Does this sound correct to you? A taller person is generally heavier as they have a larger mass than a ...?

Question

smaller person.

Answer 1

Yes, it does. Even though it's clearly possible for a short person to be heavier than a taller person, a tall person should be heavier than a short person with a similar build.

Answer 2

yes it does because smaller people take up less room in height compared to a larger person, therefore gravity is pulling more on a taller person then a shorter person, making there mass larger. however a really short person may be really really wide making them take up more space (mass) then a tall, skinny person.
generally it is correct

Answer 3

Something else to add into your equation: -Bones are heavy. Taller people have larger bones, so at size 14 and 5' 8" tall, I'm going to weigh more than a woman who is size 14 and 5' 2" tall.

Answer 4

Anything with a larger mass is heavier. Weight is a result of the force of gravity upon a given mass.

Answer 5

As with all generalisations, it is crap.

A short "endomorph" (look it up) would probably weigh the same an a tall "ectomorph"

According to the arguments Crouchy should be 14 stone !!!

Answer 6

Yes that is generally true but...Its more a question of density. Muscle is denser than fat. A room full of styrofoam may not weigh as much as a bowling ball.

Answer 7

sounds good in theory,
but you do get short fat people that weigh more than tall skinny people, so not always the case

Answer 8

sounds wrong.
ur weight is directly proportional to the amount of gravity in your environment. has nothing to do with your mass.

Answer 9

i think thats true