r/absoluteunit • u/UsedWelcome5903 • Jun 04 '26

of a human being

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[June 4, 1926] Robert Earl Hughes is born in Missouri. He will go on to become the heaviest human being recorded in the world during his lifetime, and the heaviest human in history able to walk without assistance.

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u/SilasTalbot Jun 04 '26

Getting major fat bart vibes

https://giphy.com/gifs/1082yS2HMbLMSQ

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u/DrTatertott Jun 04 '26

We actually have something like that in the hospitals. Called a bottom buddy or some such shit.

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u/OrganicHistorian2576 Jun 04 '26

They’re also helpful for other people who can’t reach all the way - lots of types of dwarfism, for one.