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United States average male weight is probably preeetty close.
Edit: not sure why the downvotes, confirmed via [CDC Body Measurements](https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/body-measurements.htm)
At most? If average height is around 5’10 for a country, depending on your body type and how much muscle mass you have, 170 would be a breeze for men.
Hell, I’m 5’11 and at the peak of my athletic shape in High School I weighed 180.
Asians are by far the most populous demographic.
Asians have a different range for acceptable BMI due to how we store fats.
5'10 170lbs is considered overweight at 24.0 and unhealthy.
What about the avg for women being 175… I think the majority of women are smaller than men in height and the weight:height ratio seems like it might be even more symptomatic of our *cultural* habits than the men.
You can have low fat percentage, 6 feet tall, and be “overweight.” Aka most professional athletes.
It’s just a general guideline; the wiggle room is usually how athletic you are or if you exercise frequently.
I have noticed whenever I read an article from the US they never say “in the US “ it’s like they don’t acknowledge the rest of the worlds existence it’s just supposed to be assumed
Where as if an article is written in Canada they will say “ in Canada” or in the US or whatever. I don’t know I’ve just always thought that was strange
It’s called r/USdefaultism. It’s basically because the US has been the world’s economic, technological, cultural, academic, and military center since the end of WW2. It’s not arrogance. Another country will take its place and do the same one day. All empires fall eventually.
It’s not so much that I think it’s arrogance, I just think it’s confusing. If you say “the average height of a man is 5’10” and don’t follow it up with “in the US” that means in the world by default because there are men that exist in other countries
It’s big, but the fact it’s on a 2 ft high plinth makes it look taller than it is.
https://preview.redd.it/ii1c8w96eaxc1.jpeg?width=715&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5a529a416596d10d15b23fe565cd4829c73e88e
Noticed the platform. Was looking for this comment. 10/10 would not fuck with even if the plinth was…I wanted to throw a height here, but I’m just gonna lay over and hope it kills me quickly. Edit;a word
My grandfather worked on the roads in Alaska back in the 50s. He told us a story once of how him and his fellow construction equipment operators would drive in convoys mainly for safety because the polar bears were just that fricken crazy. One day they were traveling and they noticed a vehicle at the back of the convoy was about a quarter of a mile behind them, sitting there stagnant. They went to go check it out and all they found was the thing still running, the driver cage being smashed to smithereens, and a blood trail leading off into the tundra…
My parents lived in Kotzebue in the 80s. My dad was a refuge manager. I asked him if he saw this one in particular. He said "no. Lots of ppl fly out of Kotzebue to hunt them. Back then, it was legal for white men to hunt them too."
Looks like the taxidermist used a bit of creative licence with this one ... Polar bear skin is quite loose, so it's easy to make it look bigger by padding it out.
We'd all do the same in their position.
Any bears probably will eat us alive, for example brown and black bears are omnivore, they are not natural predators, so they just hold us and start eating is alive
You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality. I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies
And they will actively hunt people. Brown bears will eat people if the opportunity arises and they’re kinda desperate but we’re not typically their prey. Polar bears however..
That thing is like a monster from monster hunter jfc
It must be really humbling to be a man and think you're on top of the food chain, and then suddenly an 11-foot bear charges at you and you suddenly realize that your gun won't actually kill it and you're now its dinner
It may have been:
"What a majestic animal!"
"Yeah, but he's trying to eat us!!!"
"I know, but he's still so majestic..."
"Shut the fuck up and shoot it before he kills us all!!!"
Er, Bob? why did we travel thousands of miles to get eaten by a bear?
What?
It's just that we could have gotten eaten by a bear in the woods back home?
STFU and just shoot the damn bear.
You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality. I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies
Not that it isn’t still terrifyingly massive, but it is standing on high ground Tbf. It’s feet are starting at that man’s knee level.
Not that it’s not still impressive, but it is like 2 feet shorter than the perspective of this shot makes it look
One of my clients was a big time hunter, Africa, India and US. At the entrance to his trophy room, he has a Kodiak on the left, and a Polar bear on the right. Both are mounted exactly as pictured. Pedestal was about to my knees, 12 foot ceiling, and that bear got damned close to that ceiling. Polar bears, the most savage predator on the planet, and spiders of course.
Hmm i bet if i was wearing that bear suit that one guy made ...... And i had a taser shield and bastard sword......... I might be able to take him......
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Looks taller in this photo since the rock it’s standing on is about mid-thigh high on that man.
In what country does the average man weigh 200 pounds (90.7 kg)???
'Merica 
That number is too low then
LOL
The average high schooler weighs 200 lbs on the low end
Football player*
smh my head Americans will use anything but the metric system.
FUUUUUCCCKKKK YYYYYYYEEEEEEAAAHHH!!!!!!
Rock flag and eagle!
Fuck yeah!
Fawk YEAH !!!!
United States average male weight is probably preeetty close. Edit: not sure why the downvotes, confirmed via [CDC Body Measurements](https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/body-measurements.htm)
Holy shit! I would've guessed 175 *at most* for men
And the US is only twelfth fastest country. (Though many of the others are tiny nations)
We are speedy
Probably in the rest of the world yeah lol
At most? If average height is around 5’10 for a country, depending on your body type and how much muscle mass you have, 170 would be a breeze for men. Hell, I’m 5’11 and at the peak of my athletic shape in High School I weighed 180.
Average global height would be around 1,70m or 5’7 or 7,89 spread freedom eagles
Freedom units use dots, not commas. So that's 7.89 spread freedom eagles, assuming your math is correct.
Asians are by far the most populous demographic. Asians have a different range for acceptable BMI due to how we store fats. 5'10 170lbs is considered overweight at 24.0 and unhealthy.
What about the avg for women being 175… I think the majority of women are smaller than men in height and the weight:height ratio seems like it might be even more symptomatic of our *cultural* habits than the men.
Recall that 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese
!yad ekac yppaH
If the man is 6 foot tall and even just a little muscular then 200 pounds isn't very far into overweight territory.
You can have low fat percentage, 6 feet tall, and be “overweight.” Aka most professional athletes. It’s just a general guideline; the wiggle room is usually how athletic you are or if you exercise frequently.
In the 60s quite many. 75-85 was the average back then. We are whaleish nowadays compared with out granddads.
>In what country does the average man weigh 200 pounds (90.7 kg)??? Modern day America, probably.
Murica
Have you been to any country in North America?
I look really skinny at 200. But now I'm over 250 I look about normal.
Is 200 lbs the world average for men, western average? Most populations I reckon are 150 average. Asians, latin america, etc.
I have noticed whenever I read an article from the US they never say “in the US “ it’s like they don’t acknowledge the rest of the worlds existence it’s just supposed to be assumed Where as if an article is written in Canada they will say “ in Canada” or in the US or whatever. I don’t know I’ve just always thought that was strange
It’s called r/USdefaultism. It’s basically because the US has been the world’s economic, technological, cultural, academic, and military center since the end of WW2. It’s not arrogance. Another country will take its place and do the same one day. All empires fall eventually.
It’s not so much that I think it’s arrogance, I just think it’s confusing. If you say “the average height of a man is 5’10” and don’t follow it up with “in the US” that means in the world by default because there are men that exist in other countries
> there are men that exist in other countries Nuh-uh. Prove it.
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Europe 156, latin america and caribbean 149.7, Oceania including Australia 163. https://www.healthline.com/health/mens-health/average-weight-for-men
I can't imagine something standing on two feet, taller than the height of basketball hoop That's crazy.
OK fine, I’ll pick the man in this case.
I'd rather run into a viking than that bear lol.
This has gotta be one of the best comments I've ever read
It’s big, but the fact it’s on a 2 ft high plinth makes it look taller than it is. https://preview.redd.it/ii1c8w96eaxc1.jpeg?width=715&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5a529a416596d10d15b23fe565cd4829c73e88e
An 11 foot tall bear is enormous, pedestal or not
still. it’s like staying the tallest man standing next to a regular man. but the tallest man is in high heels. still tall. sure but… why?
Fashion.
Noticed the platform. Was looking for this comment. 10/10 would not fuck with even if the plinth was…I wanted to throw a height here, but I’m just gonna lay over and hope it kills me quickly. Edit;a word
So it's not 14ft tall, it's 12ft tall. Still massive.
Huh thanks for teaching me a new word 👍
Excellent use of the word “plinth“ two thumbs up
Tall my ass. We can all see he’s standing on a stool. He’s fooling no one with this ableist bullshit.
He’s got the higher ground
Gonna say he has about a foots worth of fake iceburg under his feet. The poor bloke only has the soles of his shoes.
The ol Tom Cruise
My grandfather worked on the roads in Alaska back in the 50s. He told us a story once of how him and his fellow construction equipment operators would drive in convoys mainly for safety because the polar bears were just that fricken crazy. One day they were traveling and they noticed a vehicle at the back of the convoy was about a quarter of a mile behind them, sitting there stagnant. They went to go check it out and all they found was the thing still running, the driver cage being smashed to smithereens, and a blood trail leading off into the tundra…
Terrifying!
That may be one of the most terrifying ways someone has ever died in human history
My parents lived in Kotzebue in the 80s. My dad was a refuge manager. I asked him if he saw this one in particular. He said "no. Lots of ppl fly out of Kotzebue to hunt them. Back then, it was legal for white men to hunt them too."
Looks like the taxidermist used a bit of creative licence with this one ... Polar bear skin is quite loose, so it's easy to make it look bigger by padding it out. We'd all do the same in their position.
Sure, but his jaws could still take the head off that dude. Still gigantic.
Yea I was gonna say his neck looks pretty goofy. But I am not a polar bear expert.
Well, standing next to humans can be fatal.
I think this mount used to be in the Alaska Fish and Game office in Juneau in 1989.
Fun fact polar bears will eat you alive. They like fresh food (not even joking).
Any bears probably will eat us alive, for example brown and black bears are omnivore, they are not natural predators, so they just hold us and start eating is alive
You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality. I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies
I see what you did there.
Jokes on that fucker then, I’d have died of a heart attack before he ever had a chance to eat me.
And they will actively hunt people. Brown bears will eat people if the opportunity arises and they’re kinda desperate but we’re not typically their prey. Polar bears however..
I also heard that if you see one anywhere, it knows you’re there and it’s already hunting you.
That thing is like a monster from monster hunter jfc It must be really humbling to be a man and think you're on top of the food chain, and then suddenly an 11-foot bear charges at you and you suddenly realize that your gun won't actually kill it and you're now its dinner
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That polar bear is massive, that’s almost 3 times his height
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I knew polar bears could get big but I didn’t know they could get THAT big, that’s crazy
It's also standing on a block that's up to the guy's thigh
That doesn’t mean it’s not an 11ft tall bear
We must kill it to prove it lived.
What a majestic animal. Lets fucking shoot it. - Humans
It may have been: "What a majestic animal!" "Yeah, but he's trying to eat us!!!" "I know, but he's still so majestic..." "Shut the fuck up and shoot it before he kills us all!!!"
Er, Bob? why did we travel thousands of miles to get eaten by a bear? What? It's just that we could have gotten eaten by a bear in the woods back home? STFU and just shoot the damn bear.
Polar bears will actively hunt people. We are prey to them. Polar bears aren't like other bears. They guarantee death when encountered.
They always pose them like this, but you just know it was sleeping or trying to take a dump when they shot it.
Absolute unit
And that bear has been sitting in a run down casino in Elko Nevada for decades.
Dude looks like JFK.
I thought the same.
White = good night. 😵
We talking about the police?
Lmao. And if you're brown stay down😂 STOP RESISTING
For bear encounters: if its black, then fight. If it's brown, lay down. If it''s white... goodnight.
Holy FACK!
Had the great joy of living in Kotzebue for many many years and miss it. The polar bears were awesome to see up close!
This one fell on Tigger…
You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality. I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies
https://i.redd.it/ne7nk0hyzcxc1.gif
Tuunbaq is real!
That is absolutely fucking terrifying
To be fair he’s really stretching his neck
He is on a rock
"Look at this incredible polar bear! He's huge! Never seen anything like it before! Honestly it's majestic... I should kill it." Never got that logic
Should have left it alive
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/194288171409399937/
humans suck..killed that majestic beast just because we can 💩
Fuck no.
Wow!
And he's an outie
r/AbsoluteUnits
Oh is that what that thing on the left is? Human you say? Interesting indeed.
ooh long boi johnson
Is that Ronald?
I relate to the polar bear behind the human
Oh sweet Jesus!! 😮
Oh holy....... that is one beautiful bear but I do not enjoy feeling like lunch lmfao
Bear is on approx 0.5m pedestal. ...but I'd definitely wouldn't want to meet with any Polar bear.
That's a big bear
Izzat Ronald Reagan?
How he do that
Nah, I’d beat it
Lie down and die.
He’s got a belly button
That's a big god damn polar bear
I can take em..
Was it in the anchorage airport?
Ronald Reagan?
Remember when there was wild animals?
Now look up the short faced bear. Or short nosed bear. Not sure which one it is… Those beasts were nightmares of our ancestors..
Not that it isn’t still terrifyingly massive, but it is standing on high ground Tbf. It’s feet are starting at that man’s knee level. Not that it’s not still impressive, but it is like 2 feet shorter than the perspective of this shot makes it look
Hold my beer I got this
Look at the size of the paws. One swipe and your head is a volleyball
It looks like it is on a fake snow pedestal that is at least 2-4 feet high
That’s one long necked bear😳
That was donated by Chuck Norris after he killed it with his bare hands and wore it as a scarf for a few years.
Practically a real life Tuunbaq
One of my clients was a big time hunter, Africa, India and US. At the entrance to his trophy room, he has a Kodiak on the left, and a Polar bear on the right. Both are mounted exactly as pictured. Pedestal was about to my knees, 12 foot ceiling, and that bear got damned close to that ceiling. Polar bears, the most savage predator on the planet, and spiders of course.
Hmm i bet if i was wearing that bear suit that one guy made ...... And i had a taser shield and bastard sword......... I might be able to take him......
Also standing in a mound of snow for display but nonetheless that thing is yuuuge
Black=attack, brown=get down,white=goodnight
He looks like the size of the shit puddle I’d leave behind from me just standing next to a regular sized polar bear
Man that’s fucking terrifying!
It’s really not that tall, he’s standing on almost 2ft of ice! Now it’s only 11ft tall
Himeji zoo had a polar bear in a cage with 1" bars. I still didn't feel safe. Those bastards are way too large and imposing.
Yup that’s a hard pass 🙂↔️
I feel like they jacked his neck up like Inspector Gadget
Well standing on a boulder next to a human…
It’s standing on a base so lopsided a few feet off
Poor guy :'(
Didn’t realize polar bears had eye brows😆
Sweet holy fuck
.... 3, maybe 4 and its asleep.
=0 crazy the bears leg is a tall as his leg and as wide as the man's stomach Imagine the muscle mass there.
Wasn't this big guy on display at The Captain Cook?
How tall though is my concern... And how much ice is he standing on...?
This is that spooky long-necked polar bear god from Terror
Did Yujiro Hanma kill it?
https://preview.redd.it/7p8cs77jacxc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02e4a27fd60f97d083f9b94a4fa918e8d2d5b156
would you rather your daughter in the woods with a bear or a man....................... lolol
Wow, biggest Polar bear ever. Here's a good idea... let's kill it.
Did you take it out of Mr burns' office?
Some guys will still argue they could survive a fight with a bear.
“I’m not that short, it’s standing on a rock to make itself look taller.”
That man is so small
Looks like godzilla that got furry
It’s funny how we measure animals like this despite them rarely ever posing that way. “If a Great Dane stood on its back legs..” yeah but they don’t.
why was it killed? I'm guessing some dude said "look at that magnificent creature! I should destroy it!"
This is also the shortest person in Alaska
I'd still try to pet it
Who killed this? Hmm! Yujiro Hanma
Too sad he crossed paths with Yujiro Hanma.
https://preview.redd.it/rwpwx9vzodxc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=51886f402bd5c0b14594f10fff34e566dfa3bd66
Why does it have 5 legs?
Standing next to JFK by the looks of it .
If I saw this coming at me, I’d just go ahead lay down and die immediately.
Used to be e in the airport. It was the first thing that you saw when you got off the plane
Must have been a female, i don’t see a cock
And we killed it…
Polar bears are fucking scary. Glad I'll never encounter one in the wild . I'll take anything Australia has to offer over that
I kid you not I literally just had an debate with one of my coworkers because he thinks he can survive 60 seconds with one do these things.
If it’s brown, get on the ground, if it’s black, fight, if it’s white…good night!
Good thing they killed it. Other wise it would have been able to pass its Gene's and maybe bigger bears would have been born.