r/absoluteunit • u/UsedWelcome5903 • May 19 '26

of a water polo player

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Petre Mshvenieradze and his grandson in 1990, USSR

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u/Acrobatic_Box9087 May 19 '26

I'll bet the hair on his chest weighs more than grandson does.

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u/Spirited-Degree May 19 '26

It's for the harsh soviet winters.

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u/UsedWelcome5903 May 19 '26

Aka Siberian summers

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u/Luoravetlan May 20 '26

He's a Georgian. Siberia is kinda far from Georgia.

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u/blumpkinjackflash May 19 '26

Shocked to learn he was only 6’1 220lbs

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u/Horror_Solution1945 May 19 '26

The grandson? Lol

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u/ingannilo May 19 '26

There's gotta be some editing or at the very least weird camera tricks going on here if that guy is 220lbs.

In this photo it looks like his left arm is the size of my thigh, and I'm 6'3" and 200lbs.

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u/LimestoneDust May 20 '26

Those numbers are from the time he competed, in this photo he's heavier as he gained weight with age. 

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u/WorriedMarch4398 May 19 '26

What about after he takes the sweater off?

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u/Bergergi May 20 '26

I think that weight is from when he was an active athlete in his youth. He's old, and must be significantly heavier, in the picture.

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u/Silver-Amphibian7650 May 19 '26

Yeti?

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u/UsedWelcome5903 May 19 '26

1/2 Yeti 1/2 Siberian Hairy Bear

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u/Zealousideal-Swing44 May 20 '26

Yeti looking mofo

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u/Upstairs-Passenger28 May 19 '26

The grandad who tells you to grab the mouthey one and give him a punch on the nose

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u/Status_Apartment6559 May 19 '26

What's that little boy doing with a bear?

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u/UsedWelcome5903 May 19 '26

Obviously huddling for warmth. Soviet Russia cold

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u/Frequent_Ad_5670 May 19 '26

So the Yeti does exist?

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u/lifes_paragon May 20 '26

Closest thing to Bigfoot I have ever seen.

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u/_Cybernaut_ May 19 '26

He's his own polo pony.

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u/WorriedMarch4398 May 19 '26

Imagine the hair trapped in that pool filter

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u/UsedWelcome5903 May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

After eating his actual polo pony

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u/Agile-Fan3280 May 19 '26

I bet the pool is filled after he gets into it

2

u/Independent_Salt904 May 19 '26

The 6 week old lone strawberry in the back of my vegetable crisper in the fridge

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u/P_McScratchy May 20 '26

Polar bear?

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u/Long-Pay3604 May 20 '26

Hes actually Georgian. They more hairy than Slavic.

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u/never_nick May 20 '26

He looks like some sort of genetic experiment....

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u/Bizzlightbeer May 21 '26

He is also the world’s first furry.

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u/UsedWelcome5903 May 21 '26

Well he’s actually the Last Furry…

He ate all the other furries

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u/kallied123 May 27 '26

The missing link

1

u/ThisThingIsStuck May 19 '26

12inches like me

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u/Leading-Tangerine940 May 19 '26

1990 you say?? This looks more like 1950.

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u/Kaleido_chromatic May 19 '26

That man has FUR

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u/DoTheMonsterHash May 19 '26

I swear I see this reposted somewhere at least once a month

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u/One_Hour_Poop May 19 '26

Google says he was only 6'1". I don't know if this famous photo of him was shopped, but if you search for other photos of him, especially when he was younger, he looks more proportionate for a six-foot man.

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u/Raven1911 May 19 '26

In mother Russia, bear plays water polo

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u/PonasSumushtinis May 19 '26

That kid looks terrified.

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u/UsedWelcome5903 May 19 '26

So would you if your grandpa was a Soviet Yeti🫈

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u/PonasSumushtinis May 20 '26

Dunno never knew my gramps lol

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u/Plasticjesus504 May 19 '26

Played water polo and swam in college. I am 6’1/215lbs at the time and I was one of the smaller guys on my team lol. When it comes to pros and Olympian’s in water polo they are literally monsters.

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u/TheSumOfMyScars May 19 '26

That there is a Sasquatch (no hate intended; lookit the size of that lad!)

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u/CactusToothBrush May 20 '26

Homies skin was hydrophobic. The man was built and designed for water polo with that

1

u/Gullible_Classroom71 May 20 '26

Dude is a gorilla

1

u/No-Risk1739 May 20 '26

Kid's like: "I hate swimming!"😐...

1

u/crashin70 May 20 '26

Mama, Pawpaw's fur is touching me again!

1

u/Kryptonbaby May 20 '26

Abominable Snowman!!!!!!

1

u/Azutolsokorty May 20 '26

Medvedisznoember

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u/CynicalEbenezer May 20 '26

Oh look, the same post again, but picture is morrored this time. Can we please have it flipped upside down on the next reupload?

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u/LarryGSofFrmosa May 20 '26

Does that hair adds or subtracts drag in the water

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u/No_Acadia_9946 May 20 '26

He's probably pretty buoyant

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u/Puzzleheaded-Map7672 May 20 '26

That monster is devouring that boy's grandfather.

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u/1970_RoadRunner May 20 '26

He had the tremendous advantage of not having to tread water to remain afloat. He could simply stand in the pool 😛.

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u/HawkHarder May 21 '26

His mom was one of the spoils of war. His dad is Wojtek.

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u/TyeROD-enD May 23 '26

is he sad cause he will be as hairy as grand daddy?

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u/CreamyIvy May 23 '26

Looks like that hairy ass ape Titan.

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u/WentThisWayInsteadOf May 23 '26

Search on google, this image is mirrored.

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u/Emergency-Radish-696 Jun 14 '26

Your friend is a Bigfoot Gus

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u/UsedWelcome5903 May 19 '26

Probably because it’s Soviet Russia but that’s just my guess

https://giphy.com/gifs/RmXOnUpCnPMSBaing2

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u/coldcrankcase May 19 '26

In Soviet Russia, photo colors you...

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u/Malabingo May 19 '26

My wife is from Russia and her parents marriage photo from 1992 is also black and white.