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My dad isnt a giant, but he's 6‘4“ and he sometimes feels the need to duck when going through doorways. I'm not as tall as him, but watching him reflexively stoop below obstacles hanging from the ceiling has made me think around headroom a lot.

Headroom and legroom were also deciding factors in every single car purchase we ever made. What good is a car you dont fit into?

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I'm 6'7". I would say I like tall ceilings because I'm sick of hitting my head on chandeliers and ceiling fans. :)

The funny thing is, I've noticed it doesn't matter how tall the ceilings are, but they always screw up the stairways in homes. I always have to duck to go down stairs. My house has 8 1/2 foot ceilings in the basement. I have to duck just as much as I do in houses with shorter ceilings. Or so it seems.

I'm 1.95 and I almost always duck slightly when passing a door, even when there is space and no threshold. Its like a bad habit.

I'm lucky when it comes to cars, most cars I've driven has been alright when pushing the seat all the way back, if I'd been slightly taller it would've been a different story.

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