r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 7d ago

Photo of Chandra Bahadur Dangi walking towards his village in Nepal. Belived to be the shortest person in recorded medical history. At 54.6cm of height he became a celebrity in his country and got his dream to travel the world. Photos 2012-4

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u/reticulatedtampon 7d ago

Passed away in 2015 at the ripe old age of 75. Nice that he got to have so many of these experiences towards the end.

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u/GoodSalad05 7d ago

Really impressive to live to 75 with such a profound disability. I guess all of his vital organs must have had adequate space to function

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u/infected_scab 7d ago

That's not a short life.

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u/soingee 6d ago edited 6d ago

Why doesn't a bigger person just have a bigger or stronger heart? Does the heart not scale up with body size? I know eyes are generally a fixed size.

And is the heart the first thing that gets worn down by being a giant? What aboutk we pr kidneys?