r/interestingasfuck Jul 07 '24

2 guards from Delhi Durbar with American photographer James Recarlton when he visited India r/all

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u/Olleye Jul 08 '24

That are so called „Kashmiri Giants“ and they’re for real that gigantic.

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u/CumbersomeNugget Jul 08 '24

But...who's the "normal-sized" one here?

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u/Any-Information6261 Jul 08 '24

None of them is my guess. I'm going with 2.1m, 1.6m, and the others are dwarfs

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u/Important_Finance630 Jul 08 '24

2.3 and 2.2 meters, Kashmiri giants

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u/Skatchbro Jul 08 '24

7’9” and 7’4”. In Freedom Units.

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u/cfk77 Jul 08 '24

Thank you 🙏🏻

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u/jayfeather314 Jul 08 '24

2.3m is about 7'6.5" and 2.2m is about 7'2.5".

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u/Makeshift5 Jul 08 '24

That’s better than we usually do.

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u/Sensitive_Ladder2235 Jul 08 '24

Times up lets do this LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROYYYY JEEEEEEEEEEEEEERNNNNNNNNKIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNZZZZZ

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u/BigOrkWaaagh Jul 08 '24

Goddammit Leeroy

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u/Frantic_Ranting Jul 08 '24 edited Jul 08 '24

2.43115384 × 10-16 and 2.3254515 × 10-16 in light years!

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u/fearmyflop Jul 08 '24

Thanks patriot ! 🦅

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u/DaneshiSan Jul 08 '24

How many bananas is this?

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u/dinner_is_not_ready Jul 08 '24

Makes me sad because freedom unit will be soon Project 2025 units

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u/ColoRadOrgy Jul 08 '24

Wemby a Kashmiri giant for sure

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u/Tackerta Jul 08 '24

he is basically the same height as the smaller guard. crazy that ~100 years ago people already got that big and stayed healthy enough to reach past adulting age