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Why are Norse people tall?
Norwegians are often ranked among some of the tallest people in the world. Experts say natural selection, combined with a good animal protein diet, makes these Nordic locals taller than their counterparts elsewhere in the world.
Why is everyone in the NBA so tall?
Taller people naturally have an advantage over shorter players, and as such it’s them who make it into the league. Someone who is 6′9 has a much better chance of making it to the NBA than someone who is 5′9, which is why basketball players are so tall.
How is Lebron James so tall?
6′ 9″
LeBron James/Height
How is Jeremy Lin so tall?
6′ 3″
Jeremy Lin/Height
What are the characteristics of the Nordic race?
In his work The Races and Peoples of Europe (1977) the Swedish anthropologist Bertil Lundman introduced the term “Nordid” to describe the Nordic race, described as follows: The Nordid race is light-eyed, mostly rather light-haired, low-skulled and long-skulled (dolichocephalic), tall and slender,…
Are Nordic people stronger than Americans?
Brian Shaw i s another example, a successful college basketball player who became the world’s strongest man. I don’t think they are phusically stronger, just fitter. In Nordic countries, unlike the US, people rely on walking and public transport.
Are there any extremely tall men who couldn’t make the NBA?
We take for granted that they made the NBA, considering their remarkable height. But there have been men as tall or taller than Muresan and Bol who failed to succeed at the sport seemingly designed for them. Here are the stories of six extremely tall men since 2000 who couldn’t make the NBA, or are struggling in their attempt to do so.
Why are there so many strongmen from the Nordic countries?
So the reason there seem to be so many Nordic strongmen is because they aren’t playing football. Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson is a great case example of this sort of talent overlap. He was formerly a professional basketball player in Iceland, but transitioned quite well into the world of strength.