Height Does Not Equal Popularity

[Champ]

BUFFALO, NY-September 8, 2004 — Being short – or tall, for that matter – doesn't appear to have a bearing on a child's popularity.

That's according to a study conducted by researchers at New York's state University at Buffalo.

In the study published in the journal Pediatrics, researchers found that height plays no role in the number of friendships very short or very tall children have or their adjustment in life.

The study results could add to the controversy over the treatment of healthy short children with human growth hormone to make them taller.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/09082004_bb_height.html

[candy]

1. Another "no brainer" study----

Personality governs popularity,nothing else.

Then we could also discuss what "popularity" means---it's complicated.

[49jim]

2. I remember reading that the

taller of the 2 presidential candidates usually wins. Remember Gore is taller than Bush........

[elperromagico]

3. There are a couple of exceptions,

the most notable probably being Carter's defeat of Ford in 1976. Carter is, IIRC, about 5'9" while Ford is 6' and change. But in general, winning candidates in the TV age have been taller than their opponent. :D

Maybe that's why Bush doesn't want the town hall-style debate, and only wants the debates where he and Kerry are seated...