METRO.CO.UK - In the continuing adventures of the world’s tallest man, Bao Xishun, our hero shakes hands with He Pingping, who is currently aiming for a place in the Guiness Book of Records as the world’s shortest man.

The historic meeting between Bao, who stands 2.36 meters (7.9 feet) tall, and He, who only reaches 73 centimeters (2.4 feet) in height, took place in Baotou, in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Friday.

We have previously seen Bao, a herdsman from Inner Mongolia, as he saved the lives of two dolphins by using his long arms to reach down their throats and remove plastic shards from their stomachs.

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rob: i don’t know where to start. beyond the epic size/height disparity and the craziest photo ever, what were dolphins doing in inner mongolia? and who forgot to tell bao that it was a black tie event (or pingping that it wasn’t)?

dan: all good questions, rob. here’s some more: is pingping being held up, or is he just a little wobbly? why is his jacket so frumpy? I assume they tailored it, no? and why won’t they make eye contact — do you think there’s some bad blood here?

finally, do you think that former chinese food and drug czar zheng xiaoyuif would be alive today if bao had been around to jam his arm down those 10 peoples’ throats?