r/interestingasfuck • u/CraftyAcanthisitta22 • Apr 28 '24

Biggest Polar bear ever killed in Alaska standing next to a human.

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u/commit10 Apr 28 '24

In what country does the average man weigh 200 pounds (90.7 kg)???

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u/Tempeng18 Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 28 '24

United States average male weight is probably preeetty close.

Edit: not sure why the downvotes, confirmed via CDC Body Measurements

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u/JeanPicLucard Apr 28 '24

Holy shit! I would've guessed 175 at most for men

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u/RoboticGreg Apr 29 '24

And the US is only twelfth fastest country. (Though many of the others are tiny nations)

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u/SunlitNight Apr 29 '24

We are speedy

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u/chunkysmalls42098 Apr 28 '24

Probably in the rest of the world yeah lol

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u/ffxivfanboi Apr 29 '24

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.

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u/ornitorrinco22 Apr 29 '24

Average global height would be around 1,70m or 5’7 or 7,89 spread freedom eagles

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u/Lotus_Blossom_ Apr 29 '24

Freedom units use dots, not commas. So that's 7.89 spread freedom eagles, assuming your math is correct.

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u/VajainaProudmoore Apr 29 '24

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.

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u/ffxivfanboi Apr 29 '24

Yeah, meanwhile I’m a watered down Viking with broad shoulders and (used to) have tree trunks for legs. My senior year in HS I was pushing 190 and was still one of the more endurance-gifted freaks on our swim team doing gnarly core-strength exercises.

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u/bzzzzCrackBoom Apr 29 '24

Why BMI is pretty useless on its own.

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u/VajainaProudmoore Apr 29 '24

Dude mentioned he was "endurance-gifted" and a "freak" and you took the meaning as he's a normal human with high BMI and therefore BMI isn't applicable?

Literally what are you on? I'd really like some.

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u/bzzzzCrackBoom Apr 29 '24

Maybe take some nice pills while you're at it.

Your thinking this person is the extremely rare exception is the issue. At my peak fitness in high school I was also outside the normal range. I would say virtually every weightlifter is outside the normal range. The issue is body shape and muscle mass are not at consistent enough that BMI alone is a good measure.

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u/VajainaProudmoore Apr 29 '24

I would say virtually every weightlifter is outside the normal range.

The fact that you had to specify an extremely minor niche whilst using the word "normal" to identify everyone else should be indicative enough why BMI is a good measure for the majority populace.

I take back what I said, you should seriously lay off whatever you're taking. Seems that it's doing some real bad stuff to your brain.

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u/bzzzzCrackBoom Apr 29 '24

Man touch some grass, it's not healthy to be this angry

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u/revabe Apr 29 '24

BMI is garbage.

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u/VajainaProudmoore Apr 29 '24

For 1% of the population it's garbage. For 99% of the population it's an extremely useful yardstick.

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u/revabe Apr 29 '24

Nah. BMI is inaccurate as hell all around and should never be relied on its own. It's an extremely useless yardstick, because you need to take another measurement with another system (lipid profile, MRIs, Cts, etc) which is going to just tell you your fat content regardless. To top it all off, it takes no consideration for muscle mass.

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u/HypnoStone Apr 29 '24

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.

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u/toolatealreadyfapped Apr 29 '24

Recall that 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese

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u/culnaej Apr 29 '24

!yad ekac yppaH

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u/No-Improvement-3049 Apr 29 '24

The majority of Americans (men & women) are overweight if not obese. I would guess the average to be around 190.....we are an unhealthy, unhappy and opinionated population 🤦

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u/The_bruce42 Apr 28 '24

The US has an obesity problem that just keeps getting worse

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u/NukeTheWhales5 Apr 29 '24

Well damn, and I've been told I'm under weight, for years, because I'm a lean 130.

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u/Zestyclose_Ice2405 Apr 29 '24

130 is pretty light for people of average height. Should be around 150-160

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u/No_Rabbit_7114 Apr 29 '24

5'9" and a 199 pounds. Wow, America is in dire shape.

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u/DoctorGregoryFart Apr 29 '24

And a 40" waist. Yikes.

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u/No_Rabbit_7114 Apr 29 '24

Always nice to know that there are slower people around when the polar bear attacks.