I have weirdly small (size 3) feet for my height (6'1")
Due to a pituitary issue when I was younger I have maybe a bizarre world record of the smallest feet and hands on a fully grown man. My feet and hands are normal looking but very small. They were tiny as a baby and just never grew that big. Thought you all would find it interesting - I know it makes for good chat at parties!
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Uhh.. so who's going to ask..?
Pretty average bro
PENIS.
Penis penis penis penis penis.
Penis.
I could be in the average penis club as well. Luckily I have ridiculously small hands so by comparison I'm Ron Jeremy.
Well.....you know what they say about tall guys with tiny feet, right?
.....that they're sick of the penis size jokes.
Haha why is this so true? Luckily whatever made my hands and feet lilliputian didn't affect any other part of my body.
Ypu're lucky! I once hook up with a huge guy, handsome, big in every way... but the penis. He had a micro penis that looked like a kids penis. I felt so bad for him. Just hook up anyway because he was good with his hands.
Handsome man who’s good in bed and gets laid… maybe your pity is misplaced
I'm sorry but if you have any problems they are not mine. In no place did I pity him. We actually went out other times and he was super smart. I feel bad because I know people that would be mean to him but Pity is very different. I'm not a prostitute that would have sex with someone for pity
That read as pity to me, but good, I’m glad it isn’t. I don’t even have a penis, so no problems here, lol.
Read through the comments because I just assumed this was some sizing scale I wasn't familiar with, but nope. US size 3! That's wild. I'm 6'3, size 13 wide. I never really got to wear kids shoes, so I was always jealous of the other kids who had wheelies and stuff.
Dude, for me, get a pair of wheelies. Live my dream for a day, alright?
Also, you mention your hands are also small. Does that cause any issues for you? Youve answered a million questions about your feet, but I'm curious if your smaller hands cause you pain when carrying things, do they make it harder to type? Any advantages? Are Pringles cans much more enjoyable for you?
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I'll definitely wear some wheelies for you bro. Have to admit I'm pretty jealous of your size 13 wides...I wish I could get a decent pair of adult running shoes like you could I'm sure. So with my hands I've found playing some instruments quite difficult - especially guitar where I've struggled to play some chords and needed to get a 3/4 size guitar. Hand shakes are also awkward - both men's and women's hands can kind of dwarf my own. But yes, I guess the benefit is that my hands are much more nimble - I can easily reach things under the fridge and am pretty handy despite my handlets.
The other advantage that you may not have noticed, is that your sense of balance is rock solid on anything other than your feet. I'm 6'3", and wear a size 8.5 US. I haven't fallen in decades because I mostly run around on my E-bike, and I can ride that thing, or my normal 10 speed, with no hands just fine.
Have you considered shopping women's running shoes? There are many gender neutral color schemes among various brands (Brooks, Nike) that are available in a women's size 5.
Adult heelys exist, friend. Don't let your dreams be dreams.
Edit: Just found out that there are adult heelys that also light up. First bright point of this year discovered.
So are your shoes 4.33 times as long as his, or is that not how those units work?
So my foot is 21 cm or 8.25" from heel to the tip of my toes. I don't think his foot could be 4.33 times as long as that! I wonder what others' foot lengths are?
I will measure and report back!
That's not how that unit works. American shoe sizes are based on the size of a barleycorn! It's not weird and confusing or a pointless, arbitrary tradition that should have been replaced years ago or anything!
For international readers, that's a size 2 in UK/Australia, and approximately a size 33.5 - 34 European.
Apparently it's also roughly a 210 - 215 mondopoint length.
Also a body height of 1.85m, to make the conversion of units complete
Thanks for the conversion guys.
34? That's child sized feet?
you know what they say about small feet...small socks
Yup have to specially order them it's a pain
Forgive my ignorance here, but is there fitment issues with wearing 'kids' socks?
No they fit really well. If I wore men's or women's socks they'd be literally sliding off my feet!
Not just for your height, most Heights. Does it ever lead to balance issues?
Sometimes. I can walk and run fine because my calves and foot muscles I think have grown bigger to compensate. But still trip all the time. Windy days are not my friend.
Calf raises must be a bitch without the leverage lol
I think the shorter lever would actually mean it's easier but doesn't lift as high, right?
Real question: any issues standing up and keeping your balance?
My calf muscles and foot muscles have grown larger I think to compensate and keep me relatively balanced, but I'm still a klutz and trip all the time. Can easily lose my footing if I'm shoved in a crowd for example. But yeah for the most part can walk and run fine.
It’s brilliant how that body works.
How big is your penis.
Well... OP...?
About 6" so pretty normal I think
That's a fairly standard girth, how about length?
"about a foot"
A size 3 foot
That's the joke I was going for - didn't seem to land, unfortunately.
They asked about length, not what it smelled like.
It must feel huge though! That's what counts!
As an example... Pointing at my elbow...do you ever feel pain here in the morning? I do, bit sure as hell you don't, cuz that's my elbow.
Small hands are a blessing in disguise.
I’m surprised you answered this honestly. I mean we’re all thinking it but I wasn't gonna ask.
That is indeed mildly interesting
I thought you might think so!
Very interesting. Yes I can easily fall and trip over. Then again I don't have anything to compare it to as I've never had normal sized paws but I do tend to trip a lot.
How do you find shoes? I imagine there's not a whole lot of selection of adult shoes at that size.
Mostly online. Women's sizes are all too big so can only wear kid's sizes. The trick is finding something without Velcro and superheroes all over it (though I have a cool pair of Optimus Prime sandals just because I can). Converse and Vans are reliable.
Running shoes and dress shoes are particularly frustrating though. Sneakers in a size 3 are not designed for the wear and tear a 6'1" man is going to put them through so I'm buying a new pair every few months. Dress shoes as well are hard to find in designs that don't look like clunky Communion shoes.
Thanks for sharing! Have you ever considered getting some sort of custom shoes made?
Yes thinking about getting some dress shoes custom made but haven't got around to it yet.
As a 6’3” guy with size 16 feet, I have arrived at the same conclusion over here at the opposite end of the bell curve. Love my Converse and Vans.
Wow. I can't compute that size really but yes they're certainly very dependable in all sizes.
And I thought my life was hard with size 14's.
Anything above 13 is really hard to find, I feel you.
Where are you getting converse that size? I'm size 15 and the website doesn't seem to offer it, never seen it in stores.
Found mine online. Usually it’s only two or three styles that go that high. You have to dig. Vans I found at a Vans store in a mall. It’s always a crapshoot, maybe one time in ten they’ll have anything. I always walk in whenever I’m there and just ask “what’s the biggest size you have available in store?” Usually 13 is the limit. Occasionally I find something worth buying. Usually it’s the most plain and boring shoe you can imagine, but last time I found something I actually liked.
I have yet to find a shoe I liked since I was fully grown. Guess I'll look harder.
I can fit into a 14w and suffer a bit, so theres one shoe still at Walmart that's my default, but its a full on "this is what old men wear" style, pretty tired of it.
velcro is super good tho. should be on more adult size shoes. velcro doesn't come loose by itself (then dipping into dirt), doesn't get caught on things or in machines and doesn't rip in the worst possible moment when you're in a hurry. it's just a bit harder to clean.
Agreed of course. My Velcro Optimus Prime sandals are an old stand by -
they are so cool. i'm thinking about getting some that blink when i walk. i had some like 30 years ago, when they were new and it was a lot of fun in the dark
Do your smaller-than-average feet have any appreciable effect on your mobility? If not, I have to wonder why we need these clown-ass feet at all. Waste of meat and leather.
No not significantly. Obviously I've always secretly wondered this as well. I could not imagine walking around in size 7s...let alone size 10s or size 13s! That just seems like so much foot to me. I feel like I'd be stubbing my toes all over the place and they'd be so heavy as well. Saying this, I know that no one could possibly understand this as I'm the odd one out here...but yeah, to me everyone has absolutely (too?) massive feet.
My partner has size 15-16 feet, depending on the shoe manufacturer. Can confirm, he smacks his toes and feet into things all the time.
Footing is important for melee combat. All the small-foots got killed off in the middle ages because it's hard to defend yourself when you fall down a lot.
Size 3 US? That’s tiny!
Yes size 3 US. Another angle:
Compared to my friend's size 10 the difference is quite dramatic
These pictures are crazy. You weren't kidding!
My brain keeps telling me it’s some kind of forced perspective, seeing how your foot looks normal and the shoe abnormally big.
That's definitely how the world seems to me...everyone is Bigfoot! I do have more photos of size differences of course but I don't want to subject you all to more photos of my deformed feet.
The pics with the shoes on, they really don't look noticeable. But yeah that one you could definitely tell. Also, your hands don't look small at all. Compared to your body they really look proportional. And this is very interesting, not mildly! I wouldn't mind seeing more pictures, and I'm sure people wouldn't as well, as long as you're ok sharing.
Thanks! This is a shot just on a ferry - this guy was shorter than me I think maybe size 11 feet?
And my feet from the side in size 9 shoes
Compared to a random print in the snow...
And my foot measured...
Dang, today OP was a cool guy and totally delivered. Thanks for answering so many questions and being such a great sport. You're a valuable member of this community and we need more people like you online.
Wow, that's wild! Thanks for sharing. I really appreciate you sharing these and being open about it. Nothing beats confidence!
I wasn't going to ask for shoeless foot pics because that feels weird, but thanks for doing so. Curiosity sated.
It's cool...I get it.
That means you have small pp as well. Sorry bro.
Nah that part of me was spared fortunately
You must feel like a god while cranking it then. Like you have the biggest hog in the west lol
How often does this come up, in all seriousness?
I assume online we’re all going to make the joke, which means we’re all gonna think it in real life … but how many people comment it?
Also, how often have you been egged on to “prove” it
If it's anything like me, a similarly tall man with LARGER feet that look almost Clown-proportional even with me height: a lot, but never seriously enough for it to mean anything fun or funny happens
Nah, big pp because he has more blood flow to spare.
You want some of mine? I’m a size 12 and it’s hard to find shoes in 12. Most places carry a smaller selection, so I can usually find shoes, just not shoes I want.
Even worse. I wear size 12 and a half. Surprise! They don't make half sizes after 12... So, either swimming in a 13, or super snug in a 12.
I feel your pain! A couple of sneaker makers have 12.5.
Get good thick insoles maybe? Extra padding and will help make a 13 fit better
I’m always yelling out “who are these men with tiny feet!?” In frustration while shopping. I’m 5,11” but wear size 12. The worst part is I didn’t realize I was a comfortable 12 until well into adulthood. I used to buy 11 and thought they were supposed to be snug, my feet hurt a lot. I bought a pair of 12 high top adidas and my feet feel so much better
I'm size 14.... yeah
I noticed his shoes seemed smaller than I expected, so I looked it up: Rafael Nadal has relatively small shoes (size 10 for 6'1"), and he is widely acknowledged as the greatest clay court player of all time. Your time will come, friend!
Haha size 10 and size 3 are a world away but thank you I appreciate your optimism! I'm not bad at tennis!
One of the few times I've seen someone with a smaller shoe size than myself, having a woman's 5.5 or there abouts. But it's fine for the rest of me. Good luck! I hope they continue to uh. Be feet? Yep!
Haha thanks! Yes - I've never met a man or woman with smaller feet than me in my life.
Do people mention it much?
Yes sometimes random strangers will comment on it which is awkward. It's quite noticeable. In high school I used to try to wear much bigger shoes like size 7 (the biggest I could wear without them falling off me) to make it less noticeable but it hurt like hell lugging those around all day so I stopped. It's annoying but I'm used to it I guess.
I appreciate you sharing. It's a huge weight to have to carry throughout the years. I imagine childhood was rough which breaks my heart. People can be cruel and that leaves scars. I really hope you have some people in your life who see you for you without treating you the way so many have in the past. People you feel safe and comfortable around.
Im 6'1 and size 14. I hate buying shoes lol.
Have you ever watched Andy Richter Controls the Universe? One of the episodes has a whole B plot about a main character having surprisingly small feet.
No I will have to check this out. Love some small foot representation.
Petite feet, feminine step
Sounds like a lady when he's walkin' in the room 🎶
(I mean this in good humor. If it's a sensitive topic I'll delete)
Haha all good. Not sensitive at all! Just quirky.
Came here for this song.
Don't worry, variation in a population is expected. Even if you're an outlier, that doesn't make you weird!
Does having such small feet for an adult cause issues with foot pain? Since you need to buy children's shoes, do they properly support your feet and your adult weight? Are there any unexpected advantages to having such compact feet? (I occasionally have to traverse stairs sideways because of my feet.)
My feet can ache a bit after a long day or a run but I don't think significantly worse than normal footed people. I do have orthotics that I use for extra support. I guess one advantage is that I really do not stub my toes ever...and shoes are much cheaper for me in kid's sizes. And I can wear light up shoes. Plus I can run pretty fast - I guess my feet are much lighter than most.
I was hoping to find this here somewhere lol
I've always had long feet so I never even got long to wear kids shoes (and light up shoes weren't even around yet during the short time I did lol) and was so jealous of a friend of mine who had tiny feet and could wear all the cute and sparkly and light up shoes she wanted long in to adulthood.
If it was me, I'd absolutely be buying all the fun shoes I could afford. 😂
Yes for sure - one of the few perks of my "condition"
Absolutely no shade, dude. You seem like a chill guy.
But I have this stuck in my head because of this post youtube.com/watch?v=kDg0dklwW5g
Classic. No shade assumed.
Do your feet hurt frequently?
Not as much as you'd think. I do have a foot massager stick I use after long runs but my feet are pretty sturdy.
JAAAAAMES Baxter!
Neat
Op does this cause issues like foot pain or anything like that?
I was born clubfooted and mine are smaller than average (for 5'11").
Length-wise I'm probably technically around a 7, but I have a super high arch that prevents me from wearing shoes that size.
I end up wearing anywhere from 7.5-9 depending on the fit. The toes of my shoes almost always end up curling up over time due to the extra empty space.