The World's TALLEST And SHORTEST Men Meet For The First Time Ever

THIS is the moment the shortest man ever - a mere 21.5inch - meet the tallest exsisting man on earth, who towers over him at a gigantic 8ft 3inches. It was a meeting of epic proportions, as the world's tallest living person met the smallest man ever for Guinness World Record Day.

Part-time farmer Sultan , from Ankara, Turkey, became the world's tallest living person in 2009, when he took the title from 63-year-old Xi Shun who measured 7ft 8.9ins. The 31-year-old was the first man over 8ft to be measured by the company in over 20 years and one of only 10 people on record to break the height barrier.

“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’s a good man” The gentle giant also holds the record for having the biggest hands in the world with each one measuring 11.22in from the writst to the end of his middle finger.

And he also once held the record for the largest feet, with his left foot measuring 1ft 2ins and right foot measuring 1ft 1.98ins.

While 75-year-old Chandra, who lives in remote Nepalese village, is the shortest known human to have ever lived. He is only as tall as six cans of baked beans stacked on top of each other and his hands are the size of a new born babies.

Three of his five brothers were less than four feet tall, while his two sisters and two brothers are of average height. “It has been a real privilege to have taken part in Guinness World Records Day 2014. I love London and to be able to finally meet Chandra after all this time is amazing," said Sultan.

"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’s a good man.” He said: “It’s been a lifelong dream to travel and becoming a Guinness World Records title holder has enabled me to do that.

They met as part of Guinness World Records day, which is seeing other world record attempts including the farthest basketball shot backwards and the most people eating breakfast in bed.

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