Talk about a record to look up to.
Minnesota's own Trapp family have been named in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest family.
Savanna Trapp-Blanchfield was the member of the Trapp family who thought to investigate just how tall her siblings and parents were. Then during the pandemic, she she came up with the idea of seeing if their height qualified for a world record.
So to figure out whether or not they could compete for the world record, she started measuring.
The tallest and youngest in the family at 22-years-old is Adam Trapp, who measures in at a whopping 7 foot 3.7 inches tall. Savanna Trapp-Blanchfield, 27, is next, measuring in at 6-foot-8.5 inches. Lastly, their sister, Molly Steede, 24, comes in at 6 foot 5.8 inches tall.
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As for the parents, Krissy, the mother, comes in as the shortest among the Trapp family at 6 foot 3.5 inches; while the father, Scott, is 6 foot 8.2 inches.
Savanna Trapp-Blanchfield got in touch with Guinness and found out they were in fact the world's tallest family, and after finding out, she had to share the news.
"I called everyone," Savanna Trapp-Blanchfield said, "we did this group call, and everyone was excited. My sister was screaming, my brother was laughing and said, 'You're welcome,' basically taking credit for the whole world record because he's the tallest."
The average height of the family comes in at 6 feet, 8.03 inches, qualifying them for the Guinness World Record.
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The family of NBA-sized Minnesotans don't win any prize money for their exceptional height, but they do get bragging rights, which makes up for the occasional downsides of being so tall.
"I'm constantly hitting my head on everything, we all are," Savanna Trapp-Blanch said. "Doorways, ceiling fans, and hanging lights."
But now, their height will be a little bit more than just an "ice breaker," as she said it is.
As for being a part of the famous book, Guinness is sending representatives to interview the family in Esko, Minnesota, within the coming weeks.
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