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As the castrato's body grew, his lack of testosterone meant that his epiphyses (bone-joints) did not harden in the normal manner. Thus the limbs of the castrati often grew unusually long, as did the bones of their ribs. This, combined with intensive training, gave them unrivalled lung-power and breath capacity.[1] Operating through small, child-sized vocal cords, their voices were also extraordinarily flexible, and quite different from the equivalent adult female voice. Their vocal range was higher than that of the uncastrated adult male (see soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, sopranist, countertenor and contralto). Listening to the only surviving recordings of a castrato (see below), one can hear that the lower part of the voice sounds like a "super-high" tenor, with a more falsetto-like upper register above that.
We know that the tallest recorded human is Robert Wadlow, who right before the died at 22 was nearly up to the 9 feet point. So we can say with certainty that humans can get to at least 9 feet in height. However, as most people like Wadlow are, they seemed to have suffered from problems of their pituitary gland, whether is was from hypertrophy or tumor compressions.
Since the majority of humans are of a height in the middle of the distribution bell curve, the environment would be made and tailored for people in the middle, putting people who are too tall at a disadvantage.
True, but despite castration was used to domesticate animals and slaves only around the 400 AD we have records of castration for vocal purposes
originally posted by: yulka
a reply to: Mastronaut
Negligible Senescence dinosaurs, which is the most plausible theory, since we still have a few living dinosaurs with us.
Why do you think it was only around 400AD?
originally posted by: Mastronaut
Consider I write very badly in english so I beg your pardon in advance
originally posted by: AdmireTheDistance
originally posted by: Mastronaut
Consider I write very badly in english so I beg your pardon in advance
Your English is just fine. Better than some native speakers I know.
if this was a widespread routine in the past we should have accounts in greek history of singing giants
Collodion dry plates had been available since 1855, thanks to the work of Désiré van Monckhoven, but it was not until the invention of the gelatin dry plate in 1871 by Richard Leach Maddox that the wet plate process could be rivaled in quality and speed. The 1878 discovery that heat-ripening a gelatin emulsion greatly increased its sensitivity finally made so-called "instantaneous" snapshot exposures practical. For the first time, a tripod or other support was no longer an absolute necessity. With daylight and a fast plate or film, a small camera could be hand-held while taking the picture. The ranks of amateur photographers swelled and informal "candid" portraits became popular. There was a proliferation of camera designs, from single- and twin-lens reflexes to large and bulky field cameras, simple box cameras, and even "detective cameras" disguised as pocket watches, hats, or other objects. The short exposure times that made candid photography possible also necessitated another innovation, the mechanical shutter. The very first shutters were separate accessories, though built-in shutters were common by the end of the 19th century.[11]
originally posted by: yulka
a reply to: Harte
Oh wow, listen. Believe whatever you want to believe, i gave facts which are thousands of years old. If you want a giants its up to you. Its your reality not mine
originally posted by: yulka
a reply to: Harte
Oh wow, listen. Believe whatever you want to believe, i gave facts which are thousands of years old. If you want a giants its up to you. Its your reality not mine
Earliest date: 400AD but despite castration was used to domesticate animals and slaves only around the 400 AD we have records of castration for vocal purposes