Phil Krahe
Phil Krahe voted up Ray Dart's answer
Goldfish and bonsai'd plant's sizes are partially determined by the size of the place they inhabit. Does size of environment effect human growth too? Could a person reach a height taller than their ceiling if they never left the house?

If we ignore the Tutsi tribe in Africa, who are generally genetically tall, the tallest people in the world are the Dutch. They have some of the lowest ceilings and smallest apartments in the world. What they did have, 30 years ago and more, was a determination that children would be fed only healthy food … Read more

Phil Krahe
Phil Krahe voted up Ray Dart's answer
Goldfish and bonsai'd plant's sizes are partially determined by the size of the place they inhabit. Does size of environment effect human growth too? Could a person reach a height taller than their ceiling if they never left the house?

If we ignore the Tutsi tribe in Africa, who are generally genetically tall, the tallest people in the world are the Dutch. They have some of the lowest ceilings and smallest apartments in the world. What they did have, 30 years ago and more, was a determination that children would be fed only healthy food … Read more

Phil Krahe
Phil Krahe voted up Ray Dart's answer
Goldfish and bonsai'd plant's sizes are partially determined by the size of the place they inhabit. Does size of environment effect human growth too? Could a person reach a height taller than their ceiling if they never left the house?

If we ignore the Tutsi tribe in Africa, who are generally genetically tall, the tallest people in the world are the Dutch. They have some of the lowest ceilings and smallest apartments in the world. What they did have, 30 years ago and more, was a determination that children would be fed only healthy food … Read more