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Are you shorter when you lay down?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 9/18/2023

No. You are, in fact, taller.

This is due to gravity. Think about it; when you lay down, gravity is pulling at you horizontally. This is why you are taller when laying down. During the day, gravity works at you, squeezing you vertically and making you shorter.

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∙ 15y ago

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