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Frequently Asked Questions

Am I tall/short enough? If you have to ask, then no.

Seriously though, what are the height requirements for the club? For men, you must be 6'3" (190.5 cm) or taller to join in the "Extremely Tall" membership category, or 5'6" (167.6 cm) or shorter to join in the "Extremely Short" membership category. For women, you must be 5'10" (177.8 cm) or taller to join as an "Extremely Tall" member, or 5'0" (152.4 cm)or shorter to join as an "Extremely Short" member.

Hey, I'm a 6'2" HCI guy. That's pretty tall! Why can't I be in the club? Yes, you are pretty tall. But if people look at you and say, "That person is tall," you're not tall enough. If people look at you and say, "Whoa... that person is unusually and bizarrely tall!" that's what we're looking for in our members.

Hey, I'm 5'2" HCI woman. Why can't I be in the club? See answer to the above question, and replace the word "tall" with "short."

Do shoes count? No.

How about puffy hair? No.

What are the benefits of joining the Extremely Tall and Extremely Short HCI Researchers Club? Well, you can be on the webpage. Yeah, that's about it. Maybe we can all go out to dinner at CHI and take funny pictures that accentuate the disparities in our heights.

That's great! But surely the cost of induction and membership must be quite high! Membership in the Extremely Tall and Extremely Short HCI Researchers Club is free to any HCI researcher who meets the height requirements.