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on this page, they are referring to a camera crew being photoshopped out of the picture and show before and after, but the before and after appear to be two shots in a sequence and not the exact picture.

Sure, Best Korea is likely to have done the photoshoppy stuff in the others, but this doesn't look like it...

uh, nevermind. I thought they were looking at a different group in the picture.

Compared to the average hight of the rest of the Korean soldiers, he only appears to be only 5'9".

Here's the most notable giant Korean
/7'2

His parents must have been thrilled to know their child would stand out so much in a place like that. Anonymity seems like it would be a key to getting by in NK.

No more rhyming, I mean it!

el_mocoso: No more rhyming, I mean it!

Anybody want a peanut?

Close inspection of official photographs reveals North Korea's secret army of giant soldiers.

An army is generally thought of as more than just one guy, subby. People who think otherwise usually only do so for a very short period of time.

McManus_brothers: I've heard something about this before, IIRC. Kim Jong-Il would find the tallest men in his country and put them on the DMZ, to awe the SK troops. Sort of like a North Korean version of the Potsdam Giants. Or maybe I'm completely mis-remembering this.

I'm not sure but I think it's the south that only uses soldiers that are 6'3" or taller to man the border at Panmunjom. The south Korean soldiers always look across the border while the best Koreans have two soliders watching each other to keep them form defecting and another with his back to boarder to make sure no one thinks about leaving.

Maybe it's an Army of One (new window)

Balchinian

Close inspection of official photographs reveals North Korea's secret army of giant soldiers.

An army is generally thought of as more than just one guy, subby.

Indeed. It was a bit of a stretch.

Maturin: [img.webmd.com image 493x335]

Yep, it's the ol' "put one little man on another little man and cover with a trench coat" trick. Saw it all the time on Scooby Doo!

winkman: Maturin: [img.webmd.com image 493x335]

Yep, it's the ol' "put one little man on another little man and cover with a trench coat" trick. Saw it all the time on Scooby Doo!

Who run North Korea?
Master-Blaster run North Korea!

Does North Korea automatically assign its citizens uniforms for occasions such as this? Rarely have I seen a photo or video coming out of this country with people wearing clothing that wasn't a uniform of sorts. The exceptions would probably be the prisoners working on the outskirts wearing rags that have been filmed accidentally as well as the farmers outside the cities. Some interesting video of North Korea on youtubes shot by official foreign visitors who entered through China. Sorry the link isn't handy.

Prank Call of Cthulhu: winkman: Maturin: [img.webmd.com image 493x335]

Yep, it's the ol' "put one little man on another little man and cover with a trench coat" trick. Saw it all the time on Scooby Doo!

Who run North Korea?
Master-Blaster run North Korea!

Well he certainly has the mind of a child.

That's a huge biatch!

Andre's alive!

The photo's emergence has led to widespread speculation as to who the soldier might be with, some online commentators suggesting the mystery figure is the 7' 8" tall North Korean basketball star Ri Myung Hun.

That comma is used one word to late. The way it's written it should be two sentences.

McManus_brothers: I've heard something about this before, IIRC. Kim Jong-Il would find the tallest men in his country and put them on the DMZ, to awe the SK troops. Sort of like a North Korean version of the Potsdam Giants. Or maybe I'm completely mis-remembering this.

So in other words, a Marfan Army? Great idea, until they all die of heart attacks.

Muppet man?

He's not a giant, he just looks so tall because the rest of them are 4'8".

ReverendJasen: He's not a giant, he just looks so tall because the rest of them are 4'8".

right. it's not a photo of 'North Korea's secret army of giant soldiers' it's a photo of North Korea's secret army of midget soldiers and their colonel*

* unless North Koreans don't have have colonels in that case whatever would be the equivalent

Don't be afraid of the world's tallest doctor

Ring of Fire: McManus_brothers: I've heard something about this before, IIRC. Kim Jong-Il would find the tallest men in his country and put them on the DMZ, to awe the SK troops. Sort of like a North Korean version of the Potsdam Giants. Or maybe I'm completely mis-remembering this.

I'm not sure but I think it's the south that only uses soldiers that are 6'3" or taller to man the border at Panmunjom. The south Korean soldiers always look across the border while the best Koreans have two soliders watching each other to keep them form defecting and another with his back to boarder to make sure no one thinks about leaving.

Recently watched a special about North Korea, about a humanitarian group going in and doing a thousand eye surgeries. According to the documentary, the South Korean soldiers on the DMZ are all over 5'8".

Teophania: Does North Korea automatically assign its citizens uniforms for occasions such as this? Rarely have I seen a photo or video coming out of this country with people wearing clothing that wasn't a uniform of sorts. The exceptions would probably be the prisoners working on the outskirts wearing rags that have been filmed accidentally as well as the farmers outside the cities. Some interesting video of North Korea on youtubes shot by official foreign visitors who entered through China. Sorry the link isn't handy.

Basically. Do realize, there's functionally no capitalism. So, nowhere to buy clothes. No individuality. All clothes worn seems issued, or very basic. No patterns, prints, or silkscreen.

That coward David Lopan: The photo's emergence has led to widespread speculation as to who the soldier might be with, some online commentators suggesting the mystery figure is the 7' 8" tall North Korean basketball star Ri Myung Hun.

That comma is used one word to late. The way it's written it should be two sentences.

No, they are wondering who the photo is with.