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Old Nov 21, 2019 | 7:56 am
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Originally Posted by HNLbasedFlyer
Regardless, I doubt Marriott takes into account people 6' 4" which comprises 1% of the population of US men
Did you not bother to read my point about 95th percentile design? I realize I'm an outlier and I am used to having to occasionally stoop to use a shower. How Marriott is implementing these doesn't even accommodate the 50th percentile (which would be an 82-83" shower height for this type of showerhead - not 71") - much less 95th percentile. This accommodates the 10th percentile of women's height or the 1st percentile of men's height. Even if you are aggressive and aim for a 6" fall height, this still means this is implemented for people shorter than 5'5" which is the 10th percentile of men.

This is not a "tall person" problem. This is an everyone problem that is doubly aggravated for someone that is tall.
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