norseman Posted June 10 Admin Posted June 10 7’6” 1000 lbs What would something 8’6” tall weigh or could lift? 1
Huntster Posted Thursday at 08:07 PM Posted Thursday at 08:07 PM I played high school football with a Samoan guy who weighed 285 lbs as a freshman and graduated at some 475 lbs. He was @ 6' tall. He was huge and could actually run quite fast. The California high school sports regulatory body banned him from wrestling in his senior year. 1
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OkieFoot Posted 14 hours ago Moderator Posted 14 hours ago He was considerably bigger than even Andre the Giant. It really does make you wonder what something 8+ft. could weigh and how strong they would be. I remember reading a BFRO report by an elk hunter a few years ago that I haven't been able to find again, but I can recall the main parts. We would just have to assume he was telling a true account. The elk hunter used an ATV and went along a path to get to his spot. At one point he had to cross a small creek. One morning he said he found a big log blocking his path right at the creek. He was able to get around the log and continue on. However, the next morning he found two more logs in place, in addition to the first one. He did some looking around and said the logs did not come from right around that small area. I think he said the trees around there were not the same type as the logs. Here is the interesting part. He said the logs were too big and heavy for one person to have dragged it there. And were far too heavy for two people to have picked it up and carried it there. To assume the story was true, it makes you wonder just what put those logs there, and how they got them there. He didn't mention anything about machinery, but I think it was a bit of a remote area, and apparently there was no sign of any machinery having been there. I don't think there were any signs of anything having been there except for his ATV. I'm not certain but I don't think it was private land. 1
Backdoc Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago If people were 9 Foot tall on average, this person wouldn't be special or known. Obviously, it is his out-of-range height/ size making him noteworthy like an Andre' the Giant. People obsess about Patty's height in the PGF with the idea if we could just prove Patty is an outrageous height it would nearly prove Patty can't be a person in a suit. If Patty was some taller height, such as 6'6'' tall, it still requires a reasonably tall person to fit into the suit. People over 6 foot were only slightly less common in the 1960's but you could find a tall person if you needed. Heck, Jim McClarin at 6'5''. Jim McClarin in an ape costume should make the result 6'7'' or more. In the 1970s Land of the Lost, they had future Detroit Piston Bill Lambeer in a Sleestak Costume. (It pains me as a Boston Celtic fan to even mention this guy). Obviously, they needed height of the Sleestak figure the same way we might assume any PGF Patty would need to be tall. Bill Lambeer would not be chosen to be Chaka: A typical Bigfoot hoax wouldn't have to look too far to find some "Tall Guy" However, this doesn't account for the many other factors needed to be a suit. This even assumes Patty is 6' 1'' tall and we don't know. The height issue isn't settled just yet.
norseman Posted 10 hours ago Admin Author Posted 10 hours ago 1 hour ago, Backdoc said: If people were 9 Foot tall on average, this person wouldn't be special or known. Obviously, it is his out-of-range height/ size making him noteworthy like an Andre' the Giant. People obsess about Patty's height in the PGF with the idea if we could just prove Patty is an outrageous height it would nearly prove Patty can't be a person in a suit. If Patty was some taller height, such as 6'6'' tall, it still requires a reasonably tall person to fit into the suit. People over 6 foot were only slightly less common in the 1960's but you could find a tall person if you needed. Heck, Jim McClarin at 6'5''. Jim McClarin in an ape costume should make the result 6'7'' or more. In the 1970s Land of the Lost, they had future Detroit Piston Bill Lambeer in a Sleestak Costume. (It pains me as a Boston Celtic fan to even mention this guy). Obviously, they needed height of the Sleestak figure the same way we might assume any PGF Patty would need to be tall. Bill Lambeer would not be chosen to be Chaka: A typical Bigfoot hoax wouldn't have to look too far to find some "Tall Guy" However, this doesn't account for the many other factors needed to be a suit. This even assumes Patty is 6' 1'' tall and we don't know. The height issue isn't settled just yet. In the PGF/McClarin comparison? Its not Pattys height that shocks me. Its her bulk. A gorilla is shorter than us but is twice our weight. Patty and Jim are similar heights albeit Patty has a hunched shuffle gait. So she is most assuredly taller than Jim. But Jim looks like a stick figure by comparison. His waist is just one of her thighs. There is only so much SFX can do with a suit. Anyhow legend says Darden picked up 1200 lbs and carried it one mile. Imagine what a large male Sasquatch could do. 1
Backdoc Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Gimlin talked about the Bulk. Last time I was in St. Liois Zoo I spent about 30 min just watching a great ape who was just eating. This was the outside area of an indoor-outdoor enclosure. I was struck by just how Massive this thing looked. Even at a distance I knew not to mess with it. Makes me wonder If I was to asked the next 100 people how tall the gorilla was if they would say, "7 or 8 feet" It SEEMED big, thus tall. Average gorilla is 5' 7'' tall. Not taller than this famous 6-footer....
norseman Posted 1 hour ago Admin Author Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, Backdoc said: Gimlin talked about the Bulk. Last time I was in St. Liois Zoo I spent about 30 min just watching a great ape who was just eating. This was the outside area of an indoor-outdoor enclosure. I was struck by just how Massive this thing looked. Even at a distance I knew not to mess with it. Makes me wonder If I was to asked the next 100 people how tall the gorilla was if they would say, "7 or 8 feet" It SEEMED big, thus tall. Average gorilla is 5' 7'' tall. Not taller than this famous 6-footer.... Just look at our closest extinct cousin. Shorter. Way more robust. Now imagine something still bipedal but even larger and more robust. Would love to know more about Denisovans. They are truly a species that is in the right place at the right time to cross the land bridge before Homo Sapiens. Or it’s not closely related to us at all. It’s coming out of left field. Anyhow I thought Darden could put some perspective into supposed Sasquatch strength.
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