Guiness records has appointed a new "shortest man." http://beta.news.yahoo.com/guinness-names-filipino-worlds-shortest-man-034123919.html
"Balawing measured 23.5 inches (60 centimeters) during the ceremony attended by about 100 villagers and journalists at the town hall. Guinness World Records representative Craig Glenday presented Balawing with official recognition of his status as the shortest adult man in the world, with the framed certificate nearly reaching the ears of the standing recipient." However, confusion abounds, and few of the various articles agree on height or a 2.54:1 relationship between inches and centimeters. A press release from Guinness claims 23.6" and 59.93 cm which nearly agree, although it is not clear what the official unit was. Others claim 23.5", 60 cm, 23", 58 cm and various other numbers. The claimed Guinness process is to measure him 3 times over a period of 24 hours, both standing and lying, and average those numbers. However, Guinness has not clearly identified what their certified measurement is, and the results are now being confounded by innumerate reporters.
