes size 3 US. Another angle:

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 44 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Compared to my friend's size 10 the difference is quite dramatic

[–] MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 22 points 4 weeks ago

These pictures are crazy. You weren't kidding!

[–] renrenPDX@lemmy.world 19 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

My brain keeps telling me it’s some kind of forced perspective, seeing how your foot looks normal and the shoe abnormally big.

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 11 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

That's definitely how the world seems to me...everyone is Bigfoot! I do have more photos of size differences of course but I don't want to subject you all to more photos of my deformed feet.

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[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I wasn't going to ask for shoeless foot pics because that feels weird, but thanks for doing so. Curiosity sated.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

You want some of mine? I’m a size 12 and it’s hard to find shoes in 12. Most places carry a smaller selection, so I can usually find shoes, just not shoes I want.

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[–] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I noticed his shoes seemed smaller than I expected, so I looked it up: Rafael Nadal has relatively small shoes (size 10 for 6'1"), and he is widely acknowledged as the greatest clay court player of all time. Your time will come, friend!

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 16 points 4 weeks ago

Haha size 10 and size 3 are a world away but thank you I appreciate your optimism! I'm not bad at tennis!

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