What advantages short people have over tall people?

1. Comfort in airplane seats.
   — your_mom_is_availabl


2. Lower center of gravity. In contact sports this means harder to push over (running backs for example).
   — Pinkfluffysheep


3. Better at hide and seek. We fit in smaller places
   — wannabeabbyt






4. Being a 5'5" guy, I fit into most "youth" sized sporting equipment. In the UK, any sporting equipment sized youth and under is VAT exempt. Free 20% saving for me on sporting equipment
   — EJAS44


5. Easier to put on muscle because my TDEE is 1400-1800 cals and I can easily hit 2000-2500 before lunch. It's also less distance to lift a barbell for deadlifts or squats.
   — SheZowRaisedByWolves


6. less likelihood of decapitation if a tall ax\-wielding psycho shows up and starts swinging
   — queuedUp






7. You don't have to duck to fit under low doorways. You also don't have to look at the height of showerheads as a dealbreaker when you're trying to find a place to live.
   — Empty_Insight


8. Longer lifespan, decreased risk of cancer and heart disease
   — Leeser


9. I think the whole "bigger they are, harder they fall" thing is a literal advantage, cuz as a tall guy... Falling sucks. My knee has never felt the same afterfalling at a roller disco birthday party
   — s00perball






10. We look younger. I’m 28 and people still think I’m in high-school.
    — isladesangre


11. They're easier to stuff into a suitcase.
    — Cabin-in-the-Woods


12. I'd imagine they have no trouble fitting in their beds
    — jmo_joker






13. I'm 5'4", with a stocky build for my height. Weight lifting gains appear really quick, and I'd do even better if I paid more attention to my diet. Lifting in the gym is probably the only time, aside from airplanes, that I can honestly say I've heard taller men wish they were short like me and were openly envious of my height. It's nice, because for 99% of your life you often hear how being short is worse than being tall. Certain lifts are also a heck of a lot easier when you're short rather than when you're tall. You literally don't need to move the weight as far, you have a shorter fulcrum so leverage is better, etc.
    — GreenGemsOmally


14. We can get through a crowd like it's nobody's business. The tall people are stuck moving at the crowd's pace.
    — tahlyn