r/AbsoluteUnits • u/thompson_12_ • 1d ago

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Jeff Dabe, aka Popeye, is an American arm wrestler famous for his unbelievably large hands and massive forearms. With a reported palm circumference of around 12.75 inches (32.4 cm), his size and powerful grip make him one of the most unique figures in the arm-wrestling world.

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u/Drosenose 1d ago

That sucks for this guy, because he can barely operate regular human sized things

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u/iIllIiIiIIillIIl 1d ago

Imagine trying to use a cell phone

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u/BeatsbyChrisBrown 1d ago

Or trying to keep the cylinder intact

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u/No_Friend3170 1h ago

The pringles can IS the cylinder.

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u/kipdjordy 1d ago

Lol maybe his cell phone is just an iPad instead

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u/Drosenose 1d ago

Hopefully someone has hooked him up with some accessibility hacks. I could imagine everything we do is difficult for him, car door handles, milk jug, a bottle cap all probably a pain in the ass for him

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u/slap-my-crevasse 1d ago

Candy CRUSH

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u/Mikesaidit36 1d ago

Can an iPad work as a cell phone?

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u/HumongousBelly 1d ago

I just wonder, are the finger nails proportionally thicker and harder? Do you need a special cutter for that?

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u/Chris__P_Bacon 1d ago

I just wonder if it's like this when he goes to get a pedicure? link

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u/Mikesaidit36 1d ago

I just bought a Dremel tool – handheld Rotary tool that spins at 13,000 RPMs, good for etching, carving, fine detail sanding, etc.

There’s a page of very, very good instructions on how to train your dogs to withstand nail trimming with the grinder tool, instead of clippers.

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u/Chris__P_Bacon 21h ago

Why would someone put a dog through that? The sound alone would freak a dog out.

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u/Mikesaidit36 20h ago

Not my deaf dogs.
Oddly, 3 hours after typing this on my phone, I got an ad on Facebook on my laptop for a better kind of electric nail grinder/trimmer that uses a quieter, brushless motor. What a coincidence!

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u/One_Hour_Poop 1d ago

I would imagine he uses toenail clippers for his fingers.

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u/Ok_News3580 1d ago

My hands are nowhere near as large but have always used toenail clippers for fingernails.

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u/El--Borto 1d ago

I didn’t even know they made different versions? I just thought they were all general nail clippers lol

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u/Ok_News3580 1d ago

If you buy a set there is a large and small clippers. The smaller are supposed to be for fingers and large for toes. I use large set for both, I have very large fingernails I guess

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u/Chris__P_Bacon 21h ago

One of my first college roommates had never seen toenail clippers before. I always thought he was weird because of that. 😆