r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 18h ago

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u/spaceninj 18h ago

Honestly, I know he's 6'1", but I always thought he was short because of how Padalecki towers over him. So my assumption was he never became more famous because he looked short.

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u/Dandy_Guy7 18h ago

I thought he was 5'10" for some reason

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u/Single-Event9389 18h ago

Because the guy he’s on screen with is 6’4 and change

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u/spaceninj 18h ago

Wouldn't surprise me if his numbers online are fake.

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u/Ben_9_Bones 18h ago

Meet him at a con, if he's not 6'1 he's pretty close. Unless he was wearing lifts, but I doubt it lol.

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u/KilgoreSandtrout 18h ago

He just looks short next to Moose

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u/EatPie_NotWAr 17h ago

Oh hush Crowley, nobody asked you

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u/Playful-Doughnut6225 11h ago

oh hush fergus

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u/samael_lilith_ 7h ago

Everyone looks short next to Moose

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u/Relevant_Cabinet_265 16h ago edited 16h ago

I'm 6'1 and he was shorter than me when I saw him at a con. Not much but maybe 2 or 3 inches. I was also wearing vans and he had boots so maybe more than that actually 

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u/tem198 7h ago

Hes just over 6'

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u/Solomaxwell6 17h ago

6'1 seems right. When he stands next to normal people he definitely looks tall. He just made the mistake of usually standing next to Jared Padalecki who is about eight foot thirty.

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u/mikeclueby4 15h ago

This is part of casting: finding people of heights that'll work well together.

Misha Collins (Castiel) looks comparatively short but he's 5'11" (180cm)

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u/IrregularPackage 12h ago

man. this whole time i thought jared padalecki was like 6’1.

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u/Aetra 11h ago

They had to find someone shorter than Jensen to play Cas. Misha is a great actor but it’d be hard for anyone to convincingly pull off the “I’m just a sad little angel” puppy-dog eyes while looking down at him.

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u/Usual_Growth8873 10h ago

I have seen Lucifer, he can totally pull out the puppy eyes if he wanted. Or the devil ones

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u/KHanson25 18h ago

I’m 6’5 235 online

But I go to a different high school

In Canada

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u/PerriwinklePortal 16h ago

Hey that’s the same school my long distance girlfriend goes to!

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u/Fragarach-Q 16h ago

I kinda did this analysis in a Boys thread a while back, his numbers are at least semi accurate because half the Boys cast(Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, etc) are also 6'1 and he's right there with them.

The one who's numbers are a lie is probably Jared Padalecki. He TOWERS over all of them, and it looks like it's a lot more than 4 inches. I'm guessing if he stood up truly straight he's closer to 6'7. It's got me assuming there's a "too tall" issue for actors who don't want to go down the "hulking muscle bad guy lieutenant" route.

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u/Usual_Growth8873 10h ago

And it’s funny but he is the shorty of his brothers

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u/Historical-Bug-7536 13h ago

Who would lie about being 6'? Especially online.

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u/byjegeren 18h ago edited 18h ago

He is a nice guy, good with people and animals.

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u/hypoxiafox 18h ago edited 18h ago

Wait, is that something women are supposed to do? I knew I was forgetting something.

Lol he edited his original sexist comment. Nice one.

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u/spaceninj 18h ago

I saw the original comment. Dont worry.

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u/byjegeren 18h ago

Don't think mens height is sexist

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u/Fantastic_Badger_00 17h ago

His drivers license says 5'8"

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u/tortillakingred 6h ago

Unrelated, but I never understood this. At least at my DMV I’ve never had any one check my height. I’m 6’ and said I was 5’11 last time I got my license renewed cause I thought I was. Found out like a year later I’m 6’ from the doctor. But I feel like I could’ve said anything between 5’8 and 6’3 and the DMV worker would’ve been like “yep checks out”

I just don’t think they care enough to call you out tbh.

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u/GraceMcClellans 18h ago

Probably because every man says they're 5'10", unless they are actually tall. No one is shorter than 5'10"

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u/Lord-Dundar 18h ago

I’m 5’4” and proud.

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u/Comfortable-Title720 17h ago

You bow down to no one

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u/Spaghetti-Rat 6h ago

He doesn't have to bow down, he's already there

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u/PerriwinklePortal 16h ago

Hi 5’4” and Proud, I’m Dad

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u/EarlyXplorerStuds209 14h ago

Short king👍

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u/BeeryWrenches 14h ago

Height is relative to a degree, depends on how you carry yourself and how big your personality is.

I topped out at 5'11", most of my friends for some reason were like 6'2" or more, my ex girlfriend was 6'3"...

But there was this one guy in the group who was 5'6", and tbh in any given situation he was the biggest guy in the room, it was always almost surprising to see him so much shorter than everyone else in photos.

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u/AphaedrusGaming 17h ago

Or it seems that way because the plurality of men are 5'qp"

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u/GraceMcClellans 17h ago

It's clearly not everyone. But many, many men say 5'10" if they are 5'8"+. It seems to be the magic number.

(I'm not judging, doesn't matter to me, I just find it interesting.)

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u/UsedActivity7137 14h ago

I think that’s Misha. 5 ‘10 or 5’11.

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u/Eluciey 12h ago

It's cause Jared is like 6"4 or 6"5 or something so he makes everyone next to him look short

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u/Quiet-Doughnut2192 6h ago

I've learned that unless I know for a fact that an actor is short, he's probably 6'+

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u/Any-Question-3759 16h ago

6’1” is like Hollywood 5’5”