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!

  • @[email protected]
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    135 months 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 months 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.

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        15 months 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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      15 months 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]OP
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      145 months 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.

  • 👍Maximum Derek👍
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    95 months ago

    Have you ever watched Andy Richter Controls the Universe? One of the episodes has a whole B plot about a main character having surprisingly small feet.

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    15 months ago

    I was born clubfooted and mine are smaller than average (for 5’11").

    Length-wise I’m probably technically around a 7, but I have a super high arch that prevents me from wearing shoes that size.

    I end up wearing anywhere from 7.5-9 depending on the fit. The toes of my shoes almost always end up curling up over time due to the extra empty space.

  • Dharma Curious (he/him)
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    275 months 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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      235 months 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.

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        5 months ago

        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.

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      5 months ago

      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 months 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 months 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?

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      5 months ago

      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.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      55 months ago

      Not as much as you’d think. I do have a foot massager stick I use after long runs but my feet are pretty sturdy.

  • @[email protected]
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    95 months ago

    One of the few times I’ve seen someone with a smaller shoe size than myself, having a woman’s 5.5 or there abouts. But it’s fine for the rest of me. Good luck! I hope they continue to uh. Be feet? Yep!

    • @[email protected]OP
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      115 months ago

      Haha thanks! Yes - I’ve never met a man or woman with smaller feet than me in my life.

  • Anti-Face Weapon
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    45 months ago

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

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    235 months ago

    For international readers, that’s a size 2 in UK/Australia, and approximately a size 33.5 - 34 European.

    Apparently it’s also roughly a 210 - 215 mondopoint length.

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    75 months ago

    Does having such small feet for an adult cause issues with foot pain? Since you need to buy children’s shoes, do they properly support your feet and your adult weight? Are there any unexpected advantages to having such compact feet? (I occasionally have to traverse stairs sideways because of my feet.)

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      115 months ago

      My feet can ache a bit after a long day or a run but I don’t think significantly worse than normal footed people. I do have orthotics that I use for extra support. I guess one advantage is that I really do not stub my toes ever…and shoes are much cheaper for me in kid’s sizes. And I can wear light up shoes. Plus I can run pretty fast - I guess my feet are much lighter than most.

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        75 months ago

        And I can wear light up shoes.

        I was hoping to find this here somewhere lol

        I’ve always had long feet so I never even got long to wear kids shoes (and light up shoes weren’t even around yet during the short time I did lol) and was so jealous of a friend of mine who had tiny feet and could wear all the cute and sparkly and light up shoes she wanted long in to adulthood.

        If it was me, I’d absolutely be buying all the fun shoes I could afford. 😂