The world’s shortest man, Chandra Bahadur Dangi met the world’s tallest man,Sultan Kosen for the very first time on Thursday , November 13, 2014 in London, England at the celebration of he 10th annual Guinness World Records Day.
Chandra, 74, who is from Nepal is 54.6 cm (21.5 inches) tall, makes placemats for a living . Sultan, 33, a farmer who hails from Turkey, is 251 cm (8 ft 3 inches) tall.
Thousands of people came together to celebrate the international day of record-breaking.
Kosen, stooped down to shake the world’s smallest hands of Dangi opposite the Houses of Parliament in London.
“I was very interested how tall he was going to be, about how far up my legs he would go, and of course once I saw him I realised how tiny he was,” Kosen told AFP.
He said meeting Chandra was “amazing”, although he admitted bending the long, long way down for photographs was difficult.
“I do have problems with my knees so if I stand too long I do get tired,” he said.
Kosen added: “Even though he is short and I am tall, we have had similar struggles throughout our lives and when I look into Chandra’s eyes I can see he is a good man.”
Meanwhile Dangi, a primordial dwarf who is the shortest adult ever certified by Guinness World Records said:
“I was very pleased to see the tallest man in the world, I was curious to meet my extreme opposite,” he told AFP.
