Blithering Heights
Whoever said we’re all the same height lying down never laid down with Svetlana Pankratova of Russia. While technically not the tallest woman in the world, the towering Volgogradan is listed in the Guinness Book of World Record as having the world’s longest legs, measuring 4 ft. 4 in. Photographed here in London’s Trafalgar Square with fellow Guinness Record Holder — World’s Shortest Man He Pingping of China — Pankratova was apparently looking for a fella who'd look up her skirt when she met Pingping. At birth, He could fit in the palm of his father’s hand, which means Pankratova could have likely balanced the teeny tiny He man on her big toe. Pankratova and Pingping made an affecting couple in their time together — joined at the hip, as it were, even though their hips were feet apart — and surely would have starred in a reality TV show had Pingping lived. Sadly, 'twasn't so. When He passed away a decade ago on this day March 5, 2010, the grieving giantess took to an oversized bed that was incapable of housing her statuesque frame. Today, the leggy Pankratova is enjoying happier times. She's married — which is to say, laying down with — an average-heighted bloke and coaching average-skilled girl's high school basketball in Virginia — where she still holds the records for blocked shots, vodka shots and tall drinks of water. As for Himself, He remains nestled in a miniature, underground lair. #RIPinging.
Whoever said we’re all the same height lying down never laid down with Svetlana Pankratova of Russia. While technically not the tallest woman in the world, the towering Volgogradan is listed in the Guinness Book of World Record as having the world’s longest legs, measuring 4 ft. 4 in. Photographed here in London’s Trafalgar Square with fellow Guinness Record Holder — World’s Shortest Man He Pingping of China — Pankratova was apparently looking for a fella who'd look up her skirt when she met Pingping. At birth, He could fit in the palm of his father’s hand, which means Pankratova could have likely balanced the teeny tiny He man on her big toe. Pankratova and Pingping made an affecting couple in their time together — joined at the hip, as it were, even though their hips were feet apart — and surely would have starred in a reality TV show had Pingping lived. Sadly, 'twasn't so. When He passed away a decade ago on this day March 5, 2010, the grieving giantess took to an oversized bed that was incapable of housing her statuesque frame. Today, the leggy Pankratova is enjoying happier times. She's married — which is to say, laying down with — an average-heighted bloke and coaching average-skilled girl's high school basketball in Virginia — where she still holds the records for blocked shots, vodka shots and tall drinks of water. As for Himself, He remains nestled in a miniature, underground lair. #RIPinging.