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Seven or eight feet tall is, while possible for a non-enhanced human, unusually tall. Inhumanly so, by some definitions.

 Psienesis wrote:
Seven or eight feet tall is, while possible for a non-enhanced human, unusually tall. Inhumanly so, by some definitions.

Especially considering that those that reach 8" often only got there through gigantism, which is a genetic defect, not a standard human trait.
In theory, any human could be as large as a SM, have extra lungs/hearts etc, and there are a few (often rare and fatal) examples of humans with at least one SM trait, but they do not have the same genetic makeup as the "average" human. And are thus considered "superhuman" if it does not cause medical issues.

Such as the guy that can run forever, or the kid who has super-efficient lungs.

 Selym wrote:

 Psienesis wrote:
Seven or eight feet tall is, while possible for a non-enhanced human, unusually tall. Inhumanly so, by some definitions.

Especially considering that those that reach 8" often only got there through gigantism, which is a genetic defect, not a standard human trait.
In theory, any human could be as large as a SM, have extra lungs/hearts etc, and there are a few (often rare and fatal) examples of humans with at least one SM trait, but they do not have the same genetic makeup as the "average" human. And are thus considered "superhuman" if it does not cause medical issues.

Such as the guy that can run forever, or the kid who has super-efficient lungs.

Gigantism exists because people like Waldow get to tall for their feet (namely the achilles heel) to properly support their whole body. SM's were biologically enhanced to specifically be that tall and a dozen times stronger and tougher than a man. A SM's foot is probably size 18 at least and not to mention their bodies are a lot wider so their weight can be evenly distributed through both their legs.

 Lord Tarkin wrote:

 Selym wrote:

 Psienesis wrote:
Seven or eight feet tall is, while possible for a non-enhanced human, unusually tall. Inhumanly so, by some definitions.

Especially considering that those that reach 8" often only got there through gigantism, which is a genetic defect, not a standard human trait.
In theory, any human could be as large as a SM, have extra lungs/hearts etc, and there are a few (often rare and fatal) examples of humans with at least one SM trait, but they do not have the same genetic makeup as the "average" human. And are thus considered "superhuman" if it does not cause medical issues.

Such as the guy that can run forever, or the kid who has super-efficient lungs.

Gigantism exists because people like Waldow get to tall for their feet (namely the achilles heel) to properly support their whole body. SM's were biologically enhanced to specifically be that tall and a dozen times stronger and tougher than a man. A SM's foot is probably size 18 at least and not to mention their bodies are a lot wider so their weight can be evenly distributed through both their legs.

Given that there are some 6' 8" NBA players with size 20 shoes, I think Space Marines would be in the 30s or 40s.

 Random Dude wrote:

 Lord Tarkin wrote:

 Selym wrote:

 Psienesis wrote:
Seven or eight feet tall is, while possible for a non-enhanced human, unusually tall. Inhumanly so, by some definitions.

Especially considering that those that reach 8" often only got there through gigantism, which is a genetic defect, not a standard human trait.
In theory, any human could be as large as a SM, have extra lungs/hearts etc, and there are a few (often rare and fatal) examples of humans with at least one SM trait, but they do not have the same genetic makeup as the "average" human. And are thus considered "superhuman" if it does not cause medical issues.

Such as the guy that can run forever, or the kid who has super-efficient lungs.

Gigantism exists because people like Waldow get to tall for their feet (namely the achilles heel) to properly support their whole body. SM's were biologically enhanced to specifically be that tall and a dozen times stronger and tougher than a man. A SM's foot is probably size 18 at least and not to mention their bodies are a lot wider so their weight can be evenly distributed through both their legs.

Given that there are some 6' 8" NBA players with size 20 shoes, I think Space Marines would be in the 30s or 40s.

Well, I'm size 14 and 6'2 so then yeah, maybe 18 is to small for a marine but needless to say, Marines got enormous feet and a wide body. Probably size 25.

I personally like the scale of the Space Marines in "Space Marine" (the game). They are about 7.5 feet or about that compared to the guardsmen who are 6 or slightly shorter. They are a good head or 2 over them when standing next to each other.

 Engine of War wrote:
I personally like the scale of the Space Marines in "Space Marine" (the game). They are about 7.5 feet or about that compared to the guardsmen who are 6 or slightly shorter. They are a good head or 2 over them when standing next to each other.

Yea, the game devs did that quite well. I'd happily take that as the correct size of a SM, as it looks rather plausible.