Due to a pituitary issue when I was younger I have maybe a bizarre world record of the smallest feet and hands on a fully grown man. My feet and hands are normal looking but very small. They were tiny as a baby and just never grew that big. Thought you all would find it interesting - I know it makes for good chat at parties!

  • Dharma Curious (he/him)
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    295 days ago

    Read through the comments because I just assumed this was some sizing scale I wasn’t familiar with, but nope. US size 3! That’s wild. I’m 6’3, size 13 wide. I never really got to wear kids shoes, so I was always jealous of the other kids who had wheelies and stuff.

    Dude, for me, get a pair of wheelies. Live my dream for a day, alright?

    Also, you mention your hands are also small. Does that cause any issues for you? Youve answered a million questions about your feet, but I’m curious if your smaller hands cause you pain when carrying things, do they make it harder to type? Any advantages? Are Pringles cans much more enjoyable for you?

    • @[email protected]OP
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      225 days ago

      Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I’ll definitely wear some wheelies for you bro. Have to admit I’m pretty jealous of your size 13 wides…I wish I could get a decent pair of adult running shoes like you could I’m sure. So with my hands I’ve found playing some instruments quite difficult - especially guitar where I’ve struggled to play some chords and needed to get a 3/4 size guitar. Hand shakes are also awkward - both men’s and women’s hands can kind of dwarf my own. But yes, I guess the benefit is that my hands are much more nimble - I can easily reach things under the fridge and am pretty handy despite my handlets.

      • @[email protected]
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        14 days ago

        Have you considered shopping women’s running shoes? There are many gender neutral color schemes among various brands (Brooks, Nike) that are available in a women’s size 5.

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        The other advantage that you may not have noticed, is that your sense of balance is rock solid on anything other than your feet. I’m 6’3", and wear a size 8.5 US. I haven’t fallen in decades because I mostly run around on my E-bike, and I can ride that thing, or my normal 10 speed, with no hands just fine.

    • @[email protected]
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      Adult heelys exist, friend. Don’t let your dreams be dreams.

      Edit: Just found out that there are adult heelys that also light up. First bright point of this year discovered.

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      I’m 6’3, size 13 wide.

      So are your shoes 4.33 times as long as his, or is that not how those units work?

      • Dharma Curious (he/him)
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        25 days ago

        That’s not how that unit works. American shoe sizes are based on the size of a barleycorn! It’s not weird and confusing or a pointless, arbitrary tradition that should have been replaced years ago or anything!

      • @[email protected]OP
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        25 days ago

        So my foot is 21 cm or 8.25" from heel to the tip of my toes. I don’t think his foot could be 4.33 times as long as that! I wonder what others’ foot lengths are?

  • @[email protected]
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    345 days ago

    Well…you know what they say about tall guys with tiny feet, right?

    …that they’re sick of the penis size jokes.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      345 days ago

      Haha why is this so true? Luckily whatever made my hands and feet lilliputian didn’t affect any other part of my body.

      • @[email protected]
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        25 days ago

        How often does this come up, in all seriousness?

        I assume online we’re all going to make the joke, which means we’re all gonna think it in real life … but how many people comment it?

        Also, how often have you been egged on to “prove” it

        • @[email protected]
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          35 days ago

          If it’s anything like me, a similarly tall man with LARGER feet that look almost Clown-proportional even with me height: a lot, but never seriously enough for it to mean anything fun or funny happens

  • @zipzoopaboop
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    255 days ago

    Not just for your height, most Heights. Does it ever lead to balance issues?

    • @[email protected]OP
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      245 days ago

      Sometimes. I can walk and run fine because my calves and foot muscles I think have grown bigger to compensate. But still trip all the time. Windy days are not my friend.

      • @zipzoopaboop
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        115 days ago

        Calf raises must be a bitch without the leverage lol

    • @[email protected]OP
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      265 days ago

      My calf muscles and foot muscles have grown larger I think to compensate and keep me relatively balanced, but I’m still a klutz and trip all the time. Can easily lose my footing if I’m shoved in a crowd for example. But yeah for the most part can walk and run fine.

  • @[email protected]
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    145 days ago

    Do your smaller-than-average feet have any appreciable effect on your mobility? If not, I have to wonder why we need these clown-ass feet at all. Waste of meat and leather.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      155 days ago

      No not significantly. Obviously I’ve always secretly wondered this as well. I could not imagine walking around in size 7s…let alone size 10s or size 13s! That just seems like so much foot to me. I feel like I’d be stubbing my toes all over the place and they’d be so heavy as well. Saying this, I know that no one could possibly understand this as I’m the odd one out here…but yeah, to me everyone has absolutely (too?) massive feet.

      • @[email protected]
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        14 days ago

        My partner has size 15-16 feet, depending on the shoe manufacturer. Can confirm, he smacks his toes and feet into things all the time.

    • @[email protected]
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      25 days ago

      Footing is important for melee combat. All the small-foots got killed off in the middle ages because it’s hard to defend yourself when you fall down a lot.

  • @[email protected]
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    105 days ago

    You want some of mine? I’m a size 12 and it’s hard to find shoes in 12. Most places carry a smaller selection, so I can usually find shoes, just not shoes I want.

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      105 days ago

      Even worse. I wear size 12 and a half. Surprise! They don’t make half sizes after 12… So, either swimming in a 13, or super snug in a 12.

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      54 days ago

      I’m always yelling out “who are these men with tiny feet!?” In frustration while shopping. I’m 5,11” but wear size 12. The worst part is I didn’t realize I was a comfortable 12 until well into adulthood. I used to buy 11 and thought they were supposed to be snug, my feet hurt a lot. I bought a pair of 12 high top adidas and my feet feel so much better

    • @[email protected]OP
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      135 days ago

      Very interesting. Yes I can easily fall and trip over. Then again I don’t have anything to compare it to as I’ve never had normal sized paws but I do tend to trip a lot.

  • Anti-Face Weapon
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    74 days ago

    Don’t worry, variation in a population is expected. Even if you’re an outlier, that doesn’t make you weird!

  • Chozo
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    145 days ago

    How do you find shoes? I imagine there’s not a whole lot of selection of adult shoes at that size.

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      325 days ago

      Mostly online. Women’s sizes are all too big so can only wear kid’s sizes. The trick is finding something without Velcro and superheroes all over it (though I have a cool pair of Optimus Prime sandals just because I can). Converse and Vans are reliable.

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        Running shoes and dress shoes are particularly frustrating though. Sneakers in a size 3 are not designed for the wear and tear a 6’1" man is going to put them through so I’m buying a new pair every few months. Dress shoes as well are hard to find in designs that don’t look like clunky Communion shoes.

        • Chozo
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          85 days ago

          Thanks for sharing! Have you ever considered getting some sort of custom shoes made?

          • @[email protected]OP
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            105 days ago

            Yes thinking about getting some dress shoes custom made but haven’t got around to it yet.

      • @[email protected]
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        125 days ago

        As a 6’3” guy with size 16 feet, I have arrived at the same conclusion over here at the opposite end of the bell curve. Love my Converse and Vans.

        • @[email protected]OP
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          85 days ago

          Wow. I can’t compute that size really but yes they’re certainly very dependable in all sizes.

        • @[email protected]
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          35 days ago

          Where are you getting converse that size? I’m size 15 and the website doesn’t seem to offer it, never seen it in stores.

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            Found mine online. Usually it’s only two or three styles that go that high. You have to dig. Vans I found at a Vans store in a mall. It’s always a crapshoot, maybe one time in ten they’ll have anything. I always walk in whenever I’m there and just ask “what’s the biggest size you have available in store?” Usually 13 is the limit. Occasionally I find something worth buying. Usually it’s the most plain and boring shoe you can imagine, but last time I found something I actually liked.

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              25 days ago

              I have yet to find a shoe I liked since I was fully grown. Guess I’ll look harder.

              I can fit into a 14w and suffer a bit, so theres one shoe still at Walmart that’s my default, but its a full on “this is what old men wear” style, pretty tired of it.

      • lurch (he/him)
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        velcro is super good tho. should be on more adult size shoes. velcro doesn’t come loose by itself (then dipping into dirt), doesn’t get caught on things or in machines and doesn’t rip in the worst possible moment when you’re in a hurry. it’s just a bit harder to clean.

          • lurch (he/him)
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            55 days ago

            they are so cool. i’m thinking about getting some that blink when i walk. i had some like 30 years ago, when they were new and it was a lot of fun in the dark