There’s nothing like a 10-hour flight with your knees in your face. Though it can feel like that for many of us, for a man who is nearly 7 feet tall, it’s almost literally the case.
Nick Finke, the co-founder of Crush Club and a fitness buff, flew from Houston, Texas, to Amsterdam for a month-long tour. During his flight, he considered paying an additional $9,000 for a first-class seat, just for a little extra leg room. His 11-second video has been watched over 74,000 times.
He’s Got Legs
Finke (@semi_retired_athelete) is, by his own admission, taller than the average traveler. At 6 foot 7 inches, he lives in the realm of professional basketball players. That’s almost a full foot taller than an average American man. Though there are accommodations to be made for the extra-tall on land, in the air, is another matter entirely.
With an average seat pitch (the distance between seats) of 28 to 34 inches, airplane seats are already notoriously uncomfortable. But for a close-to-7-foot-tall human, it becomes a situation where he’s crammed knee-to-back. Like a collar tie in a roof or the keystone in an arch, Finke looks like he’s sitting, architecturally. His knees aren’t almost touching the seat back in front of him; they’re basically French kissing…