What Would Happen If You Never Stopped Growing?

Humans grow to reach a certain height but then just stop growing. Why is this?



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[lifenoggin]

Would you want to keep growing and growing and growing and growing?

[JustinY.]

That day, humanity received a grim reminder...

[chronoflect]

Square-cube law says hi. If you get too big, the structure of your bones would be incapable of supporting your weight and your body would be unable to dissipate your internal heat. You would snap in two while being cooked to death.

[Silvergun_Raven]

I'm 6'8. I can't imagine looking up at the tallest person.

[spicystubbs]

Dude you’re videos are actually super interesting, never stop what you’re doing, thanks (even though you may never see this)

[Jacob.]

Surprisingly they never said what would happen if u NEVER STOPPED GROWING

[tacoslav]

Then you'll be broke because ur shirt size will change everyday which makes you want to buy a bigger shirt.

[techieplanet]

I am opposite, because I am 19 years old, but my height is 5ft.please help me grow.

[hyabrd]

If only I had an animator to achieve my goals... :P

[zarinag]

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i guess im safer from cancer
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yay☺

[arsenice]

"What if you never stopped growing?"
Me: well... this would happen:

Bob: HEY JERRY! WHAT'S UP?!

Jerry: OH NOTHING! OH SHOOT, THIS BUILDING IS IN MY WAY! *pushes building* OKAY YOU WERE SAYING?!?!?!

Bob: JUST GOING TO WORK!! OH WAIT.. THE DOOR IS TOO SMALL!!!

Jerry: MAN YOU GONNA BE LATE!

Bob: I GUESS GETTING INTO WORK WILL JUST BE A *TALL TALE* ! "Pun intended"


Yeah I'm weird.

[SciencewithKatie]

Pretty glad I’m relatively short and don’t have the possibility of being likened to “a giant albatross hopping on stilts”. Stephen Merchant wasn’t so lucky!

[pikes]

0:41 you can see him go upside down for a short time also at 1:40 again at 2:18

[starnova]

Blocko: how much do you wanna grow?
Mark: I JUST WANNA BE AN INCH TALLER!!
IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK!!??

[ninjaswords]

Then you will see something unusual when you look down 😂

[tappeillusioner]

I was when i born 2'1" (64cm) and when i turned 5 i was already 5'2" (159cm) but things got worse at age of 8-12 when i got up to 6'8" 202cm and now i am 7'1" 216cm finally stopped growing!

And at age 5 they were thinking i had gigantism but no i didn't just rapid growth i maybe got from my departed grandpa who was something like 200-210cm.

[uhhhhhh]

Was that a mine craft theme in the background?

[wuhugm]

New Godzilla didn't stop growing for 12000 years

[PixelBug]

I would be as big as I want. Ya know, for fun. Helpful and destructive.

[margaritacapellan]

So happy my school had a pipe burst so I could get to watch this.